zielführend
English translation: leading to the desired aim
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| 4 +1 | nicht zielführend = not leading to the desired aim |
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| 4 | productive or effective or efficacious |
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| 4 | nicht zielführend |
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13 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1nicht zielführend = not leading to the desired aim Explanation: or much simpler: not efficient. (It's not an example of optimal use of the German language, by the way) Greetings, Nikolaus -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-03-23 22:21:15 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Google check suggests however, that \'zielführend\' is a hype word nowadays. |
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2 hrs confidence:
productive or effective or efficacious Explanation: Just a little broader, but the meaning is essentially the same. |
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13 hrs confidence:
nicht zielführend Explanation: would be tangential (as in marked by or given to digression), you can also use: digressive, discursive, excursive, parenthetic, parenthetical... |
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