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15:23 Jan 15, 2002 |
German to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Linguistics / sayings"es | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Kim Metzger Mexico Local time: 08:20 | ||||||
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5 | Things are working out as planned. |
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4 +1 | To pay off |
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4 +1 | It all adds up. |
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5 | It works! or: It makes (good) sense. |
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5 | Things are working out as planned. |
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Things are working out as planned. Explanation: That's what Langenscheidt says. |
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To pay off Explanation: Another approach would be it paid off. A good deal of effort was put into something and the effort paid off. |
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It all adds up. Explanation: that is what I have heard many times with the same meaning. |
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It works! or: It makes (good) sense. Explanation: Die Rechnung geht nicht auf means that it doesn't work. As above, "it all adds up" is also good. "It all comes together." Let your context be your guide. |
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Things are working out as planned. Explanation: It is long, but it is the best transl(iter)ation in in my opinion. Alexander |
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