an den Fachleuten vorbeikommen
English translation: get past the experts
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| 20:17 Oct 13, 2005 |
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|  Selected response from: Brie Vernier Germany Local time: 10:11 | ||||||
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| Es ist klar, dass wir an den Fachleuten nicht vorbeikommen At the end of the day, it’s what the experts say that really matters. Explanation: In the final analysis it’s expert opinion that really counts. Avoids the connotations of confrontation or deceit |
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peer agreement (net): +1| den Fachleuten vorbeikommen fool the experts Explanation: I might say. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 23 mins (2005-10-13 21:40:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The statement in question means essentially "It is clear that we're not going to get past/around the experts." (i.e. the masses are an easy sell, but we still have to convince the experts.) But you say that they were awarded the contract and the project was highly successful, so the above interpretation would make sense only if this interview took place before they were awarded the contract. |
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peer agreement (net): +1| den Fachleuten vorbeikommen move forward without the experts (on board) Explanation: Translation suggestion: It is obvious that we cannot move forward without the experts (on our side). |
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| den Fachleuten vorbeikommen get past the experts Explanation: Ron, with your add'l. context, I'd say this is most likely what it is The experts were expected to be (and were) "obstacles" |
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