Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Dear Ms. Soliman
German translation:
Sehr geehrte Frau Soliman
English term
Dear Ms. Soliman
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erika rubinstein
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| 5 -2 | Sehr geehrtes/liebes Fräulein Soliman |
Rolf Keiser
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Vera Wilson
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Colin Rowe
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Oct 27, 2008 14:26: writeaway changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Social Sciences" , "Field (specific)" from "Music" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Oct 27, 2008 14:34: Dr. Matthias Schauen changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Nov 10, 2008 09:09: erika rubinstein Created KOG entry
PRO (1): Thomas Pfann
Non-PRO (3): writeaway, DDM, Dr. Matthias Schauen
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Proposed translations
Interp, trans, proof, PR, research, writ
Native in: Russian 
, German
Works in: English to Russian, German to Russian, Russian to German, and 13 more.
Sehr geehrte Frau Soliman
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Sabine Akabayov, PhD
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danke
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Silke Streit
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danke
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Nora Booz-Vasseur
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danke
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Kim Metzger
: Oder Liebe Frau Solimann
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danke
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DDM
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danke
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Bettina Hoyer
: Sehr geehrte Frau Solimann/ Liebe Frau Solimann (mit Kim), was hier besser passt ist abhängig vom Kontext
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danke
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Ulrike Kraemer
: ohne weiteren Kontext auf jeden Fall "Sehr geehrte Frau S." und nicht "Liebe Frau S."
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danke
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Thomas Pfann
: mit LittleBalu
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danke
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Colin Rowe
: With all my references; I nearly forgot to agree... Sorry! // With Kim and LittleBalu: If formal letter: "Sehr geehrte ..." If informal: "Liebe ..."
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danke
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Sven Petersson
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danke
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Switzerland
Translate complexity through simplicity
Native in: English (Variants: British, US) , German (Variants: Swiss, Germany)
Works in: German to English, English to German, English, and 1 more.
Sehr geehrtes/liebes Fräulein Soliman
Wie Mr. Mrs.
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Colin Rowe
: The English abbreviation for Miss is Miss. "Ms." is used as a catch-all where marital status is unknown, i.e. it covers both Mrs. and Miss. // Collins English Dictionary: "Miss - a title of an unmarried woman or girl, ... [C17 *shortened from MISTRESS*]"
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Sorry, I learned it different in my English and American schools in the 50's and 60's. Besides "Miss" is not an abreviation now, is it?
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Vera Wilson
: Trotzdem, die Anrede "Fräulein" wurde in Deutschland schon lange abgeschafft. Die korrekte Anrede ist "Frau".
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seit der Emanzipation ja! Es lebe die "Frau"!
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Ulrike Kraemer
: with Colin and Vera
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Reference comments
Germany
Par Excellence Translations
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 3 more.
Ms.
"Ms - a title substituted for Mrs or Miss before a woman's name to avoid making a distinction betwen married and unmarried women."
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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-10-27 18:13:14 GMT)
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The New International Websters Comprehensive Dictionary of the English Language:
Miss: A title of address used with the name of an *unmarried* woman or girl.
Mrs.: A title prefixed to the name of a *married* woman: a contracted form of Mistress.
Ms.: A title prefixed to the name of a woman: a contracted form of Mistress. [i.e. marital status unspecified]
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Ulrike Kraemer
: good reference
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Thanks, LittleBalu!
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