AMBITIONEN & KARRIERE
er/sie will/wollen kandidieren = he said he would stand in election/as a candidate; the tycoon has announced his intention to run for office /to be considered for election; many party officials members are putting up their hands/volunteering for nomination; he/she intends to throw his/her hat in(to) the ring
die Partei setzt auf Erfahrung = the party decided to field a seasoned candidate instead of banking on some inexperienced young understudy
er/sie kandidiert zum ersten Mal = there is a new kid on the block; this is the first time he/she is vying/running for office; this time around the party nominated a rookie candidate
bald ist er nicht mehr Oppositionsführer = the leader of the opposition is on shaky ground
der Verteidigungsminister setzt sich durch = the Defense Minister prevailed/came up on top in the ballot for the country’s top job/highest position (i.e. prime minister)
sie/er hat ambitionierte Pläne = she/he served notice that she/he wants to become party leader; newly elected party secretary staked out her/his political ambitions; the ambitious politician is lusting after/for the position of city mayor
Shooting Stars der Politik (im Englischen bedeutet “shooting star” - oder “falling star” - “Sternschnuppe”, ergo ist es seine verkehrte Übersetzung) wollen durchstarten/hoch hinaus = political rising stars/high-flying politicians want to hit the big time /have always bigger fish to fry
ehrgeizige Politiker/Parlamentarier wollen immer hoch hinaus = high-flying/ambitious/bumptious politicians/lawmakers have always bigger fish to fry
sie/wir wollen was Großes reißen = they/we are onto something big
der Kandidat/Bewerber möchte vieles ändern = the high-flying candidate is onto a totally new deal
Kandidat hat nicht überzeugen/begeistern können = candidate/hopeful fails to persuade/lobby/rope in voters; his speech didn’t touch a nerve with the people/didn’t hit the spot/mark
Kandidat ist schon wieder bei den Vorwahlen gescheitert = ambitious hopeful flamed out again in the primaries/preselction/preliminary election
Ist der Kandidat für die große Bühne geeignet? = Is the candidate ready for the big stage?
Hat (Name des Kandidaten) das Zeug zum Kanzler/Ministerpräsident? = Does (name of candidate) have what it takes to be PM/ Premier?der/die Kandidat/in bringt es nicht/ist der Rolle nicht gewachsen = the candidate is not up to the job; the candidate is not up to scratch/up to snuff to perform the job
bei der Wahl ist bereits eine Vorentscheidung gefallen = the millionaire seems to be a shoo-in/in the driver’s seat for the prime-minister job; the government party is in the driver’s/box seat; victory/triumph is almost in the bag for the sitting/incumbent president; the former transport minister is being touted as the next president
er/sie ist relativ unbekannt, aber er/sie könnte die Wahl gewinnen = a political outsider/a dark-horse (i.e. a rather unknown candidate) could end up winning the poll
er/sie ist eine Notlösung = the local politician is a desperation/last resort choice for the Labor Party
der Lokalpolitiker trägt es mit Fassung, dass ihm nie der große Durchbruch gelingen wird = the local politician has resigned himself to the fact that he will never become a big-time/big-league politician/lawmaker
er/sie will mit Politik nichts mehr zu tun haben = he’s/she’s done with politics
