Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
worauf es ankommt
English translation:
When it comes to.. knows what is important
Added to glossary by
Jon Fedler
Nov 16, 2009 15:56
14 yrs ago
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German term
Strong Law + Business+Tech Background
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Hebrew to English
worauf es ankommt
German to English
Bus/Financial
Retail
General
From a survey of trends in business wear:
Der Handel hat eine klare Vorstellung, worauf es bei Anzug-Lieferanten
ankommt. Wer hat wo die Nase vorne?
Der Handel hat eine klare Vorstellung, worauf es bei Anzug-Lieferanten
ankommt. Wer hat wo die Nase vorne?
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+5
10 mins
Jeff Whittaker
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
I Love Large Projects! / 22+ Years Exp.
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British, US, Canadian, US South, New Zealand, Australian)
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English, French to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
When it comes to.. knows what is important
When it comes to suit suppliers, XXXX has a clear idea of what is important.
XXXX knows what its doing/talking about when it comes to suit suppliers.
Needs to be reworded to sound better, but you can get the gist.
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XXXX knows what its doing/talking about when it comes to suit suppliers.
Needs to be reworded to sound better, but you can get the gist.
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Note added at 57 mins (2009-11-16 16:53:58 GMT)
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http://www.dict.cc/deutsch-englisch/Es kommt darauf an.html
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Jeff - and o all other contributors"
4 mins
Jo Bennett
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Value Added Translation
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Malay to English, Indonesian to English
where it's at
... or is that too colloquial? Might start the ball rolling anyway.
6 mins
Michél Dallaserra
Germany
Germany
Native in German
&
English
Germany
Publication-ready translations
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: English to German, Hebrew to German, French to German, and 1 more.
to know exactly what is essential / crucial
is one possible translation.
+3
1 hr
Steffen Walter
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
Top-Notch Service | Direct Clients Only
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
18
what really matters
... has a clear idea of what really matters when dealing with suit suppliers.
15 hrs
(knows) what's what
Just another idea ...
19 hrs
what makes the difference
Noch ein Vorschlag, der unter Umständen passen könnte:
(has a clear idea of/knows full well) what makes the difference (...)
(has a clear idea of/knows full well) what makes the difference (...)
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