Sep 18, 2006 17:49
17 yrs ago
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English term
United Kingdom
Works in: English to German
'If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well' (proverb)
English to German
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Margaret Thatcher's biography
'If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well'.
Proposed translations
(German)
Change log
Sep 18, 2006 17:49: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Sep 18, 2006 17:56: Johanna Timm, PhD changed "Term asked" from "English proverb" to "\'If a thing\'s worth doing, it\'s worth doing well\' (proverb)"
Proposed translations
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6 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Specializes in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
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79
English term (edited):
english proverb
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Was du auch tust, tue es richtig
Was du auch tust, tue es richtig.
- If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well.
http://www.proverbium.eu/spr/srz1538.htm
- If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well.
http://www.proverbium.eu/spr/srz1538.htm
Note from asker:
| Thanks a lot for all your answers! |
Peer comment(s):
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Sabine Trautewein
: mal wieder die entscheidende Sekunde zu langsam...
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Fabio Descalzi
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Nicole Schnell
14 mins
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BirgitBerlin
: @Sabine: wow, das kann sich ja wirklich nur um Sekunden gehandelt haben!
52 mins
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Andrea Black
: oder wie der Franke sagt, "Wenn scho', dann g'scheit."
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Katrin Lueke
1 hr
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Bernhard Sulzer
: Wenn man 'was macht, dann soll man's richtig machen.
1 hr
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot Kim for this excellent answer!"
6 mins
English term (edited):
english proverb
Was Du auch tust, tue es richtig!
That's what I found
Reference:
+1
24 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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19
wenn schon, denn schon
might fit in certain circumstances
Peer comment(s):
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julia_w
: This was the first idea had. True, it might only fit in certain circumstances, I guess it is less formal than all the other suggestions.
35 mins
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+2
30 mins
Manuela Junghans
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
Personalised services - 24/7
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German, Spanish to German
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12
Was es wert ist getan zu werden, ist es wert gut/richtig getan zu werden
Dieses Zitat wird oftmals Lord Stanhope Chesterfield zugeschrieben, manchmal jedoch auch Oscar Wilde.
Peer comment(s):
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Kim Metzger
: Finde ich am Besten.
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thanks Kim
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Christina Emmanuilidou
: ich auch...
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1 day 17 hrs
Ein Ding, das wert getan zu werden, ist wert, dass man es richtig tut
jetzt noch ein bisschen altmodischer, aber dafür mit Reim ;-)
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