Thank you!

Not for me it didn't!

it did not work for me now

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What does Krawatten mean?

No article is used before the English so it's strong inflection. Once you know the inflection, you know englisch should end with e since it's Accusative case + Plural.

when there is no article before the adjective just follow this rule : adjective will get the same ending that "d-article" would have if it was there. for example : kleine Frau (the ending is "e" because Frau has article "die" at the moment)

It can also mean neckties. In both languages. See above.

I would never translate the German expression "englische Verbindungen" to "english ties"; maybe "englisch power cables" (referencing electric plugs and sockets) due to the lack of knowledge what else this can mean.

However, in English "to have ties" is not an idiom. I looked for it in the dictionary where "family ties", "blood ties" and "ties of friendship" are well-known compounds. I would use "bond" instead of "tie" only if I am not allowed to use "relation", which mostly fits best.

The attribute must describe the KIND or manner NOT a "DIRECTION" of the noun that follows. To express directions you have to use prepositions. (This is not valid when we talk about brands.) So "Sicilian ties" would correctly translate "Sizilianische Verbindungen" when it references organized crime, but it not necessarily has to do anything with Italy (I do not like this example, but I haven't had a better one). By the way those attributes are capitalized in German, like in "Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte" (I like this one ;-). I never noticed any difference in the English language concerning attributes.

"Englische Wurzeln" are roots in England and everything that is in that country or belongs to it, gets this attribute. (Mat663761, this was clever attempt to solve this strange expression.)

Why do you think so many people - including myself - translated "english ties" to "Englische Krawatten" ? Some clothes are called "englisch" in German, mainly the school uniforms. Due to this, striped neckties sometimes are aka "englisch" in Germany.

Therefore I consider the German translation unacceptable and propose to replace it, and the original sentence.

Based on other responses, it means ties in reference to family ties more than the clothing item.

Or friends, or a durable business relationship. Think in legal terms, say you want to seek naturalization, in that case the crown wants you to prove that you have English (or Scottish, etc.) ties, which basically means whatever they want it to, but in practice involves physical presence, friendships, business relationships, family, etc. with the etc. being pretty fuzzy.

They also ask for a considerable sum in cash. But that's neither here nor there.

What are you confused about? Englisch, capitalized, refers to the English language (alternatively, englische Sprache means the same thing). englisch, lower case, refers to things that are related to England. You add -e, -en, -em, and -es to adjectives based on: gender of the noun, case of the noun, and what (if any) article is being used with the noun. When there is no article, as here, -e is used for the feminine plural accusative, which is the gender, number, and case of Krawatten/Verbindungen (both are acceptable, depending on whether you interpret 'tie' as 'necktie' or 'personal connection'). Up to this lesson, Duo hasn't introduced the genitive case, which is where -es comes in. Yes, this is a pain to learn. Wikipedia lists every declension pretty nicely (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_declension).

When "englisch" is being used as an adjective (which is almost always), it then follows the ending rules for adjectives (-e, -en, -er, -es, and so on). These are rather complex, but there should be a chart for this in the "Tips" area of the relevant skill.