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English: finders keepers

German translation: Wer's findet, darf's behalten







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English term or phrase:finders keepers
German translation:Wer's findet, darf's behalten
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English term or phrase: finders keepers
schon klar... "wer's findet, behält's"...
...gibt's aber ein besseres deutsche idiom?
Ingmar Krause
Wer's findet, darf's behalten
Explanation:
Was anderes kenne ich nicht
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EdithK
Germany
Note from asker to answerer
also gut
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +4Wer's findet, darf's behaltenEdithK
4 +1wer's findet, dem gehört'sDavid Hollywood


  


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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Wer's findet, darf's behalten

Explanation:
Was anderes kenne ich nicht


    waste.informatik.hu-berlin.de/ Grassmuck/Texts/MuellSystem/inhalt.html
EdithK
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Note from asker to answerer
also gut

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Allesklar: "wer's findet, dem gehört's" would also work, but this one sounds more familiar
45 mins
  -> Danke.

agree Rahel H.
8 hrs
  -> Danke Rahel.

agree akkord
8 hrs
  -> Danke.

agree ENGSOL: finders keepers, losers weepers :-(
14 hrs
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
wer's findet, dem gehört's

Explanation:
my take :)

David Hollywood
Argentina
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree Rich194
21 mins
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