Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
aus dem Tritt geraten
English translation:
to have jumped the rails
Added to glossary by
Susan Welsh
Sep 26, 2008 11:51
15 yrs ago
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German term
United States
Psychology, economics, politics
Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
aus dem Tritt geraten
German to English
Bus/Financial
Economics
macroeconomic theory
Nach dem Platzen der Internet-Blasa ... schien die prosperiende Entwicklung der Weltwirtschft aud dem Tritt geraten.
I translated this as "... it seemed as though the prosperous development of the economy was running out of steam."
Is there a better choice?
I translated this as "... it seemed as though the prosperous development of the economy was running out of steam."
Is there a better choice?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | to have gone off the rails |
David Hollywood
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| 3 | be out of step |
valhalla55
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| 3 | fallen out of step or lost its rhythm |
Donal Murphy-Bokern
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Proposed translations
+2
4 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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36
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to have gone off the rails
off the top of my head
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-09-26 13:05:33 GMT)
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"go off the rails" usually means "to lose it", "go crazy", etc. but it does have a connotation that might fit here ...
(go) off the rails. (to go) off the proper course; (to become) insane. ride on a rail. ☆. to place on a rail and carry out of the community: extralegal ...
www.yourdictionary.com/rail - 23k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-09-26 13:05:33 GMT)
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"go off the rails" usually means "to lose it", "go crazy", etc. but it does have a connotation that might fit here ...
(go) off the rails. (to go) off the proper course; (to become) insane. ride on a rail. ☆. to place on a rail and carry out of the community: extralegal ...
www.yourdictionary.com/rail - 23k - Cached - Similar pages
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all! --Susan"
2 mins
valhalla55
fast and reliable
Native in: Romanian 
Works in: Japanese to Norwegian, Japanese to German, Norwegian to Japanese, and 5 more.
be out of step
my 2 cents
7 mins
Donal Murphy-Bokern
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Specializes in field
Germany
Bringing science to translations
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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4
fallen out of step or lost its rhythm
Seems an understatment of what's going on in the USA, but it is a translation of the phrase.
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