Jul 16, 2017 18:12
6 yrs ago
German term
etwas ihm Gemäßes und Zustehendes
German to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
A man becomes unexpectedly successful in his career although his ability does not go in line with the task he is assigned. But he tries to defer to it.
"Er fügte sich in all das. Er nahm es für bare Münze, als etwas ihm Gemäßes und Zustehendes, weit entfernt von irgendeinem Zufall oder einer Übertreibung"
He tries to take everything serious as something that is compliant and eligible for him and far away from coincidence or an exaggeration?
Cannot make sense out of so many modifiers. Please help meeee
"Er fügte sich in all das. Er nahm es für bare Münze, als etwas ihm Gemäßes und Zustehendes, weit entfernt von irgendeinem Zufall oder einer Übertreibung"
He tries to take everything serious as something that is compliant and eligible for him and far away from coincidence or an exaggeration?
Cannot make sense out of so many modifiers. Please help meeee
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Change log
Jul 17, 2017 08:03: Steffen Walter changed "Field (write-in)" from "Literature" to "(none)"
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11 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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50
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as something he had achieved and deserved
my first thoughts
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Note added at 13 mins (2017-07-16 18:26:04 GMT)
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or: as something he had been equal to and merited/deserved
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Note added at 14 mins (2017-07-16 18:27:06 GMT)
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there are many ways to do this, so let's see what else comes up
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Note added at 16 mins (2017-07-16 18:28:51 GMT)
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"equal to" in the sense of "he wasn't sure if he could do it, but he did" ... I think that gets the gist
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and I definitely prefer "deserved" to "merited"
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Note added at 30 mins (2017-07-16 18:43:28 GMT)
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the "Gemäß" element is the tricky part here
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we have to see it in the overall context and it overlaps a bit with the "Zustehend" so I think you could solve it bz sazing something like: "something he was equal to and deserved"
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Note added at 36 mins (2017-07-16 18:49:16 GMT)
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and sorry about the "z" that should be "y" (was on German keyboard)
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we really have to take the idea of the insufficient feeling that he thought he didn't deserve it to get the right rendering here
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will stick with "been equal to" as I think it catches the nuance
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he thought he wasn't up to it but he was
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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-07-16 20:47:27 GMT)
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maybe too subtle in this format but that's what it means
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so up to you
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ich habe dir meine Ideen zur Vefügung gesetellt und hoffentlich helfen sie dir weiter
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wenn nicht, macht auch nichts
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Note added at 13 mins (2017-07-16 18:26:04 GMT)
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or: as something he had been equal to and merited/deserved
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Note added at 14 mins (2017-07-16 18:27:06 GMT)
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there are many ways to do this, so let's see what else comes up
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Note added at 16 mins (2017-07-16 18:28:51 GMT)
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"equal to" in the sense of "he wasn't sure if he could do it, but he did" ... I think that gets the gist
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Note added at 17 mins (2017-07-16 18:30:05 GMT)
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and I definitely prefer "deserved" to "merited"
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Note added at 30 mins (2017-07-16 18:43:28 GMT)
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the "Gemäß" element is the tricky part here
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Note added at 34 mins (2017-07-16 18:47:10 GMT)
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we have to see it in the overall context and it overlaps a bit with the "Zustehend" so I think you could solve it bz sazing something like: "something he was equal to and deserved"
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Note added at 36 mins (2017-07-16 18:49:16 GMT)
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and sorry about the "z" that should be "y" (was on German keyboard)
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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-07-16 20:18:27 GMT)
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we really have to take the idea of the insufficient feeling that he thought he didn't deserve it to get the right rendering here
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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-07-16 20:43:31 GMT)
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will stick with "been equal to" as I think it catches the nuance
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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-07-16 20:46:01 GMT)
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he thought he wasn't up to it but he was
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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-07-16 20:47:27 GMT)
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maybe too subtle in this format but that's what it means
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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-07-16 20:48:22 GMT)
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so up to you
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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-07-16 22:01:38 GMT)
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ich habe dir meine Ideen zur Vefügung gesetellt und hoffentlich helfen sie dir weiter
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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-07-16 22:03:11 GMT)
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wenn nicht, macht auch nichts
Note from asker:
| Thankkkksss a lot David. It really really helped! You are super! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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43 mins
Something befitting him, something he was entitled to
Das sind die Wörter, die ich am passendsten finde. Nur leider muss man damit das "something"wiederholen. Lässt sich aber trotzdem ganz gut in einen Satzrhythmus bringen, denk ich.
Note from asker:
| Thank you very much Detva. This is exactly what helped me! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Kim Metzger
1 hr
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Danke, Kim
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| agree |
David Hollywood
: "befitting" gefällt mir gut"
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Danke, David
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9 hrs
Michael Martin, MA
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
Works in field
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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43
entitled and deserving
You might say, he felt that he was entitled to and deserving of it.
Entitled and deserving always seem to go hand in hand:
"Such a person feels entitled and deserving of what he is given in life."https://itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/everyday-thanks-with-dan...
"IS the kid lazy because it feels entitled and deserving of everything because you have handed it everything it has ever wanted on a silver platter" https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130409203242A...
Entitled and deserving always seem to go hand in hand:
"Such a person feels entitled and deserving of what he is given in life."https://itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/everyday-thanks-with-dan...
"IS the kid lazy because it feels entitled and deserving of everything because you have handed it everything it has ever wanted on a silver platter" https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130409203242A...
Note from asker:
| Thank you Michael. you are really my refuge! |
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27 mins
Herbmione Granger
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
An American scholar based in Germany
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: French to English, German to English, English
something fitting and due to him
There is no doubt to him that he doesn't not deserve this.
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You're welcome!... "Fitting and due" are a unit, by the way. Additionally, the next line is an echo of this one, so I wouldn't introduce more redundancy if it is not necessary.
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You're welcome!... "Fitting and due" are a unit, by the way. Additionally, the next line is an echo of this one, so I wouldn't introduce more redundancy if it is not necessary.
Note from asker:
| Thanksss soo much Herbalchemist. It's really helpful. You are super! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Lancashireman
: No need to make this any longer than the original. // It was a reference to one of the other answers.
2 hrs
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Thanks! Sarcasm? Or should your comment go elsewhere?
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