Apr 20 14:12
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English term
Experiencia en Medicina y Turismo
Native in: German 
, Spanish
Works in: German to Spanish, Spanish to German, English to German, and 1 more.
deep in the weeds (here)
Non-PRO
English to German
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Description of an office scene, reviewing documents
She quickly located detailed program objectives, as well as the test bench system design. A lot of it was deep in the weeds, but she noticed that several documents called for a one-meter cubicle target box and spelled out a limit of
She is reviewing a folder with multiple files and different test results and related information.
Thank you.
She is reviewing a folder with multiple files and different test results and related information.
Thank you.
Proposed translations
(German)
| 3 +1 | reichlich kompliziert / schwer verständlich / schwer zu durchschauen |
Bernd Albrecht
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| 4 +1 | völlig unklar |
Renate Radziwill-Rall
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References
| in the weeds |
Bernd Albrecht
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Proposed translations
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41 mins
Bernd Albrecht
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in German
Switzerland
Master of Words - IT/Software, Marketing
Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: English to German
Related KudoZ points
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16
Selected
reichlich kompliziert / schwer verständlich / schwer zu durchschauen
She quickly located detailed program objectives, as well as the test bench system design.
Vieles davon war reichlich kompliziert / schwer verständlich / auf den ersten Blick schwer zu durchschauen but she noticed that several documents...
Vieles davon war reichlich kompliziert / schwer verständlich / auf den ersten Blick schwer zu durchschauen but she noticed that several documents...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Danke"
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45 mins
Renate Radziwill-Rall
France
France
Native in German
France
44 years of technical and legal texts
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , French
Works in: French to German, English to German, German to French, and 1 more.
völlig unklar
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Note added at 46 mins (2024-04-20 14:58:31 GMT)
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völlig undurchsichtig
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Note added at 46 mins (2024-04-20 14:58:31 GMT)
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völlig undurchsichtig
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Bernd Albrecht
: Oder so. Auch eine Möglichkeit. Wobei die geheimen Pläne ja nur für die Frau auf den ersten Blick "völlig unklar" erscheinen, aber tatsächlich für den Fachmann wohl durchaus Sinn ergeben
1 min
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danke
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Reference comments
35 mins
Bernd Albrecht
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in German
Switzerland
Master of Words - IT/Software, Marketing
Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: English to German
Related KudoZ points
:
16
Reference:
in the weeds
1) with so many problems or so much work that you are finding it difficult to deal with something
2) concerned with small details, often when this prevents you from understanding what is important
2) concerned with small details, often when this prevents you from understanding what is important
Example sentence:
We're down in the weeds here with customer service.
He's one of those rare people who can get down in the weeds and work on the details, but still see the big picture.
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