Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
an mich
English translation:
on/upon me
Added to glossary by
Jennie Sherrick, MA
Jul 8, 2002 20:15
22 yrs ago
German term
United States
German to English translations
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, English
an mich
Non-PRO
German to English
Marketing
Die Erwartungen *an mich* waren sehr hoch.
The expectations *on me* were very high. ?? Just want to be certain!
The expectations *on me* were very high. ?? Just want to be certain!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | expectations placed on/upon me |
Kim Metzger
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| 5 +11 | They expectated a lot/very much from me. |
Elvira Stoianov
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| 4 +3 | placed on me |
Gunilla Zedigh
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| 4 | of me |
Silke Peglow
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Proposed translations
+7
4 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
22196
Selected
expectations placed on/upon me
Would be one way to put.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks! :)"
+11
4 mins
Elvira Stoianov
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Currently employed in-house
Native in: Romanian 
, Hungarian
Works in: German to Romanian, English to Romanian, Romanian to German, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
1082
They expectated a lot/very much from me.
is how i'd say it
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Note added at 2002-07-08 20:20:07 (GMT)
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they had very high expectations from me
would be another option
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Note added at 2002-07-08 20:20:07 (GMT)
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they had very high expectations from me
would be another option
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Piotr Kurek
0 min
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| agree |
jerryk (X)
: definitely
0 min
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| agree |
nettranslatorde
1 min
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| agree |
jerrie
: they expected a lot from me, they had very high expectations of me
14 mins
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| agree |
Karina Pelech
: their expectations OF me/placed upon me were high... :o)
43 mins
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| agree |
Holly Hart
: I agree with Jerrie - they had high expectations of me
6 hrs
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| agree |
Gesine Agapie
: etw von jdm erwarten: to expect sth from OR of sb
10 hrs
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| agree |
Susan Geiblinger
: Agree with Jerrie
11 hrs
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| neutral |
Chris Rowson (X)
: Jerrie´s is fine, but "expectated"?
13 hrs
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i didn't see it so far, thanks, My keyboard is giving me headaches lately
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| agree |
Steffen Walter
: of course, Chris, it's "expected", and with jerrie's and ACB's comments
14 hrs
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| agree |
Сергей Лузан
14 hrs
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| agree |
stefana
2 days 1 hr
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+3
4 mins
Gunilla Zedigh
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Translations that don't sound translated
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Swedish to English, English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
20
placed on me
Hi
I would say - The expectations placed on me were very high.
gz
I would say - The expectations placed on me were very high.
gz
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Karina Pelech
: placed upon would be a more natural preposition here Gunilla .... :o)
44 mins
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| agree |
Chris Rowson (X)
: For me, on is natural and upon is formal
13 hrs
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thanks, I was starting to get worried that I had been saying it wrong all my life...
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| agree |
Сергей Лузан
: upon
14 hrs
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7 hrs
of me
definitely 'of me' here
the expectation of me were too high
the expectation of me were too high
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Chris Rowson (X)
: This is not really English.
6 hrs
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