German term
Financial translation: German to English
Native in: English (Variants: British, Irish, UK, Wales / Welsh, US, Scottish) 
Works in: German to English, English
Butter bei die Fische geben
I hope this sentence will help.
Gegenwärtig ist es an der Europäischen Zentralbank, „Butter bei die Fische“ zu tun und ihren Leitzins anzuheben; die Pause im Erhöhungszyklus, eingelegt im Zuge der Subprimekrise, scheint beendet
| 3 +6 | to cut to the chase |
Johanna Timm, PhD
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| 3 | get the move on |
TDfreelance
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| 3 | be a locomotive |
Bente_F
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| 3 | to act / put words into acts |
Stephen Sadie
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| 3 | Fish or cut bait |
Michele Johnson
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Jun 30, 2008 22:02: Johanna Timm, PhD changed "Term asked" from "Butter bei der Fische" to "Butter bei die Fische geben" , "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Jul 1, 2008 08:31: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Bus/Financial"
Proposed translations
Canada
Friendly, fast & certified!
Native in: German (Variants: Swiss, Platt / Nieder (Low German), Austrian, Germany)
Works in: English to German, German to English, German
to cut to the chase
[1] Aufforderung, Klartext zu reden, die Wahrheit zu sagen, etwas einzubringen, einzusetzen, zu investieren, zur Sache zu kommen, etwas anzupacken, keine halben Sachen zu machen (sagen)
de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Butter_bei_die_Fische_geben
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/107300.html
Get to the point - leaving out unnecessary preamble
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Textklick
: Spot on IMO. Answer 2 at: http://de.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2006101212501...
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danke!
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Amphyon
: yeah!
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Paul Skidmore
: I like this the best
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Steffen Walter
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Susan Zimmer
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BirgitBerlin
: nice one.
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Fast and accurate - letter for letter
Native in: German
Works in: German to English, English to German
get the move on
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Jim Tucker (X)
: probably "get *a* move on"
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be a locomotive
Overall, "the good news is the autonomous source of growth in Asia," he added. "It (Asia) is going to be a locomotive, but a tired one."
..over the coming decade Europe needs to decide whether it's going to be a locomotive in the world economy ..
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Darin Fitzpatrick
: This has an implication that the entity is a driving force, not just a guiding hand. Thus an industry might be a locomotive, but not a government.
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Germany
Practical business experience, reliable
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
to act / put words into acts
Germany
American engineer, Dip. Trans IOL, BDÜ
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
Fish or cut bait
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fish_or_cut_bait
The second suggestion mentioned there is perhaps even more accurate but less suitable for the audience :)
Time to get a move on, seize the opportunity.Alternative: "For the European Central Bank, it's time to get down to brass tacks: either..."
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