Questions tagged [german-to-english]
Übersetzung Deutsch nach Englisch - Questions on translations from German to English.
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Meaning “verad'ber.” [on hold]
In the manufacturing and production sense what does the second item listed below mean in German and what is its translation to English ?
gefertigt
verad'ber.
abgesandt
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Is “ich mag zu esse” right?
I had seen an almost native-speaker of german saying that, I would like to know if that is grammar right.
The original sentence is "Ich mag meinen Arsch zu rasieren"
Ich mag zu esse -> I like to ...
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What is the difference between “tue”,“macht”, and “schaffen”?
What is the difference between "tue", "macht", and "schaffen"?
I have seen those words as "do", for example, in
Ich tue es. → I do it.
Ich mache es selber. → I do it myself.
Ich ...
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Usage of “schon mal” in the context
I know that "schon mal" means "yet, already, ever" and such things but when i try to insert one of those meanings in this sentence, it does not sound right:
Können sie es schon mal verpacken, bitte?...
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How to translate “o.B.” to English from German in relation to dismissal state from hospital
I have the following block of text from my discharge notes from an Austrian hospital:
Entlassungszustand
Blande OP-Wunde, liegende Hautklammern, periphere Durchblutung, Sensibilität, Motorik o....
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Woher stammt die Redensart: Da liegt der Hase im Pfeffer?
a) Woher stammt die Redensart: Da liegt der Hase im Pfeffer?
b) was ist damit gemeint?
c) was wäre sinngemäss die Übersetzung auf Englisch?
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The difference between “auf” and “an” when talking about a specific location
Die Touristen gehen an den Strand.
Die Touristen gehen auf den Strand.
Is the general meanning the same in both of the questions?
If not, what is the difference between them ?
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Meaning of a quote on “Umgebung” and “Unterricht”
I saw the following quote somewhere:
Den besten Unterricht zieht man aus vollständiger Umgebung.
I understand every word in this sentence, but I don't get the main idea of the whole sentence.
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Es soll dein Schaden nicht sein (translate from story)
In Leserabe "Die Schatzinsel", the boy is describing the Captain, who says to the boy:
Junge, wenn dir irgendwo ein einbeiniger Seemann begegnet, so lass es mich wissen! Es soll dein Schaden nicht ...
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Translation of indirect speech in English
Direct speech:
Kurt hat mir am Telefon gesagt: »Wir unternehmen einen Ausflug.«
Indirect speech:
Kurt hat mir am Telefon gesagt, er unternehme einen Ausflug.
Kurt hat mir am Telefon gesagt, ...
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“Es waren … darunter”
This question also has an answer here (in German):
"Es" in "Es ist gutes Wetter"
However, that answer is in German, and clearly, my grasp of German is not sufficient to ...
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Verwendung von der Präposition „zu“
Ich habe den nächsten Satz in einer Geschichte gelesen:
Vielen Dank an (jemanden) für die wunderschöne Art zur (zu der) Geschichte.
Warum benutzt der Autor or die Autorin „zu“? Was bedeutet das an ...
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Meaning of “wünsch dir was”
There is a song called Wünsch dir was. Online translation says it means make a wish.
I am not yet sure how to interpret it. Is it something like "I wish you something"? Why is "dir" there?
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How does 'müssen' work here?
A recent Spiegel headline reads the following:
Die USA und China stehen am Anfang einer gefährlichen Konfrontation. Ihre wirtschaftlichen, militärischen und politischen Interessen sind in dieser ...
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Help on the grammar with this usage of “zu”
Here is the example sentence:
Nach einer betrieblichen Störung in Hegermühle kommt es leider zu Verspätungen und eventuellen Ausfällen.
It was an announcement taken from S-Bahn Berlin's website.
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What does this mean „Wärme, wo wir in Liebe Abschied nehmen"? [closed]
„Wärme, wo wir in Liebe Abschied nehmen"
I found this sentence on a card at this website.
Besides the sentence in question, there is only a gras with spikelets shown.
The website is headed with:
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Was bedeutet Thée auf Deutsch?
What is the meaning of the word Thée in the attached picture? Is it German?
Here is whole photo and in context of book.
Here is the cover of the book from where the above photos were taken:
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Translation difficulties of “Finden Sie?”, “denn” and usage of “aber”
Can't grasp the meaning of Finden Sie and denn in the following conversation.
Brauchen Sie Hilfe?
Ja, bitte. Wie viel kostet denn der Tisch?
Der Tisch kostet 1478 Euro.
Das ist aber sehr ...
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Translating the separable verb and the adverbs before it
I am not sure if anyone has tried Pollard's methods of translation. His book on "Analytical Approach to German Translation" gives pretty useful rules. One of the rules for separable verbs is a general ...
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Identifying the role of definite article when there are several words between the definite article and the noun
I have a scientific translation query (self-teaching practices). Could someone help in explaining with which noun is die associated with? Gesichtspunkten has diesen with it. There are three nouns in ...
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How to say I love something in german? [closed]
I've noticed that people use ''ich liebe...(jmd)'' for people, a lot, but not for things.
How should I say ''I love Medicine'' or ''I love Africa'' or ''I love New York'', for example?
Like, I ...
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How to identify a demonstrative/relative pronoun e.g. in “so läßt sich die dem Element A”
I am trying to self-teach scientific German for historical purposes. A sentence in a mathematical book (1922) occurs like:
Ist nunmehr eine Darstellung Γ von höherem Grade gegeben, so läßt sich die ...
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Why does 'geht's' translate to “it's” & 'geht' translate to 'going'?
I see same word 'geht' however different translations
Edit:
I am using Google Translate here so please correct me if I am wrong anywhere.
'Wie geht's?' translates to 'How are you?'
Here "geht's" ...
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“Auskopplungen” in musical context
I'm translating a short Wikipedia article about a music band from German to English.
I've done most of it with help from Google Translate and my virtually non-existent knowledge of German language, ...
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What is the best English translation for “Anreise” for a company website menu? [closed]
On a company website one usually has a page which tells customers how to get to the company offices.
In German, the word for this menu tab is "Anreise" but both standard translations sound odd in ...
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prallen aufeinander, or X prallt auf Y?
I had a quick question about "aufeinander prallen". I know we can say things like,
Diese Ideen prallen aufeinander.
Die zwei Kulturen prallten aufeinander.
In both instances, this reflects things "...
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Etymological Dictionary: German to English
Is there a German to English dictionary where word origins of German words are also given? I am looking for a modern etymological dictionary. Thanks
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19th century Beethoven translations
Both old and modern English translations of Ludwig van Beethoven's letters include English words like thee, thou, lookest, understandest, knowest, etc. (i.e. the Heiligenstadt Testament)
It appears ...
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Meaning of “gedacht seien” and “Stofffülle” in the sentence
Schüler kritisieren auch, dass die Intensivierungsstunden, die zum Üben gedacht seien, auf Grund der Stofffülle für neuen Stoff verwendet werden müssen.
I came up with following translation although ...
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das Wort “autodidaktisch” und “I have taught myself.”
Meine Frage hat mit der Übersetzung von einem typischen Ausdruck auf Englisch zu tun. Ich würde gerne auf Deutsch sagen "I have taught myself German". Eine deutsche Freundin hat mir seit langem ...
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Translation of “Schonenhof”?
Here is a quote from a book I'm trying to read in german:
"Karl Erikssons Haus lag in einem verwahrlosten Garten. Es war ein alter Schonenhof mit ehemals zwei Flügeln. Jetzt war der eine verschwunden,...
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Can Akkusativ Objekt be written at the beginning of the sentence
Was ist der Unterschied zwischen:
Sie hängt die Hose an den Haken
Die Hose hängt sie an den Haken.
Welcher Satz ist richtig und warum?
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General Rule for Translation of German Participle Constructions
A book (Fotos & Shreve, 1940) on translating scientific German suggests that in order to translate a participle construction, the translation should proceed as follows. Translate (1) the definite ...
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Translation of “… desto eher zu …”
How should we translate this sentence from a 1918 paper on a phenomenon of electricity in conductors?
Der Schroteffekt gibt desto eher zu Störungen Anlass, je größer die Abklingzeit, je kleiner ...
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What is the sense of 'der großen Grenze oben an Ostsee' in this excerpt?
I'm trying to translate a late family member's narrative written in postwar Germany. The transcription of a short passage is as follows:
Ich bin keiner Deutscher, aber Lette aus Lettland, die ...
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Insertion of -zu- in German verbs
How does "zu" change the meaning of the verb when it is inserted in between a word?
A specific example from a 18th century paper:
In der Tat gelang es nicht, auf dem Spectrum eines glühenden ...
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German Machine Translation Error in the Order of Actions (Verbs?)
I am assessing the machine translation capability of scientific German papers/books with a native German speaker. My German is rather rudimentary. There is a sentence in a text which says
Eine ...
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“nachdenklich” vs. “gedankenvoll”
There seems to be quite a big overlap according to dictionaries, but my guess is that there is a subtle difference. Let me give one example sentence that I would like to translate:
I am looking for ...
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What is the difference between “härten”, “verhärten”, and “abhärten”?
I am looking for the difference between these three verbs. All dictionaries I’ve looked at suggest “harden”, and the boundaries between them are hard to distinguish. From what I gather:
Somebody “...
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The different ways to “approach” somebody in German
I have a quick question. I am a bit stuck with the translation of "approach" in German, as simple as it may seem. My main confusion comes between the words "an etwas herangehen" and "sich etwas/...
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Properly expressing an “incendiary” or “inflammatory” speech/comment
I was wondering if somebody could help me with properly expressing a an "incendiary" or "inflammatory" speech/comment in German.
Of course, there are many translations in the online dictionaries. I ...
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“den Hals umdrehen”
This idiom is used in a fable from "Bechsteins Märchen" in a few places. Here is one example:
"Auf der Stelle sollst du sterben dafür, dass du mir hast wollen den Hals umdrehen".
I want to know ...
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I've messed up the heads of many people with my German, but how can I express this?
I am wondering how one properly expresses, "to mess up somebody's head", in German. Let me give you two examples:
The constant propaganda took its toll and messed up his head.
Drugs really ...
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Figurative sense of “festhängen”
I know festhängen has a literal, physical meaning, and I am not concerned with that. It seems that festhängen can also mean to be stuck in a figurative sense, and that is what I am interested in.
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“In Gang” and “in Gange” in English
I was wondering if somebody could help me with the translation of “in Gang setzen/kommen/sein” and the seemingly related “in Gange” version. Most dictionraries seem to translate these as “get ...
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How to express “getting caught up on” in german
I was wondering if somebody could help me with the following translation:
“I didn’t expect him to like the entire plan. But the first step was the first thing he got caught up on.”
That is, “get ...
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How to express “fizzle out” in German
I'm am struggling with the right way to express, "to fizzle out", in German. Let me give some example sentences:
We were very good friends at first, but over the years, our friendship fizzled out.
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Differences in prallen, aufprallen, aufspringen, zusammenstoßen
I was wondering if you could help me understand the overlaps between some of these words. Dictionaries have me going in circles. The first difficulty is
Er ließ den Ball aufspringen.
Er ließ den Ball ...
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Einstellung oder Einrichtung?
Ich möchte wissen, was der Unterschied zwischen Einrichtung und Einstellung ist. Der Zusammenhang, um den es mir geht, ist „Setting“.
