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deep in the weeds (here)

German translation: reichlich kompliziert / schwer verständlich / schwer zu durchschauen

14:12 Apr 20, 2024
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Description of an office scene, reviewing documents
English term or phrase: deep in the weeds (here)
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.
Dr-G-Pless
Local time: 05:09
German translation:reichlich kompliziert / schwer verständlich / schwer zu durchschauen
Explanation:
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...
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Bernd Albrecht
Switzerland
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Danke
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1völlig unklar
Renate Radziwill-Rall
3 +1reichlich kompliziert / schwer verständlich / schwer zu durchschauen
Bernd Albrecht
Summary of reference entries provided
in the weeds
Bernd Albrecht

  

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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
reichlich kompliziert / schwer verständlich / schwer zu durchschauen


Explanation:
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...

Bernd Albrecht
Switzerland
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Danke

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chantale Flentge: Schwer durchschaubar, undurchschaubar find ich auch passend 👍
22 mins
  -> Danke. Völlig wirr eben nur für die Frau auf den ersten Blick. Tatsächlich wohl durchaus nachvollziehbar, wenn man Zeit hat und weiß, worum es im Detail eigentlich geht
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
völlig unklar


Explanation:
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Note added at 46 mins (2024-04-20 14:58:31 GMT)
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völlig undurchsichtig

Renate Radziwill-Rall
France
Local time: 10:09
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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
  -> danke
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Reference comments


35 mins
Reference: in the weeds

Reference information:
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

Example sentence(s):
  • 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.

    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/de/worterbuch/englisch/in-the-weeds
Bernd Albrecht
Switzerland
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 16
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