anlaufend

English translation: starting up / developing

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German term or phrase:anlaufend
English translation:starting up / developing
Entered by: PoveyTrans (X)

13:01 Feb 25, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
German term or phrase: anlaufend
Der Umsatz im Maschinenbau vorsichtig anlaufend geplant.

From investment document on takeover of engineering company.

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Simon
PoveyTrans (X)
Local time: 09:14
starting up / developing
Explanation:
Either one should do it, depending on further contex.

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Note added at 6 mins (2007-02-25 13:08:43 GMT)
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... planned to develop cautiously
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Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Local time: 10:14
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4 +1starting up / developing
Alexander Schleber (X)
4initial sales are assumed to increase at a rather slow rate
Jutta Scherer


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
starting up / developing


Explanation:
Either one should do it, depending on further contex.

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Note added at 6 mins (2007-02-25 13:08:43 GMT)
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... planned to develop cautiously

Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Local time: 10:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 256
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1 day 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
initial sales are assumed to increase at a rather slow rate


Explanation:
In this case, "vorsichtig" refers to the estimate (= it is conservative). Which means that in this business plan the engineering business's initial sales are assumed to go up rather slowly.

Jutta Scherer
Germany
Local time: 10:14
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Native speaker of: German
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