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Übersetzung - Questions on issues while translating from or to German. Use with care as these questions are very likely to be closed as a translation request, which would be off topic. Don't use this tag on phrase requests or proverb analogies.

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What is the German word for "arbitrator" - NOT "mediator"!

None of the online dictionaries I have consulted - Langenscheidt, leo.org, Collins, verben.de, dict.cc - give me confidence in their recommended translations of "arbitrator". An arbitrator ...
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looking for help for this entry "TP" in Diedendorf church records [closed]

What does TP stand for in Diedendorf early church records.
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is there any abbreviation k.M* or meaning?

is there any abbreviation k.M* or meaning?? ( it is related in the pressure rectifier standard part in piping worksheet ) can anyone help? (german to english)
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Can 'Kumpel' mean boyfriend?

Can 'Kumpel' ever mean 'boyfriend', as in, 'der Kumpel der Ex meines Bruders?
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Having trouble translating a sentence

Found this example sentence in one of the videos teaching Deutsch to beginners: "Findest du das Baby süß?" The translation given was: "Do you think this baby is cute?". But ...
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What is the german word for ***Summation***? [closed]

Mathematiker addieren manchmal Zahlen zusammen. Was ist das Wort für "Summation" $$\sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{1}{n^2} $$
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Welches Wort würde ein deutsches Kind für die Farbe in diesem rosigen Bild verwenden?

Als Beispiel, die meisten deutschen Kinder würden eher das Wort „blau“ verwenden als das Wort „aquamarin“ Welches Wort würde ein deutsches Kind für die Farbe in diesem rosigen Bild verwenden? Welches ...
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Handwritten document 4/4

The last one that I have and have no idea what is it about!
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Transcription of a printed/handwritten certificate (3/4)

I'd be very grateful for your comments
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Understanding an old handwritten document (2/4)

Here is another document I can't read nor understand what type of document this is I'd be very grateful for your comments
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What does this old handwritten document say?

I have some documents written in German. I can barely make out some of the words. May be someone could read or understand what kind of document this is? Thank you. I also upload some of them
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"necessary to make" or "to make necessary" in this sentence from Nietzsche?

A sentence from the second aphorism of the second essay of Nietzsche's "Zur Genealogie der Moral": Jene Aufgabe, ein Thier heranzuzüchten, das versprechen darf, schliesst, wie wir bereits ...
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Confused by a sentence from Nietzsche

Here is a short excerpt from Nietzsche's "Zur Genealogie der Moral": [Er] hatte mir bis dahin zugehört und hielt es nicht aus, mich schweigen zu hören. Für mich nämlich giebt es an dieser ...
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How would you say "Selfie Station" in German?

I am working on a project with my son for his school's presentation on Germany. We are having a selfie station where the children can stand in front of a backdrop of Rothenburg and use selfie props. I'...
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Statement in employment contract

Recently I have received an job offer, but in contract (under the salary) exists the following statement Die Abtretung und Verpfändung von Vergütungsansprüchen ist ausgeschlossen. Do I understand it ...
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How can I say "take your time" in German?

I'm not in a hurry to get your answer; you can take your time. Or in short, take your time. Is "Nimm dir Zeit" okay? Can you give examples of formal and informal sentences?
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How should I say "3 2 1 go!" in German?

How should I say "3 2 1 go!" in German? For example, in a race, start running after the countdown ends.
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Meaning of "so für mich hin" in Goethe's Gefunden

Here are the first verses of Goethe's Gefunden: Ich ging im Walde So für mich hin, Und nichts zu suchen, Das war mein Sinn. My question is about the meaning of so für mich hin. From what I could find,...
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Which word for "maintenance" do I use in "the maintenance of the Quality (of a service)"?

I looked up the many translations of "maintenance" and found quite a bit of entries. Among them that I found on Langenscheidt are: die Instandhaltung (for buildings) die Wartung (for ...
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Are both these German phrases grammatically correct?

Are both these German phrases valid? My translator app came up with both of these somehow but I'm not sure what the difference is. My translator app translated "What are other ways to say 'How ...
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Translation of "Bei dieser Vorlage"

how would you translate the sentence "Bei der/dieser Vorlage" into the English language? It is commonly said after a response to something. For example: Person A: Says something Person B: ...
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Can I title something without an article?

I want to name my YouTube channel "Girl Pockets". Do I need the definite article "die" or can I just call it Mädchentaschen?
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Accurate translation of 'bruised'? 'Verletzt' does not seem correct

If I want to say that my arm is bruised i.e. having (a) bruise(s) noun: bruise; plural noun: bruises an injury appearing as an area of discoloured skin on the body, caused by a blow or impact ...
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Why do we remove "es" in "mir ist kalt" but don't do that in "Mir geht es gut"

when I say "mir ist kalt" we don't add es (I think it would be correct if we did but it is odd) but we don't remove "es" in "mir geht es gut" I'm new to this language so ...
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Meaning of "Autoritätsdusel" in context (Einstein quote from 1901)

I would like to understand the meaning of the word Autoritätsdusel in the quote Autoritätsdusel ist der größte Feind der Wahrheit from Albert Einstein from 1901. I have already looked for ...
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"baking in the freezer" in Heinrich Böll

I recently read Heinrich Böll's =The Clown= (in English) and stumbled over a passage that appeared to be an inelegant translation. Our narrator is describing making props out of ice for an act in ...
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Understanding an old handwritten document from 1840

I have some documents written in German. I can barely make out some of the words. May be someone could read or understand what kind of document this is?
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Understanding an old handwritten document from 1850

I have some documents written in German. I can barely make out some of the words. May be someone could read or understand what kind of document this is?
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gegenseitiger Befund...?

I'm trying to figure out what the bold marked sentence in this text from Erich Kästner means: Irgendwo wurde Grammophon gespielt. Die üppige Dame erhob sich und erklärte ernst: »Ich darf Sie, bevor ...
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Wie kann ich meine Rechtschreibung verbessern? [closed]

Ich versuche den Satz The economist Ludwig von Mises in his book Theory of Money and Credit introduced the idea of that people act in accordance with ordinally ranked preferences auf Deutsch zu ...
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.Was ist richtig aufrestarten oder umstarten? [closed]

Ich bin am versuchen zu Übersetzen „restart the computer“ aus englisch auf Deutsch. Nachdem sehen verscheiden deutschen Wörter; dessen die Übersetzen von Englischen Wörter, dessen ähnlich mit „re-“ ...
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What word do Germans use for recharge?

In some countries, in English to charge a battery is "charging" , in German for charging it is "aufladen". In English, to pay the prepaid bill is "recharge". For example: ...
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Is there a feminine form of submissive? [closed]

I’m looking for a word that is feminine which means obedient, submissive and or compliant. I think "unterwürfig" and "gefügig" mean submissive but I’m not sure how to make them ...
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Modern name or translation of the illness "der rothen Sucht"

I'm trying to translate an old family bible from the 1870s and stumbled upon a cause of death of a child that I'm struggling with. The writing is in an old handwriting (Sütterlin?) so it's a bit of ...
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Is the sentence "Er trifft seine Mitbewohner im Café jeden Tag" wrong ? Why?

On a German teaching website, the sentence Er trifft seine Mitbewohner im Café jeden Tag was marked wrong as the translation of He meets his roommates at the coffee shop every day. On the other hand, ...
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Proper abbreviation for "vorherigen"

I came across a German sentence that made me pause. Fehler bei vorherig. Install. It is intended to be the translation for an error message that says: "Error on prior install" Is "...
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Wie sagt man: "I didn't mean to ruin your weekend, though" auf Deutsch

Wie sagt man: "I didn't mean to ruin your weekend, though" auf Deutsch? Like, informally, to a friend.
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Translation of a Line in a Poem

My great-grandfather had written a book of Poems in German. We've been able to translate most of them, but having trouble with an English translation for this one, especially the last line of the ...
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Most Idiomatic German Equivalent of the English "going to" Construction (Future in the Past)

I am trying to translate the following sentence: He only bought one pizza, because he was going to fly to Berlin the next day But I am not entirely sure how to translate the future-in-the-past ...
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Zusammensetzung mit festem Begriff aus Adjektiv und Substantiv

Ich bin am Versuch gescheitert, ein englisches Fachwort ins Deutsche zu übersetzen: bond critical point. Ein critical point ist ein kritischer Punkt (aus der Mathematik), ein fester Begriff aus ...
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Was ist die weibliche Form von "Kauz" wie in "seltsamer Kauz"?

Ich versuche einen Ausdruck, der wortwörtlich "rothaariges Wunder" bedeutet, sinngemäß zu übersetzen. Es soll eine liebevolle und zugleich ironische Umschreibung eines rothaarigen Mädchens ...
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Es + sind for time

I came across this case, which isn't an "unpersönliches Es" because you can't omit it when changing the sentence structure. Mit dem Auto sind es nur 15 Minuten nach Innsbruck. What's the ...
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Zitat aus dem Film "Die Fälscher"

Ich suche nach einem Zitaten aus dem Film "Die Fälscher". Die Englische Version lautet: A Jew... but he died like a man! Meiner Meinung nach, musste es etwas sein wie: Ein Jude... aber er ...
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„Saisonende“ or „Saisonabschluss“?

Mein Team hat eine Einladung zum „Saisonabschluss“ oder „Saisonende“ erhalten. What is better ?
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What is a "Kleereiber"?

In Jenny Erpenbecks book Heimsuchung, I got stuck on the the word "Kleereiber", which seems to be a machine that first took 4 fingers, then the life of one of the characters. Googling the ...
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Use of "doch" in "Tugend hat er vielleicht, aber doch keine Klugheit"

Is the following correct German, or could it be improved? "Tugend hat er vielleicht, aber doch keine Klugheit." (It's a pun on the name of a British politician. The intended meaning is "...
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Wie muss man "halten" auf französisch übersetzen, wenn es mit "es" benutzt wird bzw. "Er hält es mehr mit seiner Mutter" [closed]

Ich kann schon die Bedeutung von "er ist mehr seiner Mutter zugetan" begreifen aber habe wirklich Schwierigkeiten die passende Übersetzung auf Französisch zu finden insbesondere wenn ich ...
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Ton vs Klang vs Geräusch for sounds electronic and electrical devices make?

Especially for unseen mechanism. Examples: a ventilator on the wall stops working and doesn't make any sound anymore a hard drive inside the laptop is failing and making screeching noise In both ...
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What do you call the bathroom's exhaust fan in German?

Not sure which one sounds normal. Abluftventilator vs Bad-Ventilator vs Badlüfter. Or perhaps some other words. Last time I just used deepl/dictionary for another word and someone said no one uses ...
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How to add my honour student and high honour certificate to my cv in german? [closed]

I have 3 Honour student certificates and 1 High Honour certificate. I am currently writing my cv for my university application in Austria. How should I translate these certificates? Is there any ...
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