German term or phrase: Kreditsünder | The sentence reads as follows: Obama liesse sich leicht als „Kreditsünder“ darstellen, der es angeblich nicht schafft, die Vereinigen Staaten ohne ein Anwerfen der Druckerpresse seitens der Fed zu finanzieren. I would be grateful for any suggestions. TIA, Caitriona |
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credit delinquent | Explanation: Sündner would usually be translated as sinner or transgressor - but this is staying within the typical biblical context. A sinner is someone who breaks the law, in that case the ten commandments (the law given to Israel). Taking it out of the biblical context, it remains a person, who is breaking the law. There you have a great choice of words: bad actor, black marketeer, blackmailer, con, convict, crook, culprit, delinquent, desperado, deuce, evildoer, ex-con, felon, fugitive, gangster, guerilla, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, hustler, inside person, jailbird, lawbreaker, malefactor, mobster, mug, offender, outlaw, racketeer, repeater, scofflaw, sinner, thug, transgressor , trespasser, wrongdoer, yardbird etc. The context you provide is one of not meeting (re)payments without printing more money. This is very similar to common credit card delinquency http://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/11/intro-to-credit-c... Hence, I arrived at credit delinquent. |
| Selected response from: Diana Obermeyer United Kingdom Local time: 18:21
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