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I roll with life's punches

German translation: Ich nehme die Dinge so, wie sie kommen

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English term or phrase:	I roll with life's punches
German translation:	Ich nehme die Dinge so, wie sie kommen
Entered by:	Steffen Walter

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20:30 Feb 16, 2003

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English term or phrase: I roll with life's punches

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I roll with life's punches.

Heike KudoZ activity Questions: 2 (none open) Answers: 7
Local time: 10:20

Ich nehme die Dinge so wie sie kommen

Explanation:
oder

Ich lasse mich nicht unterkriegen

Selected response from:

Steffen Schulze - German Translator and Technical Writer
Germany
Local time: 10:20

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Vielen Dank für die schnelle Antwort :)
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Ich nehme die Dinge so wie sie kommen

Steffen Schulze - German Translator and Technical Writer

den Grausamkeiten des Lebens die Stirn bieten

Manuela Remmel

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7 mins confidence:

den Grausamkeiten des Lebens die Stirn bieten

Explanation:
oder: den harten Zeiten des Lebens/dem Auf und Ab des Lebens

oder: sich nicht unterkriegen lassen von...

Nur so ein paar Gedankenanstöße ;-)

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Note added at 2003-02-16 20:39:27 (GMT)
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oder: sich nicht überrollen lassen von... (um das \"roll\" drin zu haben ;-)

Manuela Remmel
Local time: 10:20
Native speaker of:

German

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Ich nehme die Dinge so wie sie kommen

Explanation:
oder

Ich lasse mich nicht unterkriegen

Steffen Schulze - German Translator and Technical Writer
Germany
Local time: 10:20
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

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Vielen Dank für die schnelle Antwort :)

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