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German translation: hier: solange ich abgelenkt war / solange ich Ablenkung hatte

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English term or phrase:	mind over matter
German translation:	hier: solange ich abgelenkt war / solange ich Ablenkung hatte
Entered by:	Sybille

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10:02 Jan 8, 2007

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English term or phrase: mind over matter

(Ein Bauarbeiter erzählt von seine Schmerzen, die er sich durch Arbeit auf der Baustelle zugezogen hat)

We were putting up lots of roof felt and wanted to get finished early. So we worked every day straight through. time went on and the twinges got worse. It felt like i'd got a knife stuck down my back. It was just about bearable in the day time, **with mind over matters**

Sybille KudoZ activity Questions: 1835 (none open) (50 closed without grading) Answers: 1568 Germany
Local time: 15:10

hier: solange ich abgelenkt war / solange ich Ablenkung hatte

Explanation:
So verstehe ich das hier.

Selected response from:

BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 15:10

Grading comment

Das passt wohl hier am besten, danke
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +5

mit eisernem Willen

EdithK

3 +1

Vorschlag

David Seycek

3 +1

hier: solange ich abgelenkt war / solange ich Ablenkung hatte

BrigitteHilgner

Discussion entries: 7

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

mit eisernem Willen

Explanation:
mit zusammengebissenen Zähnen

to start the ball rolling

EdithK
Local time: 15:10
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in category: 28

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

hier: solange ich abgelenkt war / solange ich Ablenkung hatte

Explanation:
So verstehe ich das hier.

BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 15:10
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 64

Grading comment

Das passt wohl hier am besten, danke

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Vorschlag

Explanation:
Tagsüber war es gerade noch erträglich, da mich die Arbeit vom Schmerz ablenkte.

David Seycek
Austria
Local time: 15:10
Native speaker of:

German,

Czech
PRO pts in category: 12

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