Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
non-stop action that came down to the wire
German translation:
Dramatik bis zur letzten Sekunde
Added to glossary by
Steffen Walter
Sep 20, 2007 18:11
16 yrs ago
English term
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Finance / Trading / Blockchain / Crypto
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, French to German, Spanish to German, and 2 more.
come down to the wire
English to German
Marketing
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Pressemitteilung/ Motorsport
The Grand Nationals exceeded everyone's expectations with non-stop action that ***came down to the wire*** in a heart-stopping "shoot-out" that determined the champions.
Proposed translations
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Change log
Sep 21, 2007 08:34: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Business/Commerce (general)" to "Automotive / Cars & Trucks"
Sep 24, 2007 09:03: Steffen Walter changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/45439">Olaf Reibedanz's</a> old entry - "come down to the wire"" to ""Dramatik bis zur letzten Sekunde""
Proposed translations
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
Medical Translator
Native in: Swedish 
, English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
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Dramatik bis zur letzten Sekunde
:o)
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Comment: "Vielen Dank an alle!"
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die Stimmung aufleben lassen / aufheizen
another example: "My prediction for this game is like some of the other games here it will again come down to the wire because both teams are as good as the other" src: gbnflr.gratis-server.de/nick1.htm
Example sentence:
..., die die Stimmung in einem atemberaubenden Shoot-Out wieder aufheizten...
Reference:
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die ihren Höhepunkt in einem dramatischen Finish hatte, wobei der Sieger fotografisch ermittelt wurd
why not
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Sven Petersson
: Does not fit context; please see http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070920/20070920005618.html?.v=1
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*Spannung pur* (atemberaubende Spannung) bis zur letzten Hundertstelsekunde
Ich weiß nicht, ob "Dramatik" nicht zu dick aufgetragen ist.
Statt "Sekunde" würde ich von "Hundertstelsekunde" sprechen, da die Entscheidung ja sehr knapp ausfiel (ging es nicht um cm?).
Statt "Sekunde" würde ich von "Hundertstelsekunde" sprechen, da die Entscheidung ja sehr knapp ausfiel (ging es nicht um cm?).
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