Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jan 30, 2008 18:58
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Chinese term
United States
Quality, timely Chinese translation.
Native in: English 
Works in: Chinese to English, English
势头强劲
Chinese to English
Other
Business/Commerce (general)
Hi,
Context is as follows:
两大经理势头强劲.
"Two important and powerful managers"?
Thanks in advance!
Context is as follows:
两大经理势头强劲.
"Two important and powerful managers"?
Thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | strong growth potential |
laoloup
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| 3 +1 | to have a strong momentum |
franksf
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| 3 | driven and motivated/ambitious |
Michael Lai
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| 3 | coming on/going like gangbusters |
Malcolm Mayfield
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Change log
Feb 6, 2008 14:05: laoloup Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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strong growth potential
I guess here 经理 refers to fund managers (mutual fund managing firms), thus "two managers with strong potentials." Momentum is good too. Other expressions include "two vibrant managers,""two managers pick up momentum," etc. In a word, they are growing fast and there's a lot more room for growth.
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Comment: "Thanks everyone!"
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to have a strong momentum
势头 - momentum
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Note added at 58 mins (2008-01-30 19:57:20 GMT)
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Both Clinton and Obama are 势头强劲.
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Note added at 58 mins (2008-01-30 19:57:20 GMT)
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Both Clinton and Obama are 势头强劲.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
servien (X)
: Yah, It is on LAtimes. com :) It seems the newest phrase for it, maybe it is more suitable for political setting. Driven and motivated / ambitious is more a business term.
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Michael Lai
Native in Chinese
&
English
Works in field
Chinese and English native speaker
Native in: Chinese 
, English
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese, Japanese to English, and 3 more.
driven and motivated/ambitious
The term is not easily translated into English, simply because of the use of the language. Therefore, I am offering some more commonly used translations that might help you with this.
Thank you for your time
Thank you for your time
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Malcolm Mayfield
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Related KudoZ points
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coming on/going like gangbusters
possible option from American slang:
"the two managers are coming on like gangbusters"
"like gangbusters" means "with great momentum, energy, force"
Used with "going", "coming on", "growing", "selling", etc
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Note added at 7 hrs (2008-01-31 01:59:40 GMT)
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More of an established idiom (80 years?)
(from American Heritage Dictionary 2000)
"like gangbusters - With great impact, vigor, or zeal: came on like gangbusters at the start of his campaign; a career that took off like gangbusters."
"the two managers are coming on like gangbusters"
"like gangbusters" means "with great momentum, energy, force"
Used with "going", "coming on", "growing", "selling", etc
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Note added at 7 hrs (2008-01-31 01:59:40 GMT)
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More of an established idiom (80 years?)
(from American Heritage Dictionary 2000)
"like gangbusters - With great impact, vigor, or zeal: came on like gangbusters at the start of his campaign; a career that took off like gangbusters."
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