KRISE
Konzern/Firma ist kaum noch zu retten/geht den Bach runter = the conglomerate’s fate/health/lot is hanging in the balance/has fallen off a/the cliff; the situation is beyond salvage; ailing company is in intensive care/is a basket case; we are on the road to ruin/perdition; confidence has been shaken/eroded/is wearing thin/is slipping away; lack of funds is eating away at the corporation’s future prospects; gathering storm over the company’s financial health gets worse; corporation finds itself in uncharted territory; conglomerate goes to the wall/faces a bleak/nightmare scenario
der Firma weht/bläst ein rauer Wind entgegen = the company’s attempt to fix the damage is running into headwinds
viele Konzerne spüren massiven Gegenwind = many corporations are facing a number of headwinds
die Krise verschärft sich = company is having a rough ride; crisis/conflict heats up/deepens/moves up another notch; the corporation is stuck in limbo/ is taking a day-to-day approach; the corporation is enduring challenging times
dem Vorstand wird vorgeworfen, mit der Krise nicht effizient genug umzugehen = the board of directors has been accused of lack of preparedness to deal with/navigatethe current crisis; company needs to deal with adversity/exercise more leadership
Aktionäre werden vom Management über die Finanzlage nicht informiert = management is keeping shareholders in the dark about the company’s real financial status
die Aussichten verdunkeln sich = high inflation dims/muddies/stifles/darkens our recovery prospects; our situation is untenable; our backs are against the wall; industry pundits paint a gloomy/dire/bleak/dour outlook/picture of the company’s future; "I have that sinking feeling that the situation is getting out of hand", an analyst wrote
kein Rettungsschirm/-paket ist in Sicht = there is nothing in the offing/on the horizon to alleviate the company’s plight/improve the corporation’s fortunes; nothing useful/plausible seems to be coming down the road; the current bailout/rescue plan is doomed; company needs a government handout to help cover its $20 million a month cash burn/bleeding/haemorrhage
es gibt noch andere Sorgenkinder = sluggish foreign/export business adds to the conglomerate’s woes; the exchange rate causes/gives headaches/heartburns to our financial situation
Firma fällt der schlechten Konjunktur zum Opfer = company falls victim to financial difficulties/low business activity; economic sanctions are starting to bite into the company’s profitability; our operations last year were racked/beset/affected by the industry's poor corporate results
hohe Zinsen machen der Firma zu schaffen = corporation faces/battles high interest rates; rising interest rates bode ill for the company
die Hypothekenlast ist enorm = corporation is drowning in mortgage repayments
Firma macht sich Gedanken/Sorgen über die geplante Investition = company shows disquiet/expresses/raises concerns about/over the planned investment
Werden Ausgaben erhöht oder gekürzt in den nächsten Monaten? = Will the company loosen or tighten its purse strings for the next couple of months?
Firma tritt auf der Stelle = business is slow/sluggish as sales/bookings are just ticking over
viele Konzerne spüren massiven Gegenwind = many corporations are facing a number of headwinds
Geschäft/Lage ist mies/beschissen/in der Firma ist Sand im Getriebe = things are really ugly now; business is in bad shape/is losing luster; financially we have our backs to the wall; clouds are still hanging over the company; the going gets rough for company; business stinks; corporation stands to lose a lot of cash; company has become a financial basket case; company hits the fan (the full idiom "when the shit hits the fan” is slightly vulgar) again; the cock of failure crows again; we have reached the trough; the CEO addressed the magnitude of the situation to all employees
der Personalleiter hat das gesamte Personal in die prekäre finanzielle Situation des Unternehmens eingeweiht = the personnel director brought all staff up to speed on the company’s precarious financial situation
die miserable Finanzlage ist bei den Aktionären noch nicht angekommen = the company’s dire financial straits haven’t registered with the shareholders yet
die Auswirkungen/Nachwehen des steigenden Ölpreises machen sich bemerkbar = the impact/effect/fallout of the petrol crisis trickles down through to hurt results; impact of rallying oil prices ripples through market/will water down the conglomerate’s profit; we need to deal with the aftermath of the crisis
über den Türen einer großen Bank ziehen dunkle Wolken auf = dark/heavy clouds are looming on (bank’s name) horizon
Krise setzt der Branche zu = the industry/the market was hit/affected/engulfed by a crisis and our company was caught in the net; real estate market remains in the grip of a crisis
Expansion/Wiederbelebung wird auf Eis gelegt, weil die Wirtschaft schwächelt/bröckelt = the slumping economy threw a monkey wrench/a spanner into the corporation’s revival/expansion plans; in the wake of the receding prospects for economic recovery our ambitious expansion program had to be temporarily shelved
dürftige Zahlen gehen mit negativen Auswirkungen einher = far-reaching repercussions/ramifications of poor results generate more bad will than momentum; negative effects are an uncomfortable sidelight to our corporate health
die Verantwortlichen dieser Misserfolge versuchen, sich abzusichern = our top managers are just trying to hedge their bets/cover their backsides/butts/buttocks/rears in the wake of the disaster; to say it in plain English: this is “butt-covering”; some executives are doing the utmost to cover their asses (arses, AUS/UK, slightly vulgar); CYA is the acronym for "cover-your-ass”
aufgrund von vielen negativen Faktoren kann sich die Firma kaum noch über Wasser halten = these festering problems have been simmering for months; there is no quick fix for/to the problem; we are battling with currency headwinds; company’s financial health is called to probe; first responses so far have been only piecemeal and more band-aids than solutions; the company is experiencing/facing a lot of turbulence; a steep decline in revenue is pouring gasoline on the fire for the company
verkrustete Strukturen/Denkmuster müssen weichen = management needs to get rid of stale structures/ideas; old practices should be revisited
es wurde zu viel Geld in den Sand gesetzt = a lot of money went down the drain/was thrown out of the window; that was a complete waste of resources
unsere Experten versuchen, den Schaden zu begrenzen = our financial experts are attempting to limit/contain the damage/to stem the bleeding/the flow
das neue Management versucht verzweifelt, die Firma von weiteren düsteren Nachrichten zu beschützen = the new management is desperately trying to shield the company from another tsunami of bad news
wir müssen uns was einfallen lassen = we need to figure out/work out something; well, some firefighting such as smoothing a few bumps/ papering over some cracks/mending broken fences are also in the pipeline; bridging differences/applying some band-aids here and there should also help the company exit the crisis; management is weighing/exploring some options to ride out/weather/head off this crisis/ storm/ economic downturn /turbulence; we need to plot a path out of this crisis/havoc/mess; we just have to hatch a new plan
alle möglichen Szenarien werden durchgespielt = all possible scenarios/options/angles to go ahead with the project need to be gamed out/ addressed/explored/weighed/examined; tomorrow we’ll walk through all the items/details of the plan; company vows to exhaust every avenue to implement/execute the plan; company is shopping for opinions from experts
Konzern kündigt harte Maßnahmen an = corporation rolls out austere/draconian/stringent/hard-hitting steps/measures to counter/ battle/fight off/defuse the crisis; company is intent on undertaking the necessary remediation steps
das Maßnahmenpaket greift ab dem (Datum) = implemention of our plan cuts in/kicks in on (date)
andere temporäre Sanierungsmaßnahmen werden ins Auge gefasst = other interim steps aimed at softening/cushioning the crisis include remedying/patching up the quirks/kinks in the system and working out/hammering out a “get-well” program
jeder muss dazu beitragen, das Comeback auf den Weg zu bringen = every employee will have to go the extra mile if we are to recover from the doldrums/return from the ashes/turn the tables on the financial hole; corporation is not washed up/not done yet, maybe down, but not yet out; corporation needs to right the ship now; we have to put up a fight to stop the rot/pain; consultants have been retained/ roped in to engineer a turnaround; company needs to throw everything but the kitchen sink at resolving its financial crunch
die Lage ändert sich allmählich = the tables have turned on the stalemate; it’s a new/different ball game/scenario now; new CEO fuels turnaround in the company’s fortunes; finally the company is enjoying/experiencing a slight boom/windfall
Regierung greift Konzern unter die Arme = ailing/embattled corporation gets a shot in the arm from the government in the form of an interest-free loan
Firma wird hoffentlich stärker aus der Krise hervorgehen = company will hopefully manage to ride the crisis out; in order to improve the corporation’s health we are strongly placing our faith in/banking on a strong economical upswing
Firma fasst wieder Fuß = following the long crisis things are starting to click again/to come together for the company; corporation seems to be back on its feet
unser Beratungspartner schlägt vor, dass wir uns zunächst auf Maßnahmen fokussieren, die schnell und einfach durchgeführt werden können als Teil einer breiteren Palette von Änderungen = our advisory partner suggests we pick first the low hanging fruit, such as scrapping services that do not hurt us in terms of revenue, and which can be undertaken quickly and easily as part of a wider range of changes
