Mar 10, 2006 14:08
18 yrs ago
German term
Burkina Faso
Reassuringly expensive
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Italian to English, French to English
ganz nach vorne kommen
German to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Denn mit seiner massenkompatiblen Form des Geschichtenerzählens wollte er, wie er selbst zugibt, schon immer ganz nach vorne kommen.
Sentence is about a film director.
Sentence is about a film director.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +8 | make it (right) to the top |
Ulrike Kraemer
|
| 4 | Reword it... |
David Moore (X)
|
| 3 +1 | rephrase! |
Francis Lee (X)
|
| 3 | to get far |
Terence Ajbro
|
| 3 | aimed for popular success |
Annette Urbschat
|
Change log
Mar 10, 2006 14:33: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary"
Proposed translations
+8
2 mins
Ulrike Kraemer
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
Combining technical expertise and style
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Selected
make it (right) to the top
one option...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks"
3 mins
Reword it...
and say "... he admits he was always ambitious".
4 mins
Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
A multilingual Englishman
Native in: English 
Works in: English to German, English to Danish, Danish to English, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
20
to get far
--
+1
1 hr
rephrase!
I'd avoid any solution that involves "doing XX WITH his ..."
e.g.:
- He always saw his [mainstream] style of storytelling as the key to/a means of hitting the big time.
- He always believed that his style of storytelling would be a guarantee of success.
- He always hoped that his style of storytelling would bring him to the pinnacle of success.
- ... would win over the masses
e.g.:
- He always saw his [mainstream] style of storytelling as the key to/a means of hitting the big time.
- He always believed that his style of storytelling would be a guarantee of success.
- He always hoped that his style of storytelling would bring him to the pinnacle of success.
- ... would win over the masses
21 hrs
Annette Urbschat
Native in German
&
English
bilinguist, childrens' lit. and arts
Native in: English , German
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
:
3
aimed for popular success
His mainstream storytelling (style) aimed for popular success, as he admits freely.
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