Pünktlichkeit
English translation: punctuality was one of his key strengths
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| 5 | Punctuality was one of his key strengths |
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| 3 +1 | he was a model of punctuality |
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| 4 | He was always on time |
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peer agreement (net): +1| Pünktlichkeit (Kontext) he was a model of punctuality Explanation: one way |
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| Pünktlichkeit (Kontext) Punctuality was one of his key strengths Explanation: Tough one to translate into English without it sounding rather clumsy. This is an idiomatic translation which gets the meaning over. |
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| Pünktlichkeit (Kontext) He was always on time Explanation: He was never late for work. He was always at his desk right on time. He was always very conscientious about being on time for work. |
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