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Zyklizität

English translation: heavily cyclical

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German term or phrase:Zyklizität
English translation:heavily cyclical
Entered by: Natalie Wilcock (X)

14:43 Sep 3, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics
German term or phrase: Zyklizität
Starke Zyklizität der Aktivitäten, wobei regional unterschiedliche konjunkturelle Rahmenbedingungen die Abhängigkeiten von einzelnen Märkten mildern.
Taken from a report on companies from the construction sector.

cyclicality??
Natalie Wilcock (X)
Local time: 13:51
heavily cyclical
Explanation:
Activity is heavily cyclical...
Despite Webster's
I generally avoid translating these cumbersome substantive constructions literally
Selected response from:

Robert Schlarb
Local time: 13:51
Grading comment
Thank you. Regards, Natalie
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5cyclicity
David Moore (X)
4 +3cyclic nature of activities
Olaf Reibedanz
4cyclical fluctuation/volatility
Ingrid Blank
4heavily cyclical
Robert Schlarb


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
cyclicity


Explanation:
Well, 34,100 googles would say it for me....

David Moore (X)
Local time: 13:51
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 42

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ann C Sherwin: It's also in Webster's Third International Dictionary
14 mins
agree  Orla Ryan
44 mins
agree  Sarah Downing
3 hrs
agree  Milena Sahakian
1 day 9 hrs
agree  Ravishankar Govindraj
1 day 11 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
cyclic nature of activities


Explanation:
:-)

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Note added at 4 mins (2004-09-03 14:48:42 GMT)
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highly cyclic nature of activities

Olaf Reibedanz
Colombia
Local time: 06:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingrid Blank
31 mins
agree  CMJ_Trans (X)
31 mins
agree  Dr.G.MD (X)
2 hrs
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cyclical fluctuation/volatility


Explanation:
of activities

Ingrid Blank
PRO pts in category: 12
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Zyklizität
heavily cyclical


Explanation:
Activity is heavily cyclical...
Despite Webster's
I generally avoid translating these cumbersome substantive constructions literally

Robert Schlarb
Local time: 13:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Thank you. Regards, Natalie
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