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Sentence #3024672

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 raggione raggione February 1, 2014 February 1, 2014 at 1:53:39 PM UTC link Permalink

I would suggest: "... once he gets to know ...", which accounts for the "mal" in the German sentence.

As to the idiom another alternative would be something along the lines of "getting to know the ropes", which is a less unpredictable thing than the blowing of the wind.

The German idiom with the running hare implies that the hare would always run the same way (i.e. predictability). If the wind image works the same way, everything should be fine.

patgfisher patgfisher February 1, 2014 February 1, 2014 at 8:10:52 PM UTC link Permalink

Thanks John.
I have amended the sentence and hope it's OK now.

CK CK November 7, 2020 November 7, 2020 at 4:51:08 AM UTC link Permalink

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"Get to know the ropes" is an idiom.

https://www.google.com/search?q...pes%22+meaning

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #3024523Tom wird weniger Fehler machen, wenn er erst mal weiß, wie der Hase läuft..

Tom will make fewer mistakes only after he gets to know which way the wind blows.

added by patgfisher, February 1, 2014
➜ #3024523Tom wird weniger Fehler machen, wenn er erst mal weiß, wie der Hase läuft.

linked by patgfisher, February 1, 2014
Tom will make fewer mistakes once he gets to know the ropes.

edited by patgfisher, February 1, 2014
➜ #6024890תום יעשה פחות שגיאות כשיתחיל להתרגל.

linked by fekundulo, April 20, 2017
➜ #6537687Tom va face mai puține greșeli odată ce va ajunge să se familiarizeze cu domeniul respectiv.

linked by elenacristina260, December 4, 2017