Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
140 countries and counting
German translation:
140 Länder, Tendenz weiter steigend
Added to glossary by
Annika Hogekamp
Oct 20, 2017 11:20
6 yrs ago
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English term
countries and counting
English to German
Marketing
Advertising / Public Relations
Selbstdarstellung eines Unternehmens
Es geht um die Selbstdarstellung eines weltweit tätigen Online-Unternehmens ABC.
"ABC aspires to level the XYZ field, by enabling people worldwide (140 ***countries and counting***) to come together on one platform."
Ich habe zwar den eingesternten Ausdruck bei Facebook gefunden, aber keine Übersetzung dazu.
Kann jemand helfen?
"ABC aspires to level the XYZ field, by enabling people worldwide (140 ***countries and counting***) to come together on one platform."
Ich habe zwar den eingesternten Ausdruck bei Facebook gefunden, aber keine Übersetzung dazu.
Kann jemand helfen?
Proposed translations
(German)
| 4 +6 | 140 Länder, Tendenz weiter steigend |
Annika Hogekamp
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| 3 | und es werden immer mehr |
Regina Eichstaedter
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References
| Wörterbuch |
Thomas Pfann
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Change log
Oct 22, 2017 00:17: Annika Hogekamp Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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44 mins
Annika Hogekamp
Germany
Germany
Native in English
&
German
Germany
Science, engineering and education
Native in: English (Variants: British, Australian) 
, German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: English to German, German to English, Spanish to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
140 Länder, Tendenz weiter steigend
used to say that a figure is constantly increasing
alternativ: 140 Länder, bei (kontinuierlich) steigender Anzahl
alternativ: 140 Länder, bei (kontinuierlich) steigender Anzahl
Example sentence:
"nearly seven years later (and counting), Hackett remains undefeated"
Reference:
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/and-counting
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/and-counting
Note from asker:
| Danke! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
lisa23
: finde ich gut
23 mins
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| agree |
BrigitteHilgner
: https://www.dict.cc/?s=counting
1 hr
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| agree |
Karolin Schmidt
2 hrs
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| agree |
Irene Schlotter, Dipl.-Übers.
: Ich würde geringfügig anders formulieren: bis dato 140 Länder, Tendenz steigend
5 hrs
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| agree |
Veronika Neuhold
1 day 7 hrs
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| agree |
lprd027
: "Tendenz steigend" reicht, "weiter" ist meiner Meinung nach überflussig
3 days 13 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Danke!"
50 mins
Regina Eichstaedter
Native in German
Specializes in field
Language is never innocent
Native in: German
Works in: Italian to German, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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63
und es werden immer mehr
bisher / bis dato
Note from asker:
| Danke Regina! |
Reference comments
33 mins
Thomas Pfann
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in German
Works in field
United Kingdom
Related KudoZ points
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36
Reference:
Wörterbuch
Es ist nicht „countries and counting“, was hier als fester Ausdruck zu verstehen ist, sondern das nachgeschobene „and counting“.
Oxford Dictionaries:
– and counting [phrase]
Used to say that a figure is constantly increasing.
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/%E2%80%94_an...
Merriam-Webster:
— and counting
:with more to come • in business for 50 years and counting
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/%E2%80%94_an...
Wiktionary:
(idiomatic) used to show that the number previously mentioned is continuously changing, i.e. increasing or decreasing
This online dictionary has 100,000 articles — and counting.
Hurry up: the train leaves in three minutes. No, two minutes and counting!
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/and_counting
Oxford Dictionaries:
– and counting [phrase]
Used to say that a figure is constantly increasing.
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/%E2%80%94_an...
Merriam-Webster:
— and counting
:with more to come • in business for 50 years and counting
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/%E2%80%94_an...
Wiktionary:
(idiomatic) used to show that the number previously mentioned is continuously changing, i.e. increasing or decreasing
This online dictionary has 100,000 articles — and counting.
Hurry up: the train leaves in three minutes. No, two minutes and counting!
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/and_counting
Peer comments on this reference comment:
| agree |
Teresa Reinhardt
4 hrs
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| agree |
Veronika Neuhold
1 day 7 hrs
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Discussion
Also würde ich "140 Länder – Tendenz steigend" vorschlagen. Würdest Du sagen, das passt?
bisher 140 Länder;
140 Länder und es werden noch mehr; usw.