German | English | |
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Pleitegeier {m} [übtr.] | threat of bankruptcy; spectre/specter [Am.] of bankruptcy | |
Über jdm./etw. schwebt der Pleitegeier. | The vultures are hovering above sb./sth. | |
Über der Firma schwebt/kreist der Pleitegeier | The threat of bankruptcy was hovering over the firm. |