Dec 2, 2004 16:15
19 yrs ago
German term
fehn41
Der kommt dann schon!
Non-PRO
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Computers: Hardware
Gewninn? Der kommt dann schon!
Profit? Is coming soon?
Profit? Is coming soon?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | Just a matter of time! |
Michele Johnson
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| 5 | They'll soon follow! |
Hilary Davies Shelby
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| 4 | They'll come soon! |
Marnen Laibow-Koser
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| 3 +1 | They won't be too long in the making! |
Francis Lee (X)
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| 4 | Watch this space! |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 4 -1 | profits? they will eventually materialize |
swisstell
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| 3 | They're bound to come our way! |
Nesrin
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Proposed translations
+4
8 mins
Michele Johnson
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
American engineer, Dip. Trans IOL, BDÜ
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, English
Selected
Just a matter of time!
Do profits "come" in English?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
TRANSRAPID
: Or maybe - profits? Merely a matter of time
10 mins
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| agree |
Ian M-H (X)
1 hr
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| neutral |
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
: Nur eine Frage der Zeit?
1 hr
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| agree |
Marnen Laibow-Koser
: I like this one. Wish I'd thought of it. :)
2 hrs
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| agree |
Hilary Davies Shelby
: i like this one - and i agree, profits don't really "come", they have to be "made" ;-)
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "danke"
-1
2 mins
profits? they will eventually materialize
my take
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Marnen Laibow-Koser
: I don't think this captures the tone of the German.
1 min
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| disagree |
Hilary Davies Shelby
: this sounds a bit negative with the "eventually"
7 mins
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| neutral |
Ian M-H (X)
: this sounds less optimistic than the original
1 hr
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| agree |
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
: Why not? As said, more context is needed.
1 hr
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4 mins
Marnen Laibow-Koser
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
I specialize in music, IT, game rules.
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Yiddish to English, French to English, and 2 more.
They'll come soon!
...so the whole thing would read "Profits? They'll come soon!"
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Ian M-H (X)
: not sure about "soon" here - could be more optimistic than the original
1 hr
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11 mins
Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
German and "Geek" to English!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
They'll soon follow!
You can do this one of two ways (actually there's probably more than two ways ;-))
"What about profits? They'll soon follow!"
"Profits will soon follow!"
"What about profits? They'll soon follow!"
"Profits will soon follow!"
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Ian M-H (X)
: I'm not sure where the "soon" comes from... "soon enough", perhaps? // Yes, it isn't one where there's a simple 'right' answer - but Asker's got a few options now :-)
1 hr
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hiya - i see your point - you could leave it out if you think its too optimistic. I thought about "soon enough", but decided it was used more in a neg. sense, ie "dont wish rain on us, it'll come soon enough"?
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19 mins
They're bound to come our way!
Profits? They're bound to come our/ your/ my way!
Another way of putting it!
Another way of putting it!
+1
31 mins
They won't be too long in the making!
an option
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Marnen Laibow-Koser
: A bit verbose, perhaps.
1 hr
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Indeed - could be snappier, I admit
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| agree |
Hilary Davies Shelby
: i thought this was quite good, b/c "make" IS the verb you use with "profit"...
2 hrs
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1 hr
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