räjäyttää pankki

English translation: hit it big, hit the jackpot

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Finnish term or phrase:räjäyttää pankki
English translation:hit it big, hit the jackpot
Entered by: USER0059 (X)

15:54 Sep 16, 2008
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Music / festivals
Finnish term or phrase: räjäyttää pankki
"Festivaali räjäytti jälleen rock-musiikkipankin", implying a huge success.
USER0059 (X)
Finland
Local time: 13:54
hit it big, hit the jackpot
Explanation:
Tässä pari esimerkkiä, jotka heti tulivat mieleen:

hit it big - to be very successful

hit the jackpot - to become highly successful (sometimes unexpectedly)

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Note added at 12 mins (2008-09-16 16:07:27 GMT)
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Myös Merriam Websteristä molemmat:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit the jackpot
Selected response from:

Susan Ruusunen
Finland
Local time: 13:54
Grading comment
Monet kiitokset! Käytän jackpot-versiota.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4hit it big, hit the jackpot
Susan Ruusunen
4blow the audience away
Juha Valtonen
4break the bank
Jon Thompson Coon


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hit it big, hit the jackpot


Explanation:
Tässä pari esimerkkiä, jotka heti tulivat mieleen:

hit it big - to be very successful

hit the jackpot - to become highly successful (sometimes unexpectedly)

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Note added at 12 mins (2008-09-16 16:07:27 GMT)
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Myös Merriam Websteristä molemmat:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit the jackpot


    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hit+the+jackpot
Susan Ruusunen
Finland
Local time: 13:54
Native speaker of: Finnish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Monet kiitokset! Käytän jackpot-versiota.
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
blow the audience away


Explanation:
esim. the rock festival blew the audience away

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Note added at 18 mins (2008-09-16 16:13:43 GMT)
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http://international.ibox.bg/news/id_807412107

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Note added at 38 mins (2008-09-16 16:33:18 GMT) Post-grading
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ok, luulin että kyseessä oli rock-konsertti..

Example sentence(s):
  • On July 5th the band opened for the Rolling Stones in London’s Hyde Park and blew the audience away.

    Reference: http://www.holeintheweb.com/drp/bhd/Kingcrimson1-5.htm
Juha Valtonen
Estonia
Local time: 13:54
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Kiitos! Tämäkin on erittäin hyvä vaihtoehto, mutta hieman rajuhko juuri tämänkertaiseen tekstiin.

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2 days 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
break the bank


Explanation:
It's a pretty straightforward match looking at it behind this keyboard



Example sentence(s):
  • "the festival broke the (insert type of) bank this year"
Jon Thompson Coon
Finland
Local time: 13:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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