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German translation: ich habe selbst keinen Rag(time) gespielt / habe die Rag-Zeit nicht aktiv miterlebt

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English term or phrase:	I wasn't around for rag
German translation:	ich habe selbst keinen Rag(time) gespielt / habe die Rag-Zeit nicht aktiv miterlebt
Entered by:	Eckhard Boehle

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10:48 Nov 8, 2006

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English term or phrase: to be around for sth

W.C. Chester, a musician who played the big-band circuit in the Twenties, recalls: I wasn't around for rag, but I remember hearing it at my grandfather's. It's a nice, simple melody. It's catchy.

martina1974 KudoZ activity Questions: 3540 (19 open) (25 without valid answers) (20 closed without grading) Answers: 11 Austria
Local time: 15:09

ich habe selbst keinen Rag(time) gespielt

Explanation:
So verstehe ich es.

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Eckhard Boehle
Germany
Local time: 15:09

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ich habe die Rag-Zeit nicht (mehr) mitgemacht

Ivo Lang

ich habe selbst keinen Rag(time) gespielt

Eckhard Boehle

ich war damals nicht dabei

Jonathan MacKerron

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1 min confidence:

ich war damals nicht dabei

Explanation:
in so m any words

Jonathan MacKerron
Local time: 15:09
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 18

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

ich habe die Rag-Zeit nicht (mehr) mitgemacht

Explanation:
Soll heiße: Der Mann war dafür damals noch zu jung, da der Ragtime ("Rag" ist Kurzform für "Ragtime") gegen 1918 seinem vorläufigen Ende zuging.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rag
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragtime
http://www.mississippirag.com/

Ivo Lang
Local time: 14:09
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 18

18 mins confidence:

I wasn't around for rag

ich habe selbst keinen Rag(time) gespielt

Explanation:
So verstehe ich es.

Eckhard Boehle
Germany
Local time: 15:09
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 3

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Herzlichen Dank!

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Nov 8, 2006 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Field	Other => Art/Literary

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