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Where is Ann? She is having a bath

German translation: Wo ist Ann? Sie badet gerade.

11:08 Mar 15, 2002
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: Where is Ann? She is having a bath
how do german people say these two expression in their own language. I do not want only gramatical translation, instead the words german people use
ferhat demir
German translation:Wo ist Ann? Sie badet gerade.
Explanation:
Imo one wouldn't say "sie nimmt ein Bad" but just "sie badet". It's more common.
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Ang
Local time: 09:40
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +13Wo ist Ann? Sie badet gerade.
Ang
5 +8Wo ist Ann? Sie nimmt gerade ein Bad
Eckhard Boehle
4 +2Wo ist Ann? Sie ist in der Badwanne.
wrtransco
4Wo ist Anna? Sie badet sich gerade.
ingot


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
Wo ist Ann? Sie nimmt gerade ein Bad


Explanation:
or: Sie ist gerade in der Badewanne

Eckhard Boehle
Germany
Local time: 09:40
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 235

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anja Wojahn
8 mins
  -> thanx
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
12 mins
  -> thanx
agree  Elvira Stoianov
25 mins
  -> thanx
agree  Francesca Bottacchi (X)
53 mins
  -> grazie, Francesca
agree  ntrebing (X)
3 hrs
  -> danke
agree  Christine Healy-Rendel (X)
7 hrs
  -> danke
agree  Barbara Erblehner-Swann
18 hrs
  -> danke
agree  GBChrista
3 days 4 hrs
  -> vielen Dank für die Unterstützung bei den Hausaufgaben!
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Wo ist Ann? Sie ist in der Badwanne.


Explanation:
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Note added at 2002-03-15 11:12:52 (GMT)
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Badewanne

wrtransco
Local time: 03:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 187

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
12 mins
agree  Andrea Kopf
30 mins
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
Wo ist Ann? Sie badet gerade.


Explanation:
Imo one wouldn't say "sie nimmt ein Bad" but just "sie badet". It's more common.

Ang
Local time: 09:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
5 mins
agree  Martin Schmurr: "nimmt ein Bad" is "far too elevated" as Mr Webster used to say!
10 mins
  -> thx
agree  Andrea Kopf
24 mins
agree  Thomas Bollmann
2 hrs
agree  qiyote
4 hrs
agree  conny
5 hrs
agree  Michaela Müller: genau, das sagen normale Leute in Deutschland!
6 hrs
agree  Elisabeth Ghysels
7 hrs
agree  Katharina Boewig: Stimme Michaela Müller 100% zu!
1 day 43 mins
agree  Astrid Elke Witte
1 day 9 hrs
agree  Olaf
2 days 16 hrs
agree  Kralicky
2 days 16 hrs
agree  rauhl
3 days 23 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Wo ist Anna? Sie badet sich gerade.


Explanation:
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