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by any measure of the imagination

German translation: auf keinen Fall

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English term or phrase:by any measure of the imagination
German translation:auf keinen Fall
Entered by: Manuela Junghans

09:26 Nov 4, 2010
English to German translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: by any measure of the imagination
This isn't, by any measure of the imagination, a company that's going to stop at 167,000 ounces. "We are out looking for big systems
martina1974
Austria
Local time: 22:18
auf keinen Fall
Explanation:
unter keinen Umständen
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Manuela Junghans
Germany
Local time: 22:18
Grading comment
thanks a lot!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3auf keinen Fall
Manuela Junghans
3 +2dass das U. nur ..., ist (absolut) undenkbar/unvorstellbar
transcreator
4beim besten Willen nicht
Sabine Mertens


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
auf keinen Fall


Explanation:
unter keinen Umständen

Manuela Junghans
Germany
Local time: 22:18
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
thanks a lot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  transcreator
8 mins
  -> thanks transcreator
agree  Benedetta Bronz
11 mins
  -> thanks Benedetta
agree  Joan Hass
3 hrs
  -> thanks Joan
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
dass das U. nur ..., ist (absolut) undenkbar/unvorstellbar


Explanation:
in etwas farbiger...

transcreator
Germany
Local time: 22:18
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thayenga: absolut undenkbar
24 mins
agree  Joan Hass: mit Thayenga
3 hrs
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1 day 11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
beim besten Willen nicht


Explanation:
oder /mitnichten/

Example sentence(s):
  • not by any stretch (measure) of the imagination

    Reference: http://www.dict.cc/?s=not+by+any
Sabine Mertens
Germany
Local time: 22:18
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 13
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