brisant
English translation: a hot topic or burning issue
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| 01:24 Mar 14, 2007 |
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|  Selected response from: Bernhard Sulzer United States Local time: 23:24 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | imminent |
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| 3 +1 | (red-) hot / hot topic |
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| 2 +1 | flavour of the month |
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| 2 | forefront |
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13 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1flavour of the month Explanation: I took it to mean that it was "hot news" one minute, then on the back burner the next - although it's hard to say without knowing precisely what the "Zustände" refer to. See: Flavor of the month Meaning Something that is prominent in the public eye for a short time then fades out of interest. Originally a term of approval for something that was up to the minute and desirable. It has been used ironically from the late 20th century to pass disdainful comment on things which pass out of fashion quickly. For example, the "one hit wonders" of the music business. |
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9 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1imminent Explanation: It seemed as if the project was going to get off the ground. People were excited about the prospects. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 mins (2007-03-14 01:37:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Another possibility might be 'controversial' if there were supporters and opponents. That could also account for the delays. |
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1(red-) hot / hot topic Explanation: as in- http://www.copaco.de/fileadmin/Bilder/Gruppe/Dialog/Dialog_1... hot topic/ brisant http://www.dict.cc/?s=red-hot red-hot (favorite) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2007-03-14 04:49:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or, as Ckaire has indicated - "on the front burner" see http://personal.atl.bellsouth.net/j/o/johnfarr/right.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2007-03-14 04:50:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- sorry - that's Claire, of course. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2007-03-14 06:07:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or maybe: a burning issue (brisant) a serious issue/situation serious it's not easy to make sense of this text. I think "brisant" and "weniger brisant" relates to the fact that there was no support for the agricultural development of the region, and sometimes this was "serious" and "not serious" as in the "Zustände" (circumstances). Or, maybe, sometimes it was a"burning issue" and sometimes it wasn't. meaning if the power plant construction was "on" (imminent), the circumstances for the farmers became very serious because there was no money for the agricultural development. when the construction was off, the circumstances were less serious (weniger brisant), but still, they were serious. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2007-03-14 06:09:02 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- so, I think, the word "Finanzierung" relates to the power plant. But, more context would make this easier. |
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1 day 25 mins confidence:
forefront Explanation: And with Claire's back burner. |
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