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Geflecht

English translation: tangle


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German term or phrase:Geflecht
English translation:tangle
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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
Germany
Local time: 19:51
tangle
Explanation:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&lr=&oi=defmore&defl=en&...
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Andrew Swift
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:51
Grading comment
Thank you, Andrew.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +8tangle
Andrew Swift
4 +4web
Brie Vernier
4combination
Terence Ajbro
4a web of frustrationlindaellen
3mesh
Samira Goth
3tangle
Allesklar


  

Answers

3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
hier: Geflecht
web


Explanation:
perhaps

Brie Vernier
Germany
Local time: 19:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sueg: Prefer web to tangle. Reminds me of spiders and getting caught, very difficult to get out of then.
53 mins
  -> Thanks, Sueg
agree  James Johnson: with brie and sueg on this one :)
56 mins
  -> Thanks, James
agree  Sarah Downing: I'd also use web - as in "web of intrigue"
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Sarah
agree  Christine Lam
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Christine
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hier: Geflecht
a web of frustration


Explanation:
Just one way of putting it.

lindaellen
Switzerland
Local time: 19:51
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hier: Geflecht
combination


Explanation:
a literal translation here would not work IMHO

Terence Ajbro
Denmark
Local time: 19:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 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: 18:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 69
Grading comment
Thank you, Andrew.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Allesklar: first in, best dressed...
4 mins
  -> Thanks, ak. Hope that broadband comes to your street soon. Regards AJS
agree  BrigitteHilgner: That sounds sufficiently unpleasant to go with a mix of frustration and desire.
11 mins
agree  Jonathan MacKerron: takes two to tangle...
20 mins
agree  Laurel Porter: Very nice.
20 mins
agree  Nicole Schnell
24 mins
agree  Terence Ajbro: best choice here
28 mins
agree  Daniel Bird
1 hr
agree  Rebecca Garber: frustration is messy
1 hr
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
hier: Geflecht
tangle


Explanation:
...

Allesklar
Australia
Local time: 03:21
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
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: 19:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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