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don\\\'t trust anyone

German translation: traue niemandem

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English term or phrase:don't trust anyone
German translation:traue niemandem
Entered by: Kim Metzger

22:29 May 17, 2003
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: don\\\'t trust anyone
the anwser to ?;who should i trust
traue niemandem
Explanation:
One way to do it.
Selected response from:

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 03:51
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +13traue niemandem
Kim Metzger
5 +3Vertraue Keinem
Ellen Zittinger
5 +1Kein Vertrauen zu jemandem!
Сергей Лузан
5 -2Vertraue Keinem
Ellen Zittinger


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +13
traue niemandem


Explanation:
One way to do it.

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 03:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 2690
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anne-Carine Zimmer: my first thought, too. Could also be "Trauen Sie" if it's formal.
22 mins
agree  izy
31 mins
agree  Cristina Moldovan do Amaral
59 mins
agree  Harry Bornemann: Oder wie meine Oma sagte: s'isch keim Maul zu traue!
6 hrs
agree  SimplyMe (X): The *best* way to do it. ;)
7 hrs
agree  Birgit Beer: also agree with SimplyMe's comments to other answers
10 hrs
agree  Renate FitzRoy
11 hrs
agree  Annette Scheler
11 hrs
agree  David Moore (X)
13 hrs
agree  Anglo-German (X)
20 hrs
agree  nettranslatorde
1 day 18 hrs
agree  Nicole Trebbin
1 day 20 hrs
agree  ChristianZ
2 days 11 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -2
Vertraue Keinem


Explanation:
Vertraue Keinen

Vertraue Niemanden

Ellen Zittinger
Local time: 02:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  SimplyMe (X): Siehe unten.
7 hrs
disagree  Anglo-German (X): But that was just a typo, wasn't it? The one on top is right, anyway.
1 day 23 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Vertraue Keinem


Explanation:
Vertraue Keinen

Vertraue Niemanden

Verlass Dich auf Niemanden

Schenke Keinem Dein Vertrauen

Verlassen Sie sich auf Niemanden

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Note added at 2003-05-19 03:00:34 (GMT)
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change the n\'s to m\'s and change capital letters to lower case....

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Note added at 2003-05-20 01:35:47 (GMT)
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VERTRAU KEINEM!

Ellen Zittinger
Local time: 02:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anna Bittner
4 mins
agree  Pro Lingua
6 mins
agree  Cristina Moldovan do Amaral
58 mins
  -> thank you !
agree  Harry Bornemann: not even your browser ;-)
6 hrs
  -> how true!
disagree  SimplyMe (X): Flächenbombardement mit zu vielen Fehlern. "Niemandem" oder "Keinem" wird auch substantiviert klein geschrieben, die Formen "Vertraue Keinen" und "Vertraue Niemanden" gibt es nicht. Hat das von den Zustimmenden keiner bemerkt? - Hauptsache, da steht viel?
7 hrs
neutral  Anglo-German (X): @Simply: Und wo kein Apostroph hingehört, da gehört nun mal keiner hin - auch nicht vor "mal" ;-)
1 day 3 hrs
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Kein Vertrauen zu jemandem!


Explanation:
Sure it helps. Good luck, Anonymous!

Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 12:51
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in pair: 181

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Harry Bornemann: Falsch in mehreren Hinsichten. In welchen genau, überlasse ich den Erbsenzählern.
8 hrs
  -> Doch moeglich, glaube ich.
neutral  Anglo-German (X): Das kann ich so nicht richtig heißen ...
10 hrs
  -> Doch moeglich, glaube ich. "Kein Vertrauen zu jemandem, der ... usw"
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