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the band aid has been ripped off

German translation: das Schlimmste ist überstanden

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English term or phrase:the band aid has been ripped off
German translation:das Schlimmste ist überstanden
Entered by: Andrea Hauer

16:03 Dec 2, 2022
English to German translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities / REITs, Ausblick 2023
English term or phrase: the band aid has been ripped off
This year has been painful, but thankfully for listed real estate “the band aid has been ripped off.”

Hat jemand eine Idee hierfür?
Andrea Hauer
Germany
Local time: 09:53
das Schlimmste ist überstanden
Explanation:
Das Jahr war „schmerzhaft“, aber das Schlimmste ist damit erst einmal überstanden.

„to rip off the band-aid“ heißt im übertragenen Sinne, etwas Unangenehmes möglichst schnell zu tun, damit es nur kurz schmerzt.

rip the band-aid off
To do something painful or unpleasant very quickly so that the discomfort, while typically more intense, is short-lived.
You just need to rip the Band-Aid off and tell them the bad news.
I tend to obsess about things if I don't take decisive action, so I try to rip the band-aid off whenever I can.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/rip the band-aid off

rip off the bandaid
To quickly do an unpleasant job to avoid prolonging the agony
I know you don't wanna tell her but sometimes you gotta rip off the bandaid...
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rip off the ...
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Thomas Pfann
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:53
Grading comment
Prima gelöst, vielen Dank!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +9das Schlimmste ist überstanden
Thomas Pfann
3die unangenehme Wahrheit ist ans Licht gekommen
Heike Kurtz
3die Blase ist geplatzt
Annette Scheler


  

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die unangenehme Wahrheit ist ans Licht gekommen


Explanation:
ich weiß nicht, von welchem Land die Rede ist und wie sich dort die Situation darstellt, aber dass ein Pflaster abgerissen wurde deutet ja darauf hin, dass da jemand unangenehme Dinge darunter verborgen hat, die (vermutlich mit billigem Geld) zugekleistert wurden und nun zutage treten, nachdem das Pflaster (infolge der Zinserhöhungen) abgerissen wurde.

Heike Kurtz
Germany
Local time: 09:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 116
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die Blase ist geplatzt


Explanation:
oder die Realität ist eingekehrt etc.

Annette Scheler
Germany
Local time: 09:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 222

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  dkfmmuc: Entspricht nicht ganz der Aussage. Wenn es nicht ein historischer Text aus 2009 oder einer aus der Zukunft (so um 2024) ist.
3 days 13 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +9
das Schlimmste ist überstanden


Explanation:
Das Jahr war „schmerzhaft“, aber das Schlimmste ist damit erst einmal überstanden.

„to rip off the band-aid“ heißt im übertragenen Sinne, etwas Unangenehmes möglichst schnell zu tun, damit es nur kurz schmerzt.

rip the band-aid off
To do something painful or unpleasant very quickly so that the discomfort, while typically more intense, is short-lived.
You just need to rip the Band-Aid off and tell them the bad news.
I tend to obsess about things if I don't take decisive action, so I try to rip the band-aid off whenever I can.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/rip the band-aid off

rip off the bandaid
To quickly do an unpleasant job to avoid prolonging the agony
I know you don't wanna tell her but sometimes you gotta rip off the bandaid...
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rip off the ...

Thomas Pfann
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:53
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 96
Grading comment
Prima gelöst, vielen Dank!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrew Bramhall: That's the idea, yes.
2 hrs
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: Das passt wunderbar!
2 hrs
agree  schnitzelplanet: A band aid is ripped-off, when the wound has healed.
13 hrs
agree  Zea_Mays
13 hrs
agree  Verena Zipperer
14 hrs
agree  Steffen Walter
16 hrs
agree  Florian Winkler
18 hrs
agree  Johannes Gleim: Logisch
19 hrs
agree  Susanne Schiewe
1 day 18 hrs
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