May 18, 2005 14:25
19 yrs ago
German term

zu kennen glaubt

Non-PRO German to English Art/Literary Linguistics
Seit Tagen rätselt die Welt über die Identität des Mannes ohne Gedächtnis, Recherchen in der Musikbranche brachten bislang keinerlei Ergebnis. Eine erste heiße Spur blieb jetzt aber ohne Ergebnis. Die italienische Zeitung "La Repubblica" hatte von von einem jungen Polen berichtet, der den Mann zu kennen glaubt.

TIA!!!

Proposed translations

+4
4 mins
Selected

who believes he knows the man

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Peer comment(s):

agree Monika Leit : but: who believed he knew the man (past tense)
3 mins
agree Francis Lee (X) : //sorry, Monika, I hadn't read the whole story - but the German should also be in the past, nöh?
25 mins
agree Eckhard Boehle
41 mins
agree Hilary Davies Shelby : past tense - read the whole thing - he believed/said he knew the man, but it turned out that he didn't know him after all.
4 hrs
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+1
4 mins

who seems to know the man

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Peer comment(s):

agree Francis Lee (X)
23 mins
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+1
1 min

who thought he knew the man

:-)

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Note added at 12 mins (2005-05-18 14:38:20 GMT)
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The Italian paper ... had reported that a young Polish man thought he knew the [mystery] man.

The Italian paper ... had reported on a young Polish man who thought he knew the [mystery] man.
Peer comment(s):

agree Hilary Davies Shelby : either of these would fit perfectly
4 hrs
thanks!
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+2
27 mins

who apparently knows (the "Piano Man")

or, depending on the report:
La Repubblica quoted a man as saying he knew the man

yup - my first impression was indeed Central/Eastern European ...

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Note added at 30 mins (2005-05-18 14:55:52 GMT)
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who claims to know the man (again depending on the report)
Peer comment(s):

agree Eckhard Boehle
19 mins
agree Hilary Davies Shelby : now THAT's a "native speaker" response, i don't even know what tense that is, but it's perfect! "[had] quoted a [young Polish] man as saying he knew he the man"
4 hrs
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