Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
mit einem Rückgang reagieren
English translation:
fall ... to compensate
Added to glossary by
Susan Welsh
Sep 26, 2008 11:57
15 yrs ago
German term
United States
Psychology, economics, politics
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Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
mit einem Rückgang reagieren
German to English
Bus/Financial
Economics
macroeconomic theory
The context makes it confusing:
In the 1930s, with a lack of liquidity, "Preise und Löhne konnten auf diesen Nachfrageausfall nicht schnell genug mit einem entsprechenden Rückgang reagieren."
I translated: "Prices and wages could not react quickly enough to this loss of demand, with a correspnding decline"--but this really doesn't make much sense.
In the 1930s, with a lack of liquidity, "Preise und Löhne konnten auf diesen Nachfrageausfall nicht schnell genug mit einem entsprechenden Rückgang reagieren."
I translated: "Prices and wages could not react quickly enough to this loss of demand, with a correspnding decline"--but this really doesn't make much sense.
Proposed translations
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11 mins
Paul Cohen
Greenland
Greenland
Native in English
Greenland
Will work for blubber
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Danish to English
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12
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fall ... to compensate
Prices and wages could not fall quickly enough to compensate for the lack of demand.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all for your help."
6 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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36
and produce the required cutback/reduction/response
couple of ideas ...
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Note added at 8 mins (2008-09-26 12:06:29 GMT)
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or: and adjust accordingly
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Note added at 9 mins (2008-09-26 12:07:23 GMT)
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there's no absolute need to render it literally IMO
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Note added at 8 mins (2008-09-26 12:06:29 GMT)
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or: and adjust accordingly
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Note added at 9 mins (2008-09-26 12:07:23 GMT)
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there's no absolute need to render it literally IMO
3 hrs
Ellen Kraus
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Specializes in field
Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German 
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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2
(prices and wages) could not react quickly enough to this (substantial drop in demand
I think it is not necessary to repeat the term Rückgang in connection with prices since a drop in demand automatically triggers price reductions
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