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Annährungsversuchen

English translation: overtures / advances

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German term or phrase:Annäherungsversuche
English translation:overtures / advances
Entered by: Steffen Walter

16:36 Jul 22, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
German term or phrase: Annährungsversuchen
Weitere Grossfusionen sind bisher ausgeblieben, obwohl es in der Branche keineswegs an Ideen, Spekulationen und auch an Annährungsversuchen gemangelt hat.
Poornima Iyengar
Local time: 01:45
overtures
Explanation:
This is the idea.
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 14:15
Grading comment
Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6overtures
Kim Metzger
4 +2advances
IanW (X)
4propositions
Yngve Roennike


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Annährungsversuchen
advances


Explanation:
"advances" or "approaches"

IanW (X)
Local time: 22:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 233

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bob Kerns (X): prefer approaches
1 min
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
9 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Annährungsversuchen
overtures


Explanation:
This is the idea.


    Langenscheidt Muret-Sanders
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 14:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 834
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Kleemaier
9 mins
agree  Nancy Arrowsmith
30 mins
agree  Mario Marcolin: indeed
1 hr
agree  Pat Jenner (X): I like that. I'd thought of 'attempted mergers' but this is better
1 hr
agree  Cilian O'Tuama
1 hr
agree  Beth Kantus
2 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
propositions


Explanation:
[Informal] a proposed deal, as in business


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Note added at 2003-07-23 02:22:05 (GMT) Post-grading
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as for overtures, I would put business in front of it.

Yngve Roennike
Local time: 16:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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