for the hand they were dealt

German translation: im Rahmen ihrer Möglichkeiten

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English term or phrase:	for the hand they were dealt
German translation:	im Rahmen ihrer Möglichkeiten
Entered by:	Andrea Hauer

11:29 Jun 7, 2022

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English term or phrase: for the hand they were dealt

Es geht darum, was auf der COP26 erreicht wurde, und was nicht.

While politicians may have done well ***for the hand they were dealt***, COP26 can only be viewed as a failure through the lens of climate change math.

Wie versteht ihr das?

Andrea Hauer KudoZ activity Questions: 2810 (10 open) (188 closed without grading) Answers: 2026 Germany
Local time: 07:38

im Rahmen ihrer Möglichkeiten

Explanation:
Die Politiker haben im Rahmen ihrer Möglichkeiten wohl noch das Beste/relativ viel herausgeholt (was allerdings den Erfordernissen des Klimawandels/der Klimakrise nicht ansatzweise gerecht wird => "failure").

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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-06-07 14:28:14 GMT)
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... haben den ihnen zur Verfügung stehenden Spielraum wohl noch relativ gut genutzt...

Selected response from:

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 07:38

Grading comment

Passt gut, vielen Dank!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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3 +1

im Rahmen ihrer Möglichkeiten

Steffen Walter

3 +1

unter den gegebenen Umständen

Translation_ (X)

nach Lage der Dinge

Sebastian Witte

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

im Rahmen ihrer Möglichkeiten

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 07:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 1660

Grading comment

Passt gut, vielen Dank!

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

unter den gegebenen Umständen

Explanation:
oder vielleicht so, auch möglich: "Schon möglich, dass die Politiker unter den gegebenen Voraussetzungen ihr Bestes gegeben haben. Dennoch muss die COP26 im Hinblick auf die Zukunft des Klimawandels wohl als Misserfolg gewertet werden."

Translation_ (X)
Spain
Local time: 06:38
Native speaker of:

German

5 hrs confidence:

nach Lage der Dinge

Explanation:
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Sebastian Witte
Germany
Local time: 07:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 239

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