German-English translation for "flottmachen"

"flottmachen" English translation

flottmachen
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <trennbar | separabletrennb; -ge-; h>

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  • get (oder | orod set) (etwas | somethingsth) afloat, float, make (etwas | somethingsth) seaworthy
    flottmachen Schiff etc
    flottmachen Schiff etc
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  • put (etwas | somethingsth) back on its feet
    flottmachen Unternehmen etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    flottmachen Unternehmen etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
Now the state has got to intervene and put the train back on the rails.
Nun muß der Staat eingreifen und das an die Wand gefahrene Fahrzeug wieder flottmachen.
Source: Europarl
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