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uitgerangeerde

English translation: a now marginalized church historian, a church historian of former importance


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Dutch term or phrase:uitgerangeerde kerkhistoricus
English translation:a now marginalized church historian, a church historian of former importance
Entered by: Dennis Seine
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23:12 Feb 11, 2006
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / from a Dutch novel, thriller
Dutch term or phrase: uitgerangeerde
a character in the book is described as "een uitgerangeerde kerkhistoricus"
June Derlachter
Local time: 00:17
a now marginalized church historian, a church historian of former importance
Explanation:
Uitrangeren betekent letterlijk 'buiten het doorgaande treinspoor brengen', en meer figuurlijk 'ter zijde schuiven', 'op non-actief stellen'. De beste heer kerkhistoricus doet er dus feitelijk niet meer toe, is niet meer relevant. (bron: Die goeie ouwe Van Dale!)
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Dennis Seine
United States
Local time: 03:17
Grading comment
perfect! thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5a now marginalized church historian, a church historian of former importance
Dennis Seine
4 +2deadbeat
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
deadbeat


Explanation:
uitrangeren = shunting
it is used when trains are "parked for the night" it means done, exit, no place to go

TT&V
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andre de Vries: in a colloquial context
17 mins

agree  Kate Hudson
42 mins
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
a now marginalized church historian, a church historian of former importance


Explanation:
Uitrangeren betekent letterlijk 'buiten het doorgaande treinspoor brengen', en meer figuurlijk 'ter zijde schuiven', 'op non-actief stellen'. De beste heer kerkhistoricus doet er dus feitelijk niet meer toe, is niet meer relevant. (bron: Die goeie ouwe Van Dale!)

Dennis Seine
United States
Local time: 03:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
perfect! thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andre de Vries: I would go with the first one;
7 mins
  -> thank you

agree  Davorka Grgic
18 mins
  -> thank you

agree  WIDIC
27 mins
  -> appreciate it

agree  Dave Calderhead
32 mins
  -> thanks Dave

agree  xxxjarry: (post grading) with marginalised
10 hrs
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