Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
auch sonst
English translation:
in other ways as well (re-formulate sentence)
German term
United States
Literature & Scholarship
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: French to English, English, German to English
auch sonst
Axel erschien an seinem ersten Tag in Anzug, Krawatte, und mit Aktenkoffer. Er war auch sonst ein etwas exzentrischer junger Mann.
My main concern is whether the author thinks that it was eccentric that Axel showed up in a suit and tie (in which case "auch sonst" would mean that he's eccentric in other ways) or if it was normal (in which case "auch sonst" would mean that he was otherwise eccentric).
They are typesetters and printers at a printing shop, and it's the 1960s.
| 4 +10 | an eccentric in other ways as well |
lucasm (X)
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| 4 +2 | generally |
kostan
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Non-PRO (1): Francis Lee (X)
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Proposed translations
an eccentric in other ways as well
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Ulrike Kraemer
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David Moore (X)
2 mins
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Sabine Griebler
: yes, that's the meaning of the German
6 mins
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IanW (X)
: Nicely put
15 mins
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At least in Cologne summer lasted an entire day; in Hamburg, we had half' an afternoon...
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Francis Lee (X)
: doesn't sound natural to my ears
23 mins
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Meturgan
37 mins
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Hilary Davies Shelby
: you could say "he was an eccentric young man in other ways as well"
59 mins
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Anne Spitzmueller
3 hrs
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Rebecca Garber
: nice
4 hrs
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Trudy Peters
: with Hilary
12 hrs
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Britta Anion (X)
: right: he is an eccentric person and the suit fit the picture
1 day 11 hrs
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generally
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Francis Lee (X)
: he was in general ...
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lucasm (X)
: or just, "He was a rather eccentric young man
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