Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Eisen im Feuer haben
English translation:
to have several irons in the fire
Added to glossary by
DDM
Nov 24, 2006 17:52
17 yrs ago
German term
heiße Eisen im Feuer haben
German to English
Marketing
Marketing / Market Research
Aus einem Artikel über eine Pharma-Firma, die mehrere Medikamente hat, die sich in Testphasen befinden.
Klein, aber fein
XXX hat gleich ***mehrere heiße Eisen im Feuer***. Schon bald dürfte es bei dem ein oder anderen Produktkandidaten Neuigkeiten geben.
Klein, aber fein
XXX hat gleich ***mehrere heiße Eisen im Feuer***. Schon bald dürfte es bei dem ein oder anderen Produktkandidaten Neuigkeiten geben.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +8 | to have several irons in the fire |
DDM
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| 4 | to have hot coals in the fire |
Timothy Wood
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| 3 +1 | to have several pots on the boil |
Lancashireman
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| 3 | to have several strings to one's bow |
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
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| 3 | products in the pipeline |
jccantrell
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Proposed translations
+8
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to have several irons in the fire
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Harald Pigall
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Thank you, Harald!
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Jonathan MacKerron
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Thank you, Jonathan!
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Clare Forder
: this is what I would say
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Thank you, Clare!
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Kim Metzger
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Thank you, Kim!
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Mariana T. Buttermilch
: sip Daniel, sounds nice!
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Thank you, Mariana!
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Alison Jenner
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Thank you, Alison!
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: I'm a bit surprised at "heisse Eisen" im Feuer, normally the expression is just"Eisen im Feuer' "heisses Eisen" has a different meaning I think, just a thought
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Thank you, Ingeborg!
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Textklick
: Wonder whether this is a back translation somehow?
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Thank you, Textklick!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Herzlichen Dank an alle participants! Stimme Ingeborg zu, dass es eigentlich nur "Eisen im Feuer" im Deutschen heißen müsste."
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Timothy Wood
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
LEGAL AND FINANCIAL TRANSLATOR
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English, English
to have hot coals in the fire
This expressions means that there are many activities currently in the process of being completed.
1 hr
to have several strings to one's bow
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+1
1 hr
Lancashireman
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Related KudoZ points
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232
to have several pots on the boil
to have several irons to one’s bow
to have several pots in the fire
to have several strings on the boil
to have several pots in the fire
to have several strings on the boil
Peer comment(s):
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David Moore (X)
: How to win people and influence friends!?? (Sorry, Dale!)
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Textklick
: These "do not convince". Unfortunate negative association with pot-boiler.
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Not one of them contains a bunny.
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jccantrell
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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27
products in the pipeline
Just another way of saying this, with an eye toward your context more than the actual German expression.
Then, you could just use ... candidates.... for later in the sentence.
Then, you could just use ... candidates.... for later in the sentence.
Peer comment(s):
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David Moore (X)
: I think this rather suggests that ALL of the products are going to be marketed...
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