Story in German, level C2
A small budget problem
A team is looking at an expensive idea on paper.
Watch the video, 43 secondsDie Finanzierung sei "nicht ganz unproblematisch", räumte Eva ein, während sie den Entwurf ihres Kollegen betrachtete.
The financing was "not entirely straightforward," Eva conceded as she looked at her colleague's proposal.
Er nickte erleichtert. "Dann fehlt also nur noch ein bisschen Geld?"
He nodded with relief. "So all we need is a little more money?"
Eva drehte das Blatt um und zeigte auf die Summe.
Eva turned the page over and pointed at the total.
"Nur noch ein bisschen Geld. Und ein anderer Taschenrechner."
"Just a little more money. And a different calculator."
Nicht ganz unproblematisch can soften a serious objection.
Die Finanzierung ist nicht ganz unproblematisch.
The financing is not entirely straightforward.
Good to know
The understatement is clear here from the sum. Elsewhere, it may describe a minor issue.
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