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07:23 Sep 19, 2006 |
German to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Management / Employee news | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Steffen Walter Germany Local time: 09:39 | ||||||
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3 +3 | discontinued/phased out/sold |
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4 | managed to slim down |
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1 +1 | whose demise needs to be managed |
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managed to slim down Explanation: I realise this is a clumsy way to put it, and that rewording is almost essential. It actually means that the management must be of the "slimming-down" variety, as of a business that is too large, top-heavy, unwieldy etc. |
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whose demise needs to be managed Explanation: another take |
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discontinued/phased out/sold Explanation: ... depending on further context (not least because of the mention of "das Festnetz sei ein Anachroni*s*mus", i.e. the claim that the fixed/land line network is outdated). See example of use of this "Unwort": http://www.verdi-bayern.de/meldung_volltext.php3?si=4441f992... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 36 mins (2006-09-19 07:59:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Yes but I wouldn't express it like that. In my opinion, they just wanted to get rid of that (in their opinion outdated) part of the business. |
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