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traumhafte Zeiten

English translation: Halcyon Days

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German term or phrase:traumhafte Zeiten
English translation:Halcyon Days
Entered by: Nicole Schnell

10:15 Apr 24, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics / press release
German term or phrase: traumhafte Zeiten
A quite sarcastic subhead in a press release about economic forecasts, sales tax increase, etc., in Germany.

"Traumhafte Zeiten

Die spannenden Fragen lauten: Was kommt danach? Ist der Abstieg nur kurzfristig, oder hält er sich gar auf mittlere Frist? Wenige Experten wollen sich schon heute so lange festlegen. "Heute kann man kaum Prognosen abgeben, die über eine längere Frist als zwölf Monate reichen", sagt ein führender deutscher Ökonom hinter vorgehaltener Hand. Die Volkswirte trauen sich immer weniger, ihrem Kerngeschäft nachzugehen."

Nice wordplay here but I am too tired to be creative..

Many thanks in advance for your input!
Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 00:13
Halcyon Days
Explanation:
not!

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jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:13
Grading comment
Beautiful!

Thank you all!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7Halcyon Days
jerrie
3Dreamers
Stephen Sadie


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Dreamers


Explanation:
Maybe this simple solution works for you....nicole: get some sleep!!

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 09:13
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Halcyon Days


Explanation:
not!




    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/halcyons
jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Beautiful!

Thank you all!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sylvie malich (X): yes!
35 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): hits it on the head, so to speak
39 mins
  -> Thanks - confidence level was supposed to be 3, though!
agree  Alison Jenner: good thinking!!
42 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Stephen Sadie: nice one!
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Stephen!
agree  Armin Prediger: perfect.
2 hrs
agree  KARIN ISBELL
2 hrs
agree  JSolis
4 hrs
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