Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

5%-Hürde

English translation:

5% hurdle/five percent hurdle

Added to glossary by Nicole Trebbin
Jul 21, 2009 10:40
14 yrs ago
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German term

5%-Hürde

German to English Law/Patents Government / Politics
die 5%-Hürde erreichen (bei Wahlen)
Change log

Jul 24, 2009 10:27: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Law/Patents"

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Non-PRO (1): philgoddard

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Proposed translations

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5% hurdle/five percent hurdle

Sounds strange, but since this is a German regulation it is very often used in that exact context.
Go ahead and google [5 % hurdle german election bundestag]
Peer comment(s):

agree Lancashireman : This better describes its nature and purpose. // BTW This would be one occasion when the hyphen would be very welcome: ‘five-percent hurdle’.
1 hr
Thank you, Andrew.
agree Inge Meinzer
2 hrs
Danke, Inge.
agree Ted Wozniak : Agree this is a better descriptor than "threshold" - a minor difference to be sure but an accurate one
2 hrs
Thank you, Ted.
agree dkfmmuc : Would like to agree. It's a real hurdle to pass. If the percentage of votes is lower than 5 % and the party doesn't gain three direct candidates to the Parliament than no votes are counted and no member will be in Parliament.
7 hrs
Thank you.
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Das klingt plausibel! Danke! "
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3 mins

5% threshold

My suggestion
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agree Geoff Browne (X)
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agree GET ENERGY (X)
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agree franglish
37 mins
agree Anne-Marie Grant (X)
37 mins
agree Nikolaos Angelidis
3 hrs
agree jccantrell
3 hrs
agree hazmatgerman (X) : as it has far more search results in combination with "German politics" than has "hurdle".
4 hrs
neutral Lancashireman : @ hazmat: Certainly a good translation for 'Fünf-Prozent-Schwelle' http://tinyurl.com/lykutk Less so for 'Fünf-Prozent-Hürde'. Regards. Swift
6 hrs
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