dann gelingt, - What is the English translation? English translators help technical English translators with the translation of dann gelingt,

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188 months ago

ofl47 (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	German > English
Subject:	Technical / Engineering
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	dann gelingt,
Context:	Dann glelingt, was kaum möglich scheint: Sparen fast ohne Verlust

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188 months ago

wrote:

Then it succeeds, what seems hardly possible: Saving nearly without any loss.

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188 months ago

Aongus wrote:

Then the seemingly impossible happens: saving with hardly any losses

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188 months ago

Aongus wrote:

then,done

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188 months ago

Aongus wrote:

Then, what had seemed hardly attainable will be achieved: saving with hardly any loss.

My comment:

I think that my version is more correct than the others.

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188 months ago

Aongus wrote:

Then the impossible becomes possible: saving almost without a loss

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188 months ago

Jamison Gray wrote:

Then that which scarcely seems possible works out: savings with almost no loss

My comment:

Mine is the most literal/accurate of the suggestions thus far. As a native speaker, I think it sounds fine. Also, there is no need to invent a dummy "you" subject here.

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188 months ago

Loesevitz Translation Service wrote:

Then you achieve what hardly seems possible; savings with hardly any loss.

My comment:

kaum moeglich scheint = hardly seems possible
gielingt = achieve

The other two answers are pretty good and should work. My answer is how I would translate.

My references:

10+ years experience
Grew up in Germany and have lived in the USA for 14 years total.

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188 months ago

Rupert Kindermann wrote:

And you get what seemed almost impossible: ...

My comment:

similar to the first but I think more natural

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188 months ago

www.buero-garisch.de wrote:

Then you manage what is almost imposible: