Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
schließlich geht es um alles
English translation:
after all, everything's at stake here
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Lyn Dunk
Nov 30, 2007 13:32
16 yrs ago
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German term
schließlich geht es um alles
German to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Allerdings hat Brian („I despise Muddles!“) gar keine andere Chance als es wieder zu probieren und sich nochmal per Bus auf die Reise von Beadleburgh nach Muddlemarsh zu machen – schließlich geht es um alles.
I'm sure there is an exact translation for this but I just can't think of it.
Thanks
I'm sure there is an exact translation for this but I just can't think of it.
Thanks
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ultimately/after all, everything's at stake (here)
Something along these lines?
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Julia Mojik
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Anita Cassidy (X)
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Maureen Millington-Brodie
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Diana Loos
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Dr. Fred Thomson
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Francis and thank you everyone"
+1
17 mins
Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Colombia
Works in field
Colombia
Traductores Oficiales Cali
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 2 more.
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4
after all, (this time) he's playing for keeps
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43 mins
BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Austria
b2b/economics/marketing/market research/
Native in: German 
Works in: German to English, French to German, English to German
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40
it's all or nothing
My spontaneous idea
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Claire Cox
: Simplest too!
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Thank you, Claire. Have a nice weekend!
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Paul Cohen
: "tout ou rien"!
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Thank you, Paul. Have a nice weekend!
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Veronika Neuhold
: genau, das sagen sie im Sport auch immer...
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Danke schön, Veronika. Schönes Wochenende!
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Sabine Akabayov, PhD
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Thank you, sibsab. Have a nice weekend.
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28 mins
Veronika Neuhold
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Austria
We Make Words Work for You
Native in: German (Variant: Austrian)
Works in: English to German, Spanish to German, German to English
after all, everthing is on the line (here)
So sagen es zumindest immer meine Sportkommentatoren ;-)
Ob das gut in diesen Kontext passt, weiß ich allerdings nicht.
Aber schau, auch John Kerry verwendet es:
"This is, quite simply, the most important election of our lifetime. Everything is **on the line**: our jobs, our health care, our role in the world, the character of our country – the Supreme Court of the United States. The stakes are high and the choices are clear."
http://www.presidentialrhetoric.com/campaign/speeches/kerry_...
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Note added at 2 Stunden (2007-11-30 15:54:01 GMT)
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Naja, vielleicht kommt "line" in einem Öffi-Kontext doch nicht so gut...
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Note added at 2 Stunden (2007-11-30 16:00:16 GMT)
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(Obwohl es den Kern treffen würde: "everthing depends on bus line 18 now...")
Ob das gut in diesen Kontext passt, weiß ich allerdings nicht.
Aber schau, auch John Kerry verwendet es:
"This is, quite simply, the most important election of our lifetime. Everything is **on the line**: our jobs, our health care, our role in the world, the character of our country – the Supreme Court of the United States. The stakes are high and the choices are clear."
http://www.presidentialrhetoric.com/campaign/speeches/kerry_...
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Note added at 2 Stunden (2007-11-30 15:54:01 GMT)
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Naja, vielleicht kommt "line" in einem Öffi-Kontext doch nicht so gut...
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Note added at 2 Stunden (2007-11-30 16:00:16 GMT)
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(Obwohl es den Kern treffen würde: "everthing depends on bus line 18 now...")
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: can't get away from the nautical vocabulary, eh? But you are right; it fits quite well; still into surfboating??
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hopefully heading off to new shores soon!
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