Apr 22, 2008 14:05
16 yrs ago
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German term
Complete documentation/training services
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English
im doppelten Wortsinn
German to English
Marketing
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
This is a newsletter article about a company's archive of its products, discoveries, etc. The complete quotation reads: "Bei uns kann man Geschichte anfassen und im doppelten Wortsinn begreifen".
Thanks very much!
Thanks very much!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | in both senses of the word |
Catherine Winzer
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| 5 | literally |
David Hollywood
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| 4 | s.u. |
Daniela Gieseler-Higgs
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| 2 | get to grips with |
Armorel Young
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Change log
Apr 23, 2008 06:59: writeaway changed "Field (specific)" from "Medical: Instruments" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Proposed translations
+4
41 mins
Catherine Winzer
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Specializes in field
Germany
Oxford graduate, reliable and efficient
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British)
Works in: German to English, English
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8
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in both senses of the word
I think a reasonably literal translation would work here (assuming I've understood correctly...)
"and grasp it [history] in both senses of the word" [perhaps with "grasp" in italics]
askoxford definition of grasp: • verb 1 seize and hold firmly. 2 comprehend fully.
I think this is what the text is getting at with "begreifen"
"and grasp it [history] in both senses of the word" [perhaps with "grasp" in italics]
askoxford definition of grasp: • verb 1 seize and hold firmly. 2 comprehend fully.
I think this is what the text is getting at with "begreifen"
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Comment: "Thank you. It made sense as soon as I saw it. Sometimes we don't get the obvious"
5 mins
Daniela Gieseler-Higgs
Native in German
Works in field
Experienced financial translator
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, French to German, German
s.u.
Along the lines of: In our archive you can grasp history both physically and intellectually.
begreifen = touch, grasp AND begreifen = understand
begreifen = touch, grasp AND begreifen = understand
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31 mins
get to grips with
I'm not quite sure what you're wanting here - but "get to grips with" has roughly the same double meaning as begreifen.
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11 hrs
David Hollywood
Native in English
Works in field
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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64
literally
this is the deep-down meaning ...
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