Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

to impose one's opinion on others

German translation:

anderen seine Meinung aufdrängen

Added to glossary by Steffen Walter
Dec 7, 2001 18:05
22 yrs ago
English term

to impose one's opinion on others

Non-PRO English to German Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
This is what I believe to be true but I don't want to impose my opinion on other people.
Change log

Jan 25, 2009 11:27: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "impose one\'s opinion on others" to "to impose one\'s opinion on others" , "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"

Jan 25, 2009 11:28: Steffen Walter changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/0">'s</a> old entry - "Impose one's opinion on others"" to ""anderen seine Meinung aufdruegen""

Proposed translations

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anderen seine Meinung aufdrängen.

Das ist, was ich für wahr halte, aber ich will niemandem meine Meinung aufdrängen.

HTH
Peer comment(s):

agree pschmitt
6 mins
Danke!
agree Claudia Tomaschek
12 mins
agree Thomas Bollmann
12 mins
agree Anita Menhofer (X)
4 hrs
Danke an euch alle !
agree Elvira Stoianov
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agree Andy Lemminger : Bin auch so überzeugt, du musst sie mir gar nicht aufdrängen
7 hrs
Na, sowas! Bei so einem heiß umstrittenen Thema? (giggle)
agree zapfsully
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Danke schoen."
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aufdrängen

I agree with the first version but in my opinion the following sounds a bit more fluent: "Ich persönlich halte das für wahr / richtig, aber ich will niemandem meine Meinung aufdrängen."
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native speaker

Peer comment(s):

agree Thomas Bollmann : hört sich auch sehr gut an
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