Oct 12, 2008 19:00
15 yrs ago
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German term
wie geht es weiter?
German to English
Marketing
Marketing
xxx und yyy wie geht es weiter?
xxx and yyy are 2 companies which have fusioned... and this ist the heading for an article about them...and snappy and fitting ideas most welcome
TIA
Stephen
xxx and yyy are 2 companies which have fusioned... and this ist the heading for an article about them...and snappy and fitting ideas most welcome
TIA
Stephen
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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7 mins
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what next for xxx and yyy
A thought
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BirgitBerlin
1 hr
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Helen Shiner
: Prefer this to 'what's next?"
2 days 15 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I liked this best for my particular text/context, many thanks to all for a good selection of answers"
3 mins
whither xxx and yyy?
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7 mins
Now what?
After two companies have merged, it is natural to ask what will happen next (the majority of mergers eventually fail). Instead of a literal translation (how does it continue?), the more natural way to express the thought is, "Now what?"
Example sentence:
Merrill Lynch has merged with Bank of America--now what?
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7 mins
what's next?
my first idea
Peer comment(s):
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Lirka
: Simple but sort of "cool". I would say XX and YY: What's next?
17 mins
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cheers!
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Inge Meinzer
50 mins
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agree |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: w/ lirka
4 hrs
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agree |
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
9 hrs
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agree |
LP Schumacher
11 hrs
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agree |
Rob2031
11 hrs
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agree |
Birgit Mann
12 hrs
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agree |
Michaela Pschierer-Barnfather
: war auch mein erster Gedanke
16 hrs
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9 mins
What's next in store for xx and yy?
or ....Xx and yy: next steps
10 mins
XX and YY: next steps
another option
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13 mins
xxx and yyy: where do they go from here?
"Democrats: Where Do They Go from Here?
By WALTER SHAPIRO;Sam Allis/Sioux Falls, Laurence I. Barrett/Washington and Michael Riley/Winter Haven"
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,974974,00.h...
"Where do they go from here?
Munster are one of the biggest names in the world of rugby. Their challenge is to extend a remarkable recordPeter O'Reilly"
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby_union/article40...
By WALTER SHAPIRO;Sam Allis/Sioux Falls, Laurence I. Barrett/Washington and Michael Riley/Winter Haven"
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,974974,00.h...
"Where do they go from here?
Munster are one of the biggest names in the world of rugby. Their challenge is to extend a remarkable recordPeter O'Reilly"
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby_union/article40...
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Lancashireman
: Quo vadunt?
2 hrs
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Thanks, Andrew; for your more rarified audience
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Veronika McLaren
4 hrs
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Thanks, Veronika
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agree |
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
9 hrs
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Thanks, Harald
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agree |
LP Schumacher
11 hrs
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Thanks, Liesl
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hazmatgerman (X)
: Mir erscheint der weitere gemeinsame Weg wahrscheinlicher als eine weitere Fusion, wie ich sie aus "what's next" herauslesen würde.
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Herzlichen Dank, hazmatgerman! Man könnte schon 'what next?' sagen, aber nach meinem Geschmack ist das nicht allzu stilvoll - ein bißchen abrupt vielleicht?
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9 mins
will they live happily ever after?
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Note added at 29 mins (2008-10-12 19:30:03 GMT)
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http://www.eep.com/Merchant//newsite/samples/ee/ee0801.htm
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Note added at 29 mins (2008-10-12 19:30:03 GMT)
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http://www.eep.com/Merchant//newsite/samples/ee/ee0801.htm
Peer comment(s):
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Lirka
: very poetic--I personally like it ,but will it fit?
1 min
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Thank you, Lirka! What happens after the honeymoon is over? http://www.eep.com/Merchant//newsite/samples/ee/ee0801.htm
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casper (X)
: Both your suggestions are very nice, C.H. :-) // Didn't you also suggest "What happens after the honeymoon is over?" (in your comment to lirka's agree with your answer) ?
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thank you, Chetan!Well, Stephen did ask for "snappy...ideas"."Both" suggestions???I thought I only suggested one idea...//in humorous reference to the fact that more than 50% of all mergers fail + this article:http://www.eep.com/Merchant//newsite/sample
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1 hr
What future?
One more possibility.
Peer comment(s):
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
7 hrs
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Danke, Harald
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Michaela Pschierer-Barnfather
: Hört sich vielleicht ein bischen zynisch an, wie eine kritische Antwort auf die Frage: "What does the future hold?"
15 hrs
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Danke, Michaela. Finde ich eigentlich nicht.
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2 hrs
Where to from here?
what about this?
11 hrs
what does the future hold?
What is in store for the future?
12 hrs
xxx and yyy: Quo Vadis?
Just in case you're not spoiled for choice. :-)
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1 day 17 hrs
xxx and yyy: what to expect
another option
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Note added at 1 day18 hrs (2008-10-14 13:08:58 GMT)
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"xxx and yyy: what to expect next" or "xxx and yyy: what to expect now"
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Note added at 1 day18 hrs (2008-10-14 13:08:58 GMT)
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"xxx and yyy: what to expect next" or "xxx and yyy: what to expect now"
2 days 1 hr
xxx and yyy: a fresh new start?
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Peer comment(s):
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Lancashireman
: Better than a 'stale new start' or a 'fresh old start' - never mind the potential malapropisms.
3 days 1 hr
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