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15:39 Apr 26, 2011

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English to German translations [PRO]
Other / Song Kenny Rogers

English term or phrase: hold 'em and knows when to fold 'em

brauche nicht unbedingt eine wörtliche Übersetzung sondern eher ein Äquivalent, kann auch ein deutsches (Volks)Lied sein:)

A_Fangrath KudoZ activity Questions: 270 (4 open) (17 closed without grading) Answers: 36
Local time: 11:23

Summary of answers provided

3 +1

siehe unten

Gudrun Wolfrath

dranbleiben, wenn's Zeit ist, sein lassen

Horst Huber

das Ass im richtigen Moment aus dem Ärmel schütteln

Coqueiro

Discussion entries: 7

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16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

hold 'em and knows when to fold 'em. siehe unten

Explanation:
The gambler: "you must know when to hold them, you must know when to fold them"
Im Link ist eine freie Übersetzung davon.

http://www.magistrix.de/lyrics/Kenny Rogers/The-Gambler-der-...

Gudrun Wolfrath
Germany
Local time: 11:23
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

10 hrs confidence:

dranbleiben, wenn's Zeit ist, sein lassen

Explanation:
Etwa auch "aufgeben".
Nur als Versuch das Zitat selbst wiederzugeben, ohne eine präzise Vorstellung, wie es auf ein Kinderspiel passen könnte.

Horst Huber
Local time: 05:23
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

17 hrs confidence:

das Ass im richtigen Moment aus dem Ärmel schütteln

Explanation:
fällt mir dazu ein

Coqueiro
Local time: 11:23
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 12

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Apr 26, 2011 - Changes made by Ingo Dierkschnieder:
Term asked	hold \'em and knows when to fold \'em. => hold \'em and knows when to fold \'em

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