Mar 29, 2006 07:27
18 yrs ago
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German term

Pläne in der Schublade haben

German to English Bus/Financial Paper / Paper Manufacturing
wir hatten die Pläne für xxx schon seit mehreren Jahren in der Schublade
Change log

May 5, 2022 06:19: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial"

Proposed translations

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24 mins
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to have plans up our sleeves

for years we have had plans ready for such an eventuality/in reserve for such an eventuality

depends on the register

we had already made plans for this years ago

we had plans on ice.....
Peer comment(s):

agree Lesley Burgon
22 hrs
agree IC --
3 days 37 mins
agree Bentext
3 days 8 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Danke schön!"
+3
2 mins

to have reserve plans

to have plans on hold
to have contingency plans...

mehr Kontext wäre besser!
Peer comment(s):

agree Bianca Jacobsohn : ;o)
10 mins
thanks bianca
agree IC --
3 days 59 mins
thanks icg
agree Bentext
3 days 9 hrs
thnks bentext
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+1
4 mins

to have plans on the shelf

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Peer comment(s):

agree IC --
3 days 57 mins
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39 mins

to have plans ready

Yet another possibility.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Ingeborg Gowans (X) : or 'we had plans tucked away
4 hrs
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