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Sexualität

German translation: Sex


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14:26 Feb 22, 2010
German to German translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
German term or phrase: Sexualität
Ich interessiere mich weniger fuer Sexualitaet als frueher.
Is this the normal German way of saying 'I am less interested in sex than before'.
stephkg
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:16
German translation:Sex
Explanation:
Ich interessiere mich weniger für Sex als früher.

sex = Sex

Sexualität = sexuality
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Anke Wiesinger
Germany
Local time: 04:16
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5 +4Sex
Anke Wiesinger


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Sexualitaet
Sex


Explanation:
Ich interessiere mich weniger für Sex als früher.

sex = Sex

Sexualität = sexuality

Anke Wiesinger
Germany
Local time: 04:16
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks. That is what I thought, but not being a native German speaker ...


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susan Welsh
2 mins
  -> Thank you, Susan!
agree  Antje Matthaeus
2 mins
  -> Danke, Antje!
agree  Monika Elisabeth Sieger
12 mins
  -> Thanks, sivara
neutral  ElliCom: Sexuality is not sex per se. Would have to see the larger context of where/how this was written
15 mins
  -> But it is about sex, not sexuality, isn't it?
neutral  ArnoTranslates: Jetzt bin ich confused. Wenn sex = Sex und Sexualität = sexuality, wie kann die Antwort dann Sex sein?
1 hr
  -> Because the question was whether his German translationw as correct. :)
neutral  Annett Kottek: I'm also confused. I thought Asker wants a German to English translation.
2 hrs
  -> Yes, it's in the wrong category, but if you read the question, he clearly wants to know if his translation is correct or not.
agree  Michaela Müller
5 hrs
  -> Danke, Michaela!
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Changes made by editors
Feb 22, 2010 - Changes made by Astrid Elke Johnson:
Language pairGerman to English => German
Feb 22, 2010 - Changes made by Astrid Elke Johnson:
Term askedSexualitaet => Sexualität


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