Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Ringen im Detail
English translation:
wrangling/wrangle over details
Added to glossary by
Hilary Davies Shelby
Mar 10, 2008 00:28
16 yrs ago
German term
Ringen im Detail
German to English
Social Sciences
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
This sentence is an introduction to a section about the EU's measures to improve passengers' rights. Here's the sent.:
"Die Verbesserung der Fahrgastrechte ist ein zähes Ringen im Detail."
Thanks in advance for your help,
Moabit
"Die Verbesserung der Fahrgastrechte ist ein zähes Ringen im Detail."
Thanks in advance for your help,
Moabit
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | wrangling/wrangle over details | Hilary Davies Shelby |
3 +3 | struggle over details | Christine Lam |
3 | fight/battle over the nuts and bolts | David Moore (X) |
Change log
Mar 13, 2008 11:47: Hilary Davies Shelby Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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wrangling/wrangle over details
CNN - Wrangling over details delays start of Korea talks - March ...
Wrangling over details delays start of Korea talks. talks. The first meeting lasted about two hours. In this story:. Atmosphere good. ...
www.cnn.com/WORLD/9803/16/korea.talks.pm/index.html
IDEAS & TRENDS; WHY IT'S SO TOUGH TO GET WELFARE REFORM - New York ...
But the consensus is sometimes hard to discern in the bitter partisan wrangling over details of the complex welfare bills now before ...
query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE4DB1F3FF935A35751C1A961948260
Situation Reports: Sudan, Sudan: UNAMID deployment on the brink
19 Dec 2007 ... members of the international community are instead wrangling over details and shirking their own responsibilities to support the force. ...
www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-7A2DZP?OpenDocum...
Budget Shortfall Renews Push for Slots - washingtonpost.com
Opponents Hope Wrangling Over Details Fells Plans, as It Has in Past. By John Wagner. Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, May 27, 2007; Page C07 ...
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/26/AR...
BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Funding issue hangs over EU talks
Romano Prodi speaking at the Sorbonne on Sunday. Prodi warns against wrangling over details. Delay in Brussels could lead to delay in negotiating the ...
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2355521.stm
Mammoth Spending Bill Passes House - Newser
(newser) – After months of wrangling over details, the House has passed a huge $515.7 billion domestic spending bill, the Washington Post reports. ...
www.newser.com/story/14344.html
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Note added at 12 hrs (2008-03-10 13:05:44 GMT)
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Lawyers wrangle over details ahead of crucial Jackson closing ...
Lawyers wrangle over details ahead of crucial Jackson closing arguments from AFP in News provided by Find Articles.
findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200505/ai_n14753573
Reuters AlertNet - N.Irish leaders wrangle over details of deal
AlertNet provides news, information and analysis for everyone interested in emergency relief. AlertNet is run by Reuters Foundation.
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/REU228561.htm
Romanian, Hungarian parties wrangle over details - The Slovak ...
The Slovak Spectator is Slovakia's only English-language newspaper. It is published weekly and covers local news, culture and business.
www.spectator.sk/articles/view/8780/1/
Arabs And Israel Keep Baker at Bay Over Peace Talks - New York Times
If one or all of the parties, though, continues to wrangle over details, invitations may have to be sent out anyway, reporters were told, because "at some ...
query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7DB1639F932A1575AC0A967958260
Some Lawmakers Want to Fund Civilian Projects Through War Bill ...
As House Democrats wrangle over details of a $100 billion war spending bill -- including whether restrictions should be placed on troops sent to Iraq ...
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/01/AR...
Bowling Green Daily News
Depot board, city wrangle over details Group waiting for site’s work to be certified before paying last bill, dissolving. By ROBYN L. MINOR, The Daily News, ...
www.bgdailynews.com/articles/2007/12/13/news/news8.txt
Wrangling over details delays start of Korea talks. talks. The first meeting lasted about two hours. In this story:. Atmosphere good. ...
www.cnn.com/WORLD/9803/16/korea.talks.pm/index.html
IDEAS & TRENDS; WHY IT'S SO TOUGH TO GET WELFARE REFORM - New York ...
But the consensus is sometimes hard to discern in the bitter partisan wrangling over details of the complex welfare bills now before ...
query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE4DB1F3FF935A35751C1A961948260
Situation Reports: Sudan, Sudan: UNAMID deployment on the brink
19 Dec 2007 ... members of the international community are instead wrangling over details and shirking their own responsibilities to support the force. ...
www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-7A2DZP?OpenDocum...
Budget Shortfall Renews Push for Slots - washingtonpost.com
Opponents Hope Wrangling Over Details Fells Plans, as It Has in Past. By John Wagner. Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, May 27, 2007; Page C07 ...
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/26/AR...
BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Funding issue hangs over EU talks
Romano Prodi speaking at the Sorbonne on Sunday. Prodi warns against wrangling over details. Delay in Brussels could lead to delay in negotiating the ...
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2355521.stm
Mammoth Spending Bill Passes House - Newser
(newser) – After months of wrangling over details, the House has passed a huge $515.7 billion domestic spending bill, the Washington Post reports. ...
www.newser.com/story/14344.html
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Note added at 12 hrs (2008-03-10 13:05:44 GMT)
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Lawyers wrangle over details ahead of crucial Jackson closing ...
Lawyers wrangle over details ahead of crucial Jackson closing arguments from AFP in News provided by Find Articles.
findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200505/ai_n14753573
Reuters AlertNet - N.Irish leaders wrangle over details of deal
AlertNet provides news, information and analysis for everyone interested in emergency relief. AlertNet is run by Reuters Foundation.
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/REU228561.htm
Romanian, Hungarian parties wrangle over details - The Slovak ...
The Slovak Spectator is Slovakia's only English-language newspaper. It is published weekly and covers local news, culture and business.
www.spectator.sk/articles/view/8780/1/
Arabs And Israel Keep Baker at Bay Over Peace Talks - New York Times
If one or all of the parties, though, continues to wrangle over details, invitations may have to be sent out anyway, reporters were told, because "at some ...
query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7DB1639F932A1575AC0A967958260
Some Lawmakers Want to Fund Civilian Projects Through War Bill ...
As House Democrats wrangle over details of a $100 billion war spending bill -- including whether restrictions should be placed on troops sent to Iraq ...
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/01/AR...
Bowling Green Daily News
Depot board, city wrangle over details Group waiting for site’s work to be certified before paying last bill, dissolving. By ROBYN L. MINOR, The Daily News, ...
www.bgdailynews.com/articles/2007/12/13/news/news8.txt
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14 mins
struggle over details
for starters
Florida lawmakers continue to struggle over details of a new preschool program approved by voters in a 2002 ballot initiative.(Brief Article) from Report on ...
findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4390/is_200405/ai_n15295601 - 31k -
Florida lawmakers continue to struggle over details of a new preschool program approved by voters in a 2002 ballot initiative.(Brief Article) from Report on ...
findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4390/is_200405/ai_n15295601 - 31k -
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Bernhard Sulzer
: or maybe also: (long drawn-out) battle (negotiation)
4 hrs
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agree |
Ulrike Kraemer
6 hrs
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agree |
LP Schumacher
: "dispute" is used more commonly with "over (the) details" -- but I think the imagery of "struggle" better reflects the undertones of "ringen"
7 hrs
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10 hrs
fight/battle over the nuts and bolts
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