German德语: auf den Säulen ruhenEnglish英语 translation: to be based on pillars  KudoZ The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators ... More  |
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Bus/Financial - 成语/格言/熟语 | | German德语词条或短语： auf den Säulen ruhen | Kontext: Laut Aussage des Unternehmens ruht die Geschäftsstrategie auf den folgenden drei Säulen:
Could this be translated with "is based on the following three foundations"? |
| | 写给提问者或来自提问者的留言Armorel Young: 19:24 Oct 10, 2007: For me "three foundations" doesn't work, because it sounds as though the analogy is with the foundations of a building but a building only has "foundations" in the collective sense - you can't have 2 or 3 of them.
Hilary Davies: 09:21 Oct 11, 2007: Armorel's right about the "foundations" - they aren't countable.
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is whhat I have often used and read in similar contexts
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Note added at 3 mins (2007-10-10 19:13:07 GMT)
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"based on the following three pillars" is fine
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Note added at 4 mins (2007-10-10 19:14:21 GMT)
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googl "based on" & pillars, you get more than 2 million hits |
| 获选答案来自：
 Stephen Sadie
德国
| 提问者给回答者的留言Many thanks, Stephen, and to all who contributed. Thanks also Armorel - of course, foundations can only be collective. Schoenes Wochende to you all! M.
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| pillars
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is whhat I have often used and read in similar contexts
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Note added at 3 mins (2007-10-10 19:13:07 GMT)
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"based on the following three pillars" is fine
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Note added at 4 mins (2007-10-10 19:14:21 GMT)
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googl "based on" & pillars, you get more than 2 million hits
| | 提问者给回答者的留言| Many thanks, Stephen, and to all who contributed. Thanks also Armorel - of course, foundations can only be collective. Schoenes Wochende to you all! M. |
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