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    Mit der heissen Nadel gestrickt

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    Mit der heissen Nadel gestrickt

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    Zeitungsartikel "Zeit"
    Context/ examples
    Bei der Hochschulreform ist einiges mit der heissen Nadel gestrickt.
    Comment
    German idiom (= too rapidly done and thus poorly done)
    AuthorEfulan28 Oct 06, 19:47
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    e.g.
    overhasty decision-making
    overhasty and inappropriate decisions
    #1AuthorBubi (236165) 28 Oct 06, 19:51
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    Have a look in the archives for possibilities of saying that something has been cobbled together.
    Dictionary: nadel
    #2Author Marianne (BE) (237471) 28 Oct 06, 19:52
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    This was rapid !! Thank you !
    #3AuthorEfulan28 Oct 06, 20:01
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    @ Marianne: Was this the link you had in mind: https://dict.leo.org/forum/searchForums.php?p...

    (hope it doesn't break . . .)
    #4AuthorDaddy28 Oct 06, 20:16
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    Sorry, it didn't work-out; however, just enter 'heißer Nadel' to search for . . .
    #5AuthorD.28 Oct 06, 20:18
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    Hey, Daddy-O, Marianne's link works fine for me. Just scroll down a bit to get the forum archive results. :-)
    #6Authorwpr (236109) 28 Oct 06, 20:22
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    Hi Daddy
    I just entered "Nadel" and all the old discussions appear at the bottom of the link
    #7Author Marianne (BE) (237471) 28 Oct 06, 20:24
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    @wpr
    Hi
    you obviously type faster than I do - two minutes hardly qualifies for a synchronous point but taking my typing speed into account ...
    #8Author Marianne (BE) (237471) 28 Oct 06, 20:27
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    Hi, Marianne. - I see - One has to click once-more onto [ GO ] after having clicked onto the link you provided to see the archive list . . .
    #9AuthorDaddy :-)28 Oct 06, 20:32
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    Daddy - no, just click on the link and scroll down
    #10Author Marianne (BE) (237471) 28 Oct 06, 20:38
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    hmmm, Daddy, they appear automatically for me. Are you using FF?
    #11Authorwpr (236109) 28 Oct 06, 20:38
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    It now works fine for me, too. - Maybe DSL got stuck in between . . .
    My apologies to Marianne!
    #12AuthorDaddy28 Oct 06, 20:42
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    I did not get to the archives in the first place - sorry for that - as I see you have been discussing about those needles for quite some time.. but I just 'joined the club' and still have to learn how to find my way around... thanks again.
    #13AuthorEfulan28 Oct 06, 20:55
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    @ Efulan
    Welcome
    You will also have to get used to the banter :-)
    #14Author Marianne (BE) (237471) 28 Oct 06, 21:01
     
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