Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Kern des Pudels
English translation:
nub, hub, o. crux of the matter
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Martin Henderson
Feb 19, 2016 16:46
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German term
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Kern des Pudels
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Commissioning of generator protection systems
This phrase occurs, believe it or not, in a book about the commissioning of generator protection systems. The full sentence is (author's quotation marks):
Nur im Rahmen einer Lastfahrt dringen wir zum „Kern des Pudels“ durch.
I'm tending to think along the lines of the "nub of the matter", but I may well be completely off beam. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance for all replies.
Nur im Rahmen einer Lastfahrt dringen wir zum „Kern des Pudels“ durch.
I'm tending to think along the lines of the "nub of the matter", but I may well be completely off beam. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance for all replies.
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Feb 19, 2016 17:07: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering" , "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
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Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
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Germany
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nub, hub, o. crux of the matter
der springende Punkt
you said it yourself...
Pudel m übertragen
das also ist des Pudels Kern - so that's what it's all about
© 2001 Langenscheidt KG, Berlin und München
you said it yourself...
Pudel m übertragen
das also ist des Pudels Kern - so that's what it's all about
© 2001 Langenscheidt KG, Berlin und München
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to Cillan (and to everyone else). In these days of online resources, we (i.e. I) sometimes too quickly overlook the old-fashioned resources still at our disposal..."
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the source/essence/solution
http://www.navigator-allgemeinwissen.de/die-wichtigsten-frag...
http://www.redensarten-index.de/suche.php?suchbegriff=des Pu...[]=rart_ou
http://www.redensarten-index.de/suche.php?suchbegriff=des Pu...[]=rart_ou
Note from asker:
| Thanks for your responses to my question Ramey. FYI, a "Lastfahrt" in this context is a "load test". |
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philgoddard
: This is right, but it loses the colour of the original.
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True, Phil. Let's see if I can up with something better...
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Andrew Bramhall
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12
the gist of it; the crux of thematter
We only get down to the crux/ gist/ hub of the matter when...
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'the matter', with space, obviously; sorry.
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'the matter', with space, obviously; sorry.
Note from asker:
| Thanks Oliver, I awarded the points to Cillan on a purely chronological basis. |
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Jonathan MacKerron
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heart of the matter
might fit
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but the real proof of the pudding is...
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but when it comes right down to it
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but ultimately
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but the real proof of the pudding is...
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but when it comes right down to it
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but ultimately
Note from asker:
| Thanks Jonathan, all perfectly acceptable proposals. I awarded the points to Cillan as he was first with this suggestion. I feel a bit dumb for not looking in the dictionary... |
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Michael Martin, MA
United States
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63
get to the bottom of this
IMO, it may be best to use normal (=colloquial) English for this.. The German text looks pretty informal, too. Of course, the author is aware that his expression is an odd choice in this context. That's why he set it off with quotation marks...
The only way to get to the bottom of this/to figure (straighten) this out...
It took a....to get to the bottom of this/figure (straighten) this out...
The only way to get to the bottom of this/to figure (straighten) this out...
It took a....to get to the bottom of this/figure (straighten) this out...
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