Jan 5, 2001 17:17
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German term

sich zu Gute halten

German to English Art/Literary Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Mit dem Burgtheater hält sich Wien zu Gute, eine der führenden Spielstätten des deutschsprachigen Theaters zu beherbergen.
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May 28, 2019 09:34: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary"

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to be proud, to pride oneself

Vienna prides itself to own one of the leading theatres of the German language drama: the Burgtheater.

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to pride oneself

Vienna can pride itself on the Burgtheater...
zugute halten: to make allowances for/or, if used with the dative: sich einer Sache ruehmen, stolz auf etwas sein: to pride oneself
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Muret Sanders

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credit oneself, boast, pride oneself

as in:
With the Burgtheater, Vienna boasts (or credits itself with having, or prides itself on having) one of the leading venues for German-language theater.
The concept of credit seems implied with Gute.


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Johanna Timm, PhD
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