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Geflecht

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German term or phrase:	Geflecht
English translation:	tangle
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13:24 Nov 4, 2005

German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting

German term or phrase: Geflecht

"Das tötet jede Beziehung und schafft ein Geflecht aus Frustration und Begehren."

Geflecht im übertragenen Sinne ... ist hier wie am besten zu übersetzen?

Ich bedanke mich im Voraus für die Hilfe.
Sabine.

Translate4u KudoZ activity Questions: 1374 (none open) (12 without valid answers) (16 closed without grading) Answers: 1160 Germany
Local time: 04:58

tangle

Explanation:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&defl=en&...

Selected response from:

Andrew Swift
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:58

Grading comment

Thank you, Andrew.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +8

tangle

Andrew Swift

4 +4

web

Brie Vernier

combination

Terence Ajbro

a web of frustration

lindaellen

mesh

Samira Goth

tangle

Allesklar

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

hier: Geflecht web

Explanation:
perhaps

Brie Vernier
Germany
Local time: 04:58
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

3 mins confidence:

hier: Geflecht a web of frustration

Explanation:
Just one way of putting it.

lindaellen
Switzerland
Local time: 04:58
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

4 mins confidence:

hier: Geflecht combination

Explanation:
a literal translation here would not work IMHO

Terence Ajbro
Denmark
Local time: 04:58
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

hier: Geflecht

tangle

Explanation:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&defl=en&...

Andrew Swift
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:58
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 73

Grading comment

Thank you, Andrew.

7 mins confidence:

hier: Geflecht tangle

Explanation:
...

Allesklar
Australia
Local time: 13:28
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

13 mins confidence:

hier: Geflecht mesh

Explanation:
Kommt darauf an, wie übertragen Du es willst.

Ich würde sagen "mesh", also ein Netz von Frustration und Begehren, in das man sich verstrickt.

Definition von Webster:
a weblike pattern or construction, also synonymously used for WEB, SNARE

Samira Goth
Germany
Local time: 04:58
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German