Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
anhaengen
English translation:
attach
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Robin Salmon (X)
Jan 10, 2001 06:06
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German term
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Julie Neill, BA (Hons), MCIL, MITI
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Native in: English 
Works in: German to English
anhangen
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Den Armeleutegeruch hängten ihm erst die Historiker 20 Jahre später an. Einen Roller mußte man sich damals erst einmal leisten können! Und dann erst auch noch den König der Roller!
'Ihm' in the first sentence refers to the bubble car designed by Fritz Fend. What is the basic message here? Is it that it was only later that the bubble car was regarded as a poor man's car. When it first came out it was top of its class and you had to be able to afford a normal scooter before you could consider a bubble car? Or have I not quite understood this right?
'Ihm' in the first sentence refers to the bubble car designed by Fritz Fend. What is the basic message here? Is it that it was only later that the bubble car was regarded as a poor man's car. When it first came out it was top of its class and you had to be able to afford a normal scooter before you could consider a bubble car? Or have I not quite understood this right?
Proposed translations
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| 0 | attach |
Robin Salmon (X)
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| 0 | not to able to be free from |
Mats Wiman
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| 0 | fob off on somebody |
Mats Wiman
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| 0 | foisted, attributed |
Vaman Kale
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attach
I would translate the whole thing as follows:-
"It was only twenty years later that the historians attached the "poor man " label to him.
A scooter was something which you really had to be able to afford in these days; and even more so the king of scooters!"
Hope this helps!
"It was only twenty years later that the historians attached the "poor man " label to him.
A scooter was something which you really had to be able to afford in these days; and even more so the king of scooters!"
Hope this helps!
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Mats Wiman
Sweden
Sweden
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Native in: Swedish (Variant: Stockholm) 
Works in: German to Swedish, English to Swedish, Swedish
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not to able to be free from
He could not free himself from the 'poor-people' smell..
The 'erst die Historiker' part is mysteriously unintelligible (seems like a mess-up)
The 'erst die Historiker' part is mysteriously unintelligible (seems like a mess-up)
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Ulrike Lieder (X)
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Mats Wiman
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden
DEU / ENG / FRA / SPA > SWE since 1982
Native in: Swedish (Variant: Stockholm)
Works in: German to Swedish, English to Swedish, Swedish
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fob off on somebody
Forget previous answer!!!
I suddenly detected the meaning of 'erst die Historiker':(
This 'poor-people' smell was only fobbed* off on him 20 years later by the historians.
*) synonyms: (to) palm, (to) foist
The source field should be 'anhängen'
jmdm. etw. anhängen
a) pracka på ngn ngt
b) beskylla ngn för ngt
c) smitta ngn med ngt
I suddenly detected the meaning of 'erst die Historiker':(
This 'poor-people' smell was only fobbed* off on him 20 years later by the historians.
*) synonyms: (to) palm, (to) foist
The source field should be 'anhängen'
jmdm. etw. anhängen
a) pracka på ngn ngt
b) beskylla ngn för ngt
c) smitta ngn med ngt
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Ulrike Lieder (X)
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Vaman Kale
India
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foisted, attributed
Your understanding is quite correct. It's like appending a label later on, when nicer looking vehicles were seen on the road by the historians.
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