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unter dem berühmten Hut zu bekommen

English translation: to get them to agree

03:43 Aug 2, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
German term or phrase: unter dem berühmten Hut zu bekommen
Es ist ja so schwierig, ein paar Verantwortliche unter dem berühmten Hut zu bekommen.
Poornima Iyengar
Local time: 05:43
English translation:to get them to agree
Explanation:
Alle unter einem Hut bekommen is an idiomatic phrase that means to get everyone to agree. Literally: It's so difficult to get a few people in charge under the proverbial hat.
Selected response from:

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 18:13
Grading comment
Thank you Kim! Seems perfect :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8to get them to agree
Kim Metzger
3 +2it's difficult to get a few responsible people in the same boat
Nancy Arrowsmith
5to get under the famous hat
Sanaa Omrany
5To sing from the same hymn book
Gisela Greenlee
4to get on the same proverbial page
NGK
3to reconcile
Nicole Trebbin


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
to get them to agree


Explanation:
Alle unter einem Hut bekommen is an idiomatic phrase that means to get everyone to agree. Literally: It's so difficult to get a few people in charge under the proverbial hat.


    Langenscheidt Muret-Sanders
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 18:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 22192
Grading comment
Thank you Kim! Seems perfect :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roddy Stegemann: Without more context this appears to be a very appropriate answer.
9 mins
agree  Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.: or cooperate
52 mins
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): w Hamo
2 hrs
agree  David Moore (X)
2 hrs
agree  Kathrin.B: "Cooperate" isn't certainly equal to "get sy to agree". Without further context you might be right.
2 hrs
agree  jerrie
3 hrs
agree  IanW (X)
5 hrs
agree  Malgorzata Kozarzewska
5 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
it's difficult to get a few responsible people in the same boat


Explanation:
a more idiomatic way of saying it...

Nancy Arrowsmith
Local time: 18:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 474

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ellen Zittinger
2 hrs
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator): more idiomatic = mor similar to the German expression
7 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to reconcile


Explanation:
PONS dictionary

Nicole Trebbin
Germany
Local time: 02:13
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 44
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
to get under the famous hat


Explanation:
meaning to gather a group under a framework.....ex....a party....

Sanaa Omrany
Egypt
Local time: 03:13
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to get on the same proverbial page


Explanation:
It's not easy to get a few people in charge [decision makers?] on the same proverbial page.

NGK
United States
Local time: 19:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 2954
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
To sing from the same hymn book


Explanation:
Another common expression for people being in agreement, on the same page, etc.

Gisela Greenlee
Local time: 19:13
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 2073
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