Abgehakt

English translation: put aside/shrugged off/sees it as a thing of the past

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German term or phrase:Abgehakt
English translation:put aside/shrugged off/sees it as a thing of the past
Entered by: Jon Fedler

14:29 Nov 25, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
German term or phrase: Abgehakt
Auszug aus einem Wirtschaftszeitungsbericht:
Der Anbieter von Software für die .......produktion hat die Wirtschaftskrise *abgehakt*. Im laufenden Turnus" wird.... schätzungsweise xxx verdienen und damit in etwa auf dem Niveau des bisherigen Rekordjahres... bleiben.

Could this be "let off the hook? (Just guessing).
Jon Fedler
Local time: 03:04
put aside/shrugged off/sees it as a thing of the past
Explanation:
waved off/yesterday's news/laid ad acta/no longer an issue/having passed/put behind him

The literal 'checked off' probably not so good here. Basically means 'out of sight, out of mind'
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gangels (X)
Local time: 18:04
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Summary of answers provided
3 +6put aside/shrugged off/sees it as a thing of the past
gangels (X)
3left behind or forgotten
Lynda Hepburn
3scratched it
Thayenga
2overcome
Michael Kucharski


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
left behind or forgotten


Explanation:
As a suggestion: the company seems to be doing well, so I suggest one of the above.

Lynda Hepburn
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:04
Native speaker of: English
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
put aside/shrugged off/sees it as a thing of the past


Explanation:
waved off/yesterday's news/laid ad acta/no longer an issue/having passed/put behind him

The literal 'checked off' probably not so good here. Basically means 'out of sight, out of mind'


gangels (X)
Local time: 18:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 268

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Melanie Nassar: I like "put it behind him" best
1 hr

agree  Cetacea: with "put behind him/them"
4 hrs

agree  igerold
5 hrs

agree  Helen Shiner: I like 'shrugged it off'.
9 hrs

agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
20 hrs

agree  Lancashireman: shrugged it off
1 day 9 hrs
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
overcome


Explanation:
...

Michael Kucharski
Local time: 01:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 20
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
scratched it


Explanation:
As in...no longer having any effect on it.

Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 01:04
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 18
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