race to bottom

German translation: Wettlauf nach unten

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English term or phrase:race to the bottom
German translation:Wettlauf nach unten
Entered by: Brie Vernier

13:04 Apr 19, 2006
English to German translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy
English term or phrase: race to bottom
Why are in spite of increasing material and technological progress increasing numbers of people forced to a race to the bottom below the level of sustainable subsistence rather than being engaged in a leisurely walk to the top of wealth and comfort for all?
martina1974
Austria
Local time: 21:03
Wettlauf nach unten
Explanation:
z.B. hier: http://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/inhalt/8/0,4070,3896488-5,00....

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Note added at 17 mins (2006-04-19 13:21:57 GMT)
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Übrigens fehlt in deinem Such-Term ein "the" -- "race to THE bottom"
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Brie Vernier
Germany
Local time: 21:03
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3 +2Wettlauf nach unten
Brie Vernier


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Wettlauf nach unten


Explanation:
z.B. hier: http://www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek/inhalt/8/0,4070,3896488-5,00....

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Note added at 17 mins (2006-04-19 13:21:57 GMT)
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Übrigens fehlt in deinem Such-Term ein "the" -- "race to THE bottom"

Brie Vernier
Germany
Local time: 21:03
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Parzival
15 mins
  -> Danke, Walter

agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
27 mins
  -> Danke, Ingeborg
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