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Du bestimmst wo es langgeht.

English translation: You are in charge of your future ... / the choice is yours

12:09 Nov 20, 2004
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
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German term or phrase: Du bestimmst wo es langgeht.
Du bestimmst wo es langgeht. / Karrieremöglichkeiten für gut ausgebildete.
Olga Michalik
English translation:You are in charge of your future ... / the choice is yours
Explanation:
... (However, such a plan does not assure profit nor does it protect against loss in
a declining market.) You're in Control You are in charge of your future. ...
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Norbert Hermann
Local time: 23:52
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4You are in charge of your future ... / the choice is yours
Norbert Hermann
4 +1The (your) future is in your hands.
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
4You call the shots
msherms
3It's up to you to determine what happens next
Dr. Fred Thomson
3Go your own way
Allesklar


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
You are in charge of your future ... / the choice is yours


Explanation:
... (However, such a plan does not assure profit nor does it protect against loss in
a declining market.) You're in Control You are in charge of your future. ...


Norbert Hermann
Local time: 23:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ellen Zittinger
17 mins
agree  Melanie Nassar
1 hr
agree  Shane London
1 hr
agree  Olaf Reibedanz: "The choice is yours" fits perfectly here! Or even: "The choice is *all* yours!"
1 hr
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The (your) future is in your hands.


Explanation:
alternatively "lies" instead of "is" (lies in your hands).
I think "*is* in your hands" is more commonly used.

Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
Germany
Local time: 00:52
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Armorel Young: I think that's good.
4 hrs
  -> thanks, Armorel!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
It's up to you to determine what happens next


Explanation:
Or: What happens next is upt to you.
Or: What your future will be like is up to you.

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 16:52
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
You call the shots


Explanation:
Just another option

You call the shots.

msherms
Local time: 00:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Go your own way


Explanation:
.

Allesklar
Australia
Local time: 08:22
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Francis Lee (X): perhaps a little too Nietzschean
4 hrs
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