Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
mitunter
English translation:
from time to time, now and then, among other reasons, among other things
German term
Germany
Oxford graduate, reliable and efficient
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK) 
Works in: German to English, English
mitunter
http://pressetext.de/news/090303004/globale-krise-zerrt-an-h...
(middle of second paragraph)
'"Die Auswirkungen der Weltkonjunktur erreichen die Schwellenländer zeitverzögert", hatte Peter Westerheide (...) angekündigt. ***Indien dürften die globalen Auswüchse der Wirtschaftskrise ___mitunter___ aufgrund von Mio. im Ausland beschäftigten Arbeitnehmern nun doppelt hart treffen***. Während die Arbeiter bisher jährlich über 20 Mrd. Dollar nach Indien schickten, steigt die Arbeitslosigkeit nunmehr besonders im Nahen Osten. Dadurch knickt der Geldfluss aus dem Ausland ein, was sich negativ auf die indische Konjunktur durchschlägt.'
The standard translation of "mitunter" is "from time to time, occasionally, now and then", but I'm struggling to fit that into the context of being hit twice as hard. I'd be grateful for any suggestions. TIA.
| 4 +11 | here: among other reasons |
Stefanie Reinhold
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| 4 | partly due to |
Annett Kottek (X)
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| 3 | uncommonly |
palilula (X)
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Proposed translations
United States
Your German language connection!
Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: English to German, German to English
here: among other reasons
| Thanks for your helpful suggestion, Stefani. |
partly due to
uncommonly
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-06-21 22:24:28 GMT)
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So many meanings for mitunter in English; this is the case with adverbs...
| Thanks for your suggestion. |
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