Übersetzung - Questions on translation from or to German.
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What's a good translation for “outcome measures”?
For example in the sentence:
Outcome measures for this study include three-year-survival rate and relapse.
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A fact following from an argument: “folgt von” or “folgt aus”?
When explaining that something (a fact, for example) follows from (is a deduction thereof) something else (another fact, for example), which preposition is used? I would guess "aus" but these things ...
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“Visual saliency” auf Deutsch
Ich lese zur Zeit ein Paper, in dem der Ausdruck "visual saliency" immer wieder vorkommt, z.B. im folgenden Kontext:
In a user study, the authors evaluated in which way and how much the
visual ...
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Why do many english philosophers speak german, can german philosophical texts be translated hardly? [closed]
Concerning this question
Is it more common to write longer sentences in german than in english?
in conjunction with my knowledge that some well-known english philosophers do speak german, im ...
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Is there a German equivalent for “Aladdin's Lamp”?
Here's another translation exercise.
The original English was (From Long Ago and Far Away) Jerome Kern and George Gerswhin:
Chills ran up and down my spine,
Aladdin's lamp was mine.
The dream ...
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What is the German Word For “Mortgagee?”
The word I'm inclined to use is "Hypothekar," which refers to a lender of a property. But a German teacher preferred "Gläubiger" which, I believe, refers to a "general" creditor. Which of these (or a ...
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What would be an appropriate translation of the expression “strike the iron while it's hot”?
What would be an appropriate translation of the expression "strike the iron while it's hot" in German?
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Translation of “He has been allowed to dance, but I haven't.”
There are two versions that are possible:
1)
Er hat tanzen dürfen, aber ich habe nicht gedurft.
2)
Er hat tanzen dürfen, aber ich habe nicht dürfen.
Which one is correct?
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Legal firstname, legal lastname in german?
Question:
I need to translate the form labels
legal lastname
legal firstname
into German.
The legal is important here,
since it's important the user enters his official name.
Lastname is ...
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“power aware design” in German
What would be a good translation for a power aware design when speaking about an electronic design flow?
Energiebewusster Entwurf?
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Hans im Glück - Help
I am reading Hans im Glück and I am having a hard time understanding the following sentence:
Ihr habt Euch jederzeit zu helfen gewusst", sprach der Schleifer, "könnt Ihr's nun dahin bringen, dass ...
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German Pangrams
Do you know any German pangrams that use special characters like ö, ä etc?
If possible, with their english translation and transliteration in ASCII characters.
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What's a good translation for “awkward” in the context of “awkward person” or “awkward situation”?
There doesn't really seem to be a German word with the exact same meanings and connotations as the English word "awkward". How would you translate it in a sentence like "He's an awkward person" or ...
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Of starting and stopping
In English start and stop are pretty much interchangeable with begin and end, although they are usually grouped together in those particular pairs. In German, however, there are many more choices. I ...
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How much is “eine gewisse”?
I sometimes hear sentences like:
Er bezahlte eine gewisse Summe, um [...]
Nach einer gewissen Zeit wurde ihm klar, [...]
Eine gewisse Menge Lösung wird benötigt, um [...]
Now this "gewisse" ...
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Why in Harry Potter didn't they translate 'Mister' as 'Herr'?
e.g. 'Mister Potter'
Shouldn't this have been 'Herr Potter'?
Is this a modern thing, English dubbed into German thing or...?
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Das Highlander-Prinzip
In einem internationalen Meeting sprach ein (deutscher) Arbeitskollege etwa folgenden Satz:
I'm not sure if we can handle this
with the Highlander principle
.
Gemeint war das Motto "Es kann ...
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What's the meaning of “kampfmittelbeseitigungsdienst”?
What does "kampfmittelbeseitigungsdienst" mean?
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Translation of the idiom “no harm, no foul” in German
Do similar figure of speech exist in German or should one translate it literally?
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Ist es “die” Webseite und “der” Link?
Ich habe all meine Computerkenntnis in den USA erlernt, und deshalb verstehe ich kaum, wie man technische Sachen nennt, und ob man die, der oder das sagt.
Könnte mir jemand helfen, die folgenden ...
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Meaning of “Komplex” (mathematical context)
I am currently struggling to understand the article “Zur Theorie der faktorisierbaren Gruppen”, by L. Redei in Acta Math. Acad. Sci. Hung. 1, 74--98 (1950).
As might be expected, there are several ...
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What would be some good exercises with a language partner for a beginner?
Does anyone have advice for keeping a conversation going with a language partner. I've been studying German for 6 weeks, twice a week at night school. So my vocabulary is quite small and apart from ...
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How to translate “Anstrich” in draw/wrinting context into English?
The word "Anstrich" is used in different contexts. Here I'm refering to a stroke beginning the sketch of a character. This stroke is not part of the character but often used when it comes to ...
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How do you translate German wordplay into English?
This is a somewhat generic issue, I suppose, in that it affects both English-to-German and German-to-English translation.
Today I came across what I thought was an example of good German wordplay:
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How do you say “Three strikes, you're out!” in German?
I've looked this up on LEO.de and Google, and haven't found a suitable answer. How do you express the concept of
Three strikes, you're out!
in German? Has it just been "absorbed" into the ...
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When do suffixes “-able” or “-ible” translate with “-bar” vs. “-lich”?
We can not simply translate the suffixes "-able" or "-ible" with "-bar" as there seem to be many examples where "-lich" is used instead.
avoidable - vermeidbar
vulnerable - verwundbar
bootable ...
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How to say “What day/time is convenient for you” in German?
A potential customer is asking me to come show a demo, and I want to ask what day/time is convenient for them.
What is the usual way to express this?
My attempt:
Welches Tag/Zeit ist gut für ...
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How would I say “Or, call us at (phone number)” in German?
How would I say "Or, call us at (phone number)" in German, or perhaps "Or, contact us at (phone number)? This is to be placed next to an e-mail contact form. The tone of the site is professional ...
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“How were the Holidays?”
Is it correct to say:
Wie geht's Dir die Ferien?
Not sure if it makes sense or not.
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Translation for 'abticken' needed
I couldn't find a match for the german "abticken". What is the word in English for that?
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Translation of “Links: Miss AuberginehaarPlusZombiehasentasche.”
I cannot figure out what's meant by the following sentence:
Links means left.
I failed to find "Miss" as a German word to make sense in that context:
Miss
And about that long word (train), my ...
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What is the way to describe final exams?
What is the way to describe final exams? If want to describe my final exams at the end of my semester at university, what's the noun for "final exams"? Between my unreliable dictionary and Google ...
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Why is the meaning of “Triefnase” vs. “Rotznase” used as an invective so different?
Both colloquial terms "Triefnase", and "Rotznase" translate with "runny nose". However when used as an invective they seem to have very different meanings
"Diese Triefnasen haben immer noch kein ...
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Translation of “intervention” as in “orchestrated attempt by family and friends to give someone help with an addiction.”
The English word "intervention" can have the following meaning (taken from wikipedia):
An intervention is an orchestrated attempt by one, or often many, people (usually family and friends) to get ...
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Word choice: “manuell” or “von Hand”?
I've been toying with learning German for a few months now, and I'm trying to use my basic knowledge to update the translation to one of my iPhone apps. What word should I use for "manual" as in "set ...
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How to translate “Relever une prescription” from french to german?
How do you say in german when a nurse becomes aware of a medical prescription and prepares everything according to what the doctor asks?
In french we say "Relever une prescription". The action itself ...
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How does one say “illustrated dictionary” in German?
I'm looking for the German-language equivalent of the Petit Larousse Illustré, and, embarrassingly enough, I can't figure out what keywords to search for it with. Or rather, everything I've ...
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Translation of “cash flow management”
How would you translate "cash flow management" into German?
I specifically refer to the process of tracking a small business or freelancer income and expenses on a daily basis to make sure the bank ...
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Toasting “To the Old Gods”?
I have been trying to find information regarding toasts however I am just starting my studying of German. I would like to be able to toast the Old Nordic gods when I have drink, but lack of knowledge ...
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What is an English phrase for “produktionsbedingter Leerraum”?
What is a good English phrase for "produktionsbedingter Leerraum"?
The literal meaning is "an empty space caused by production" and tells buyers that the half-empty cookie box is a feature.
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Is “zweisprachige Ausgaben” the right expression?
I like to re-read in German translation my favorite authors1, and I enjoy it even more when they are in the form of dual-language editions.
To my surprise, however, I'm having a difficult time ...
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Wie übersetzt man “schwerpunktmäßig” ins Englische?
Wie übersetzt man schwerpunktmäßig in Bezug auf Arbeitsfähigkeiten?
Zum Beispiel:
Herr Schmidt ist schwerpunktmäßig mit den folgenden Tätigkeiten befasst...
Ich hätte gern einziges Wort dafür ...
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“Don't count on it”
What's the best way to say "Don't count on it" to somebody in German when they have high hopes on something that is more likely not to happen than to happen?
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Is “to make one sigh” properly translated as “seufzen machen” or as “machen seufzen?”
This comes from another one of my poems. Both the English and German texts are mine:
Yes she was a girl who could make men sigh,
For she was the girl (called) the Lorelei.
And she was someone ...
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Trace Debugging - Übersetzung von trace?
In letzter Zeit begegnen mir immer wieder Worte wie "trace debugging" oder "power trace" im Englischen, für die mir keine sinnvollen Übersetzungen einfallen.
Ein "trace" beschreibt dabei eine Art ...
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Which of these is more common to say? - zweideutig, mehrdeutig, vieldeutig
Well, the title has the question, but I also wanted to ask if "deutig" alone means something.
One would think that it comes from Deutung (interpretation?) and since it looks like an adjective, it ...
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What is the most accurate English translation of 'Stromkern'?
There's a band called Stromkern, actually from the US but strongly associated with the German alternative scene.
I've been puzzling over what the name actually translates into as both 'strom' and ...
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What is the children's song “Zehn kleine Zappelfinger” about?
Can anyone explain what the children's song "Zehn kleine Zappelfinger" is about?
Zehn kleine Zappelfinger
zappeln hin und her.
Zehn kleine Zappelfinger
finden´s gar nicht schwer.
Zehn ...
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What is a semantically good translation for: continue reading or read more on blog (home) pages?
I am trying to build a blog home page with the usual list of article excerpts, where the excerpt contains a read more link to the complete article.
In english a read more link might look like:
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Basic Deconstruction of German [closed]
I'm reading a book called "The Four Hour Chef" at the moment, and if anyone here knows the book, or its author Tim Ferriss, you might know that he has a fascinating method for generating a basic ...
