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entscheidendes Stück voranbringen

English translation: significant progress

14:31 Jun 12, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / Business
German term or phrase: entscheidendes Stück voranbringen
Satz aus Brief:
Dank Ihrer Hilfe isst es uns gelungen, das Projekt ein *entscheidendes Stück* voranzubringen.
conny
Germany
Local time: 09:56
English translation:significant progress
Explanation:
Thanks to your help, we were able to make significant progress with the project.

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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 01:56
Grading comment
Dank an Kim und allen anderen für die schnelle Antwort
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7significant progress
Kim Metzger
4 +1to bring the project a decisive step forward
Robin Ward
4make considerable headway with the project
Joanna Mimmack (X)
4be a valuable contribution
William Stein
4forward leap
Olaf Reibedanz
4notable headway
Ellen Zittinger
3make/take a quantum step/leap forward
Bernard Myers


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
significant progress


Explanation:
Thanks to your help, we were able to make significant progress with the project.



Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 01:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 834
Grading comment
Dank an Kim und allen anderen für die schnelle Antwort

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters
1 hr
agree  Pat Jenner (X): maybe 'you have helped us make significant progress'
1 hr
agree  David Moore (X): "have been able" if the project is still in progress
1 day 5 hrs
agree  zhdim
1 day 8 hrs
agree  Katy62
2 days 2 hrs
agree  JózsefÁrpád Bende
3 days 21 hrs
agree  Сергей Лузан
4 days
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to bring the project a decisive step forward


Explanation:
Off the top of my head.

Robin Ward
Germany
Local time: 09:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): because 'step' is very close to 'Stück'
1 hr
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
make considerable headway with the project


Explanation:
headway covers the progrees implied by 'voranbringen'. I know 'entscheidend' has more the sense of 'crucial' or 'decisive' but the above seemed to fit better. Will be interested to hear other suggestions.

Joanna Mimmack (X)
Local time: 08:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
be a valuable contribution


Explanation:
I'd rephrase it in this context:

Your help has been a valuable contribution to the project.

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Note added at 2003-06-12 15:25:42 (GMT)
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Or
You have made a valuable contribution to the project [by helping us].

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 01:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
forward leap


Explanation:
Thanks to your help, we were able to make/take a great forward leap with the project.

Or: make/take a big forward leap


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Olaf Reibedanz
Colombia
Local time: 02:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 75
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
notable headway


Explanation:
advanced notably

Ellen Zittinger
Local time: 00:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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1 day 22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
make/take a quantum step/leap forward


Explanation:
Sometimes a little hyperbole is nice, too...

"Thanks to you, we (have) made a quantum step forward on the project."

...or...

"Thanks to you, we took (have taken) the project a quantum step forward."

Paradoxically, a quantum leap/step feels bigger than an "entscheidendes Stück" -- even though the former is really quite tiny.

Bernard Myers
France
Local time: 09:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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