Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Innovationsfeuerwerk
English translation:
innovation explosion, explosion in innovation
Added to glossary by
Ventnai
Oct 22, 2008 16:37
15 yrs ago
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German term
Innovationsfeuerwerk
German to English
Marketing
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Von einem „Innovationsfeuerwerk“ für mehr Transporteffizienz und den Klimaschutz gerade in Bezug auf den aktuellen Leichtbau-Trend in der Nutzfahrzeugindustrie spricht der Verband der Deutschen Automobilindustrie (VDA).
Proposed translations
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Change log
Oct 22, 2008 21:42: Marcus Malabad changed "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing" , "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Transport / Transportation / Shipping"
Oct 24, 2008 06:28: Ventnai changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/48208">Ventnai's</a> old entry - "Innovationsfeuerwerk"" to ""innovation explosion, explosion in innovation""
Proposed translations
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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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77
Selected
innovation explosion, explosion in innovation
Sounds like advert-speak to me, so anything along this line might fit.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everyone for your help. Sorry I can't give you all points. "
+1
51 mins
fireworks of innovation
http://www.whatcar.co.uk/news-article.aspx?NA=233726
I know it's a slightly different context, but it seems to be used in the same way; I know it sounds lame, but apparently gets a lot of g hits. maybe it works in your context, too
I know it's a slightly different context, but it seems to be used in the same way; I know it sounds lame, but apparently gets a lot of g hits. maybe it works in your context, too
Peer comment(s):
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Stephen Gobin
: Interesting link, Ingeborg and like you say it does sound lame. I suspect that "fireworks of innovation" was a direct 1:1 translation of the German.
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admittedly so :(
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
: Why shouldn't that work for English ears?? ;-))
14 hrs
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thanks for the encouragement; I ewasb't that thrilled with it myself, and itsems a lot of our colleagues agree
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Veronika McLaren
Native in German
&
English
Works in field
Carpe diem!
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: English, German to English, English to German, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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6
Innovative combustion technology
Another option?
+3
3 hrs
spectacular burst/surge of innovations
one option
Peer comment(s):
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Paul Cohen
: Nice one, Ken. Adding the word "spectacular" really clinches it for me.
56 mins
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
11 hrs
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hazmatgerman (X)
: With burst.
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+1
3 hrs
Stephen Gobin
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Soaring over the language barrier
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
a flurry/blaze of innovation
HTH
Peer comment(s):
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Paul Cohen
: Flurry is very common. Can't go too wrong there. Blaze is perhaps closer to the firey energy of "Feuerwerk". A roaring blaze of innovation?
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