Jun 12, 2009 18:39
14 yrs ago
German term
Damit es nicht nur bei moralischen Appellen bleibt
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Energy / Power Generation
Gas turbines
Damit es nicht nur bei moralischen Appellen bleibt, wurden in Reaktion auf Beschlüsse des Kyotoprotokolls in Europa so genannte CO2 Zertifikate eingeführt.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | (see explanation) |
Tom Bodine
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| 3 | To make us actually walk the moral talk... |
Johanna Timm, PhD
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| 2 | To go beyond moral exhortations.... |
gangels (X)
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Proposed translations
+1
6 hrs
Tom Bodine
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Experienced, Accurate, Reasonable
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Russian to English, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
(see explanation)
Backing up its ethical appeals for action in response to the resolutions of the Kyoto Protocol, Europe introduced so-called CO2 certificates
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks, Tom. I used this, with slight modifications."
1 hr
Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Canada
Native in German
Canada
Friendly, fast & certified!
Native in: German (Variants: Austrian, Germany, Swiss, Platt / Nieder (Low German)) 
Works in: English to German, German to English, German
Related KudoZ points
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7
To make us actually walk the moral talk...
Ich seh das als eine Variante der Redewendungen:
„es nicht nur bei Worten belassen“/„auf Worte Taten folgen lassen“ >to walk the talk
„es nicht nur bei Worten belassen“/„auf Worte Taten folgen lassen“ >to walk the talk
Peer comment(s):
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Lancashireman
: Possibly suitable for a North American readership. Less so for the UK (see asker’s profile) where the concept of 'walking talks' or 'talking walks’ is unknown. // One swallow does not make a spring :-(
1 hr
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Interesting! Brits seem to "walk the walk"? http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/10/messages/514.htm...
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20 hrs
To go beyond moral exhortations....
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