Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

to be on to something

German translation:

auf dem richtigen Weg sein

Added to glossary by conny
Jul 29, 2008 15:00
15 yrs ago
English term

to be on to something

Non-PRO English to German Bus/Financial Idioms / Maxims / Sayings Verhandlungen
nach einer Verhandlung, die jedoch ohne Ergebnis endete, steht folgender engl. Satz:

Both sides left the scene confident that they were on to something and that a settlement was at hand.
Change log

Jul 29, 2008 15:25: DDM changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Jul 29, 2008 16:49: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Law (general)" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): Cetacea, erika rubinstein, DDM

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Proposed translations

+14
7 mins
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auf dem richtigen Weg sein

mein Vorschlag:
beide Seiten sind überzeugt, auf dem richtigen Weg zu sein und ...
Peer comment(s):

agree Daniel Rossbach
2 mins
Danke, Daniel
agree ukaiser (X) : ja
13 mins
Danke, Uwe
agree Anja C.
15 mins
Danke, anja
agree Stephan Briol
22 mins
Danke, Stephan
agree inkweaver
27 mins
Danke, Katharina
agree Michaela Sommer
29 mins
Danke, Michaela
agree Ingrid Moore
49 mins
Danke, Ingrid
agree DDM
58 mins
Danke, Daniel
agree Steffen Walter
1 hr
Danke, Steffen
agree Amphyon : sì
1 hr
Danke, Amphyon
agree EC Translate
2 hrs
Danke
agree franglish
2 hrs
Danke
agree KatharinaV
3 hrs
Danke, KatharinaV
agree Nitin Goyal
4 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Danke, nehm ich."
+1
4 mins

auf dem besten Weg sein

Beide Seiten verließen den Ort zuversichtlich, auf dem besten Weg zu sein und kurz vor einer Einigung zu stehen.
Peer comment(s):

agree Regina Eichstaedter
32 mins
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24 mins

Zielorientiert sein

Zielorientiert sein = dem vorgenommenen Ziel nachgehn ( folgen)
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6 hrs

auf der richtigen Spur sein

Because it need not be a path or way forward as such. In other words they have hit upon something which may not be a way forward; it could be a formula, a design for a product. I hope my solution has the vaguer quality that is present in the English.
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