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worauf es ankommt

English translation: When it comes to.. knows what is important

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German term or phrase:worauf es ankommt
English translation:When it comes to.. knows what is important
Entered by: Jon Fedler

15:56 Nov 16, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Retail / General
German term or phrase: worauf es ankommt
From a survey of trends in business wear:


Der Handel hat eine klare Vorstellung, worauf es bei Anzug-Lieferanten
ankommt. Wer hat wo die Nase vorne?
Jon Fedler
Local time: 06:15
When it comes to.. knows what is important
Explanation:
When it comes to suit suppliers, XXXX has a clear idea of what is important.

XXXX knows what its doing/talking about when it comes to suit suppliers.

Needs to be reworded to sound better, but you can get the gist.

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Note added at 57 mins (2009-11-16 16:53:58 GMT)
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http://www.dict.cc/deutsch-englisch/Es kommt darauf an.html

Selected response from:

Jeff Whittaker
United States
Local time: 23:15
Grading comment
Thanks Jeff - and o all other contributors
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5When it comes to.. knows what is important
Jeff Whittaker
3 +3what really matters
Steffen Walter
4(knows) what's what
Tom Tyson
3where it's at
Jo Bennett
3to know exactly what is essential / crucial
Michél Dallaserra
3what makes the difference
lisa79


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
where it's at


Explanation:
... or is that too colloquial? Might start the ball rolling anyway.

Jo Bennett
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:15
Native speaker of: English
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to know exactly what is essential / crucial


Explanation:
is one possible translation.

Michél Dallaserra
Germany
Local time: 05:15
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
When it comes to.. knows what is important


Explanation:
When it comes to suit suppliers, XXXX has a clear idea of what is important.

XXXX knows what its doing/talking about when it comes to suit suppliers.

Needs to be reworded to sound better, but you can get the gist.

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Note added at 57 mins (2009-11-16 16:53:58 GMT)
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http://www.dict.cc/deutsch-englisch/Es kommt darauf an.html



Jeff Whittaker
United States
Local time: 23:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks Jeff - and o all other contributors

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  franglish
31 mins
agree  Rolf Keiser: good approach.
55 mins
agree  Ventnai
1 hr
agree  Nicholas Krivenko: Very smooth.
2 hrs
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): klingt eleganter
2 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
what really matters


Explanation:
... has a clear idea of what really matters when dealing with suit suppliers.

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 05:15
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  franglish: also came to mind
2 mins
agree  Annett Kottek (X): Yes, agree. Or even just 'They know what matters.'
2 hrs
  -> ... or "they/retailers know what matters most when..."
agree  lisa79
17 hrs
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(knows) what's what


Explanation:
Just another idea ...

Tom Tyson
Local time: 04:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
what makes the difference


Explanation:
Noch ein Vorschlag, der unter Umständen passen könnte:
(has a clear idea of/knows full well) what makes the difference (...)

lisa79
Local time: 04:15
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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