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Aussetzer

English translation: lapses

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German term or phrase:Aussetzer
English translation:lapses
Entered by: Kim Metzger

00:54 May 25, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / soccer
German term or phrase: Aussetzer
This is from a description of the Spanish national team's chances in the World Cup:

Leider gibt es auch viele Schwächen: Torwart Casillas hat einen Blackout pro Spiel und auch die Abwehr ist immer für Aussetzer gut. Die hoch gelobten Stürmer brauchen zu viele Chancen und insgesamt leidet das Team an Nervenschwäche.
Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 10:00
lapses
Explanation:
You can count on the defense for a few lapses here and there

Unsichere Handlungen (unsafe acts):
Fehler (errors): Eine geplante Handlung erreicht das erwünschte Ziel nicht. Der Handlung liegt entweder ein falscher Plan zugrunde (Irrtümer [mistakes]), oder die Handlung wird nicht wie geplant durchgeführt (Ausrutscher [slips] und Aussetzer [lapses]).

http://www.aezq.de/sicherheit/patientensicherheit/leseprobe5...
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 08:00
Grading comment
That'll work! Thanks to everybody!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3lapses
Kim Metzger
3shaky/porous/wobbly/dodgy/vulnerable
Francis Lee (X)


  

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


Explanation:
You can count on the defense for a few lapses here and there

Unsichere Handlungen (unsafe acts):
Fehler (errors): Eine geplante Handlung erreicht das erwünschte Ziel nicht. Der Handlung liegt entweder ein falscher Plan zugrunde (Irrtümer [mistakes]), oder die Handlung wird nicht wie geplant durchgeführt (Ausrutscher [slips] und Aussetzer [lapses]).

http://www.aezq.de/sicherheit/patientensicherheit/leseprobe5...


Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 08:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 124
Grading comment
That'll work! Thanks to everybody!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Kleemaier
31 mins
agree  Teresa Reinhardt
1 hr
agree  Francis Lee (X): prone to lapses
6 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
shaky/porous/wobbly/dodgy/vulnerable


Explanation:
I think Kim's "lapses" is fine (and worthy of a higher CL), but here are a few alternatives from footballing jargon. No need for a word-for-word rendering, after all. Google any of the above together with "defence" and "football" (and "BBC") and you'll see what I mean.

Francis Lee (X)
Local time: 16:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 74
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