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to catch the scent of sth.

German translation: die Spur von jemandem aufnehmen / wind von etwas bekommen

09:26 Sep 4, 2008
English to German translations [PRO]
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
English term or phrase: to catch the scent of sth.
But now, the XX have caught the scent o' their brothers' workings, and reached a deal with the YY to try an' figure out what the secret may be.

Vielen Dank.
Sabine Wulf
Germany
Local time: 05:49
German translation:die Spur von jemandem aufnehmen / wind von etwas bekommen
Explanation:
in den meisten Fällen würde ich es mit "Spur aufnehmen" übersetzen, aber da es hier um "workings" geht, schlage ich vor den Ausdrucke "haben Wind davon bekommen" zu benutzen.
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Daniel Rossbach
Germany
Local time: 05:49
Grading comment
Vielen Dank, Daniel!!! Ein dickes Danke auch an alle "Agreer" :-)))
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4 +8die Spur von jemandem aufnehmen / wind von etwas bekommen
Daniel Rossbach
4wind von etw bekommen
deha


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
die Spur von jemandem aufnehmen / wind von etwas bekommen


Explanation:
in den meisten Fällen würde ich es mit "Spur aufnehmen" übersetzen, aber da es hier um "workings" geht, schlage ich vor den Ausdrucke "haben Wind davon bekommen" zu benutzen.

Daniel Rossbach
Germany
Local time: 05:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Vielen Dank, Daniel!!! Ein dickes Danke auch an alle "Agreer" :-)))

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lydia Molea
1 min
agree  Caro Maucher: Wind von deren Machenschaften bekommen
2 mins
agree  ChristophS
5 mins
agree  Chris Weimar (M.A.)
6 mins
agree  Katrin Suchan: in diesem Satz eher "Wind davon bekommen"
19 mins
agree  Dr. Erich A. Schmidt (X): Man könnte den Ausdruck auch mit "etwas wittern" übersetzen.
3 hrs
agree  Anke Formann: "Wind von etwas bekommen" passt hier sehr gut
4 hrs
agree  EC Translate: Mit TransTotal und Katrin
8 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
wind von etw bekommen


Explanation:
i agree.

deha
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:49
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Steffen Walter: Welcome to ProZ.com/KudoZ. To agree with an answer submitted earlier, you need not post it again. Use the "agree" feature included in the previous answer instead. Thanks.
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