would be most grateful if car owners would refrain from parking

German translation: Autofahrer werden gebeten, nicht in-- zu parken

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English term or phrase:	if carowners would refrain from parking
German translation:	Autofahrer werden gebeten, nicht in-- zu parken

08:43 Jun 10, 2001

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English term or phrase: would be most grateful if car owners would refrain from parking

We would be most grateful if car owners would refrain from parking in ...

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Autofahrer werden gebeten, nicht in ... zu parken. Wir danken Ihnen im Voraus für Ihr Verständnis.

Explanation:
That would be the best and most idiomatic way of phrasing this. You can't really say, wir wären Ihnen dankbar, wenn Sie hier nicht parken würden.

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Ulrike Lieder (X)
Local time: 21:22

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Autofahrer werden gebeten, nicht in ... zu parken. Wir danken Ihnen im Voraus für Ihr Verständnis.

Ulrike Lieder (X)

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Autofahrer werden gebeten, nicht in ... zu parken. Wir danken Ihnen im Voraus für Ihr Verständnis.

Explanation:
That would be the best and most idiomatic way of phrasing this. You can't really say, wir wären Ihnen dankbar, wenn Sie hier nicht parken würden.

Ulrike Lieder (X)
Local time: 21:22
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 1505

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