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Auf den Grund geschaut

English translation: Getting to the bottom of things

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German term or phrase:Auf den Grund geschaut
English translation:Getting to the bottom of things
Entered by: Terence Ajbro

12:09 Nov 21, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Ships, Sailing, Maritime
German term or phrase: Auf den Grund geschaut
Unfortunately a headline that has to do with marine/maritime research. Googling brings lots of answers, but not conclusive.
GeorginaW (X)
Germany
Local time: 15:47
Getting to the bottom of things
Explanation:
one possible interpretation
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Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Local time: 15:47
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6Getting to the bottom of things
Terence Ajbro
4Look at the bottom
J. Oliveira
3Looking at the fundamentals / back to the fundamentals
Helen Shiner
2Straight from the ocean floor
Jonathan MacKerron


Discussion entries: 2





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Getting to the bottom of things


Explanation:
one possible interpretation

Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Local time: 15:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ken Cox: a nice option; there could be other ways to go, depending on the content. Headlines are always written after the content and should reflect the content.
35 mins
  -> Thanks Ken
agree  Inge Meinzer
1 hr
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
1 hr
agree  babli: agree
2 hrs
agree  Rebecca Garber
4 hrs
agree  Steffen Walter: Good one.
7 hrs
  -> Thanks Steffen
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Look at the bottom


Explanation:
Without any other context besides what is mentioned, this interpretation is the one that makes most sense to me.

J. Oliveira
Thailand
Local time: 20:47
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Straight from the ocean floor


Explanation:
oh well...

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ken Cox: it came out of the deep ;-) (and made King Kong look like a lapdog)
1 hr
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Looking at the fundamentals / back to the fundamentals


Explanation:
An attempt to render the pun...

How some other people have used it:

http://www.thepublican.com/story.asp?storyCode=59794

Financials, Geopolitics, or Fundamentals?

Having now breached US$95/b, a run on US$100/b now seems a distinct possibility even without any further geopolitical risks arising. Just last week Global Insight anticipated that a run on US$100/b would not be possible without further supply disruption, or the threat of disruptions, above and beyond the current risks posed by tensions on the Turkey-Iraq border and between the United States and Iran. The questions then are: what has changed in the market, and is the current rally being driven by fundamentals, geopolitics, or speculation?

Looking at the fundamentals, there is no question that the balance is tight. It has always been anticipated that the fourth quarter would see a sizeable inventory draw that would extend into the first quarter. In fact this is perfectly normal historically, though the scale of the draw this year is the worrying factor.
http://www.globalinsight.com/SDA/SDADetail10904.htm

I’m going to lean towards James Toney, but you never know; tough John Ruiz has been wining for the past three years so you can’t anything away from Ruiz, he’s very consistent, he stays strong throughout the fight. He has a lot of experience, but looking at the fundamentals I’m going to go with James Toney. He is a master at this game. He is very good and quick fundamental fighter, he is going to be in great shape.

http://www.doghouseboxing.com/Henderson/Henderson042005.htm

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:47
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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