Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
System der komunizierenden Röhren
English translation:
system of interconnecting channels
Added to glossary by
transatgees
Sep 10, 2010 11:04
13 yrs ago
German term
System der komunizierenden Röhren
German to English
Bus/Financial
Economics
Der Löweanteil des deutschen Kapitalexports fließt, wenig spektakulär, über das System der komunizierenden Röhren der Minanzkapitalmärkte.
- could this just be a metaphor? Could I just say "The majority of German capital exports flow through capital markets"? Or is there an equivalent metaphor in English? I found an experiment about "communicating vessels" but wasn't sure this would fit.
- could this just be a metaphor? Could I just say "The majority of German capital exports flow through capital markets"? Or is there an equivalent metaphor in English? I found an experiment about "communicating vessels" but wasn't sure this would fit.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | system of interconnecting channels |
transatgees
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| 4 +1 | interconnected system [of pipes] |
Mark Cole
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| 3 | communicating tubes |
BrigitteHilgner
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Change log
Oct 18, 2010 13:26: transatgees Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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transatgees
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Hands-on experience of commerce
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
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system of interconnecting channels
I think "channels" feels more natural in English and is certainly seen in this sort of context in the financial columns of UK newspapers.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
26 mins
BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Austria
b2b/economics/marketing/market research/
Native in: German 
Works in: German to English, French to German, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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16
communicating tubes
Why not use this expression? It's quite common.
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52 mins
interconnected system [of pipes]
Personally I would leave the "of pipes" out of it; it does look like a technical metaphor, but in my view it doesn't really work in English.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Colin Rowe
: "interconnected" is certainly what springs to mind for "komunizierende Röhre"
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