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German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Telenovela | | German term or phrase: immer abwarten | Greetings,
„Immer abwarten, Schätzchen, immer abwarten!“ was said during a moderately hostile confrontation between two telenovela characters.
I'm not sure whether the best translation is “Just you wait!”, “Wait and see!” or something else…
All the best, and many thanks,
Simon |
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| | Easy (Baby)! / Cool (down)! | Explanation:
I understand "Immer abwarten!" to mean about the same as "Langsam, langsam!" or "Immer langsam mit den jungen Pferden!" - i.e., to be sort of a restraining comment.
"Just you wait" would be the translation of "Warte nur ab!", which has a threatening undertone to it. Difficult to say whether the character means it like that, but without knowing more about the particular situation I would assume that this is not the case here. |
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 Jutta Scherer
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53 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +1 be patient
Explanation:
...might work, or "take your time" or even "wait (for it)," depending on the situation. I suppose you could add "always" to any of those suggestions, if it is being said as--if only sarcastic--advice.
I don't read the same hostility into the words that you seem to, so I must be missing some of the context.
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +3 Easy (Baby)! / Cool (down)!
Explanation:
I understand "Immer abwarten!" to mean about the same as "Langsam, langsam!" or "Immer langsam mit den jungen Pferden!" - i.e., to be sort of a restraining comment.
"Just you wait" would be the translation of "Warte nur ab!", which has a threatening undertone to it. Difficult to say whether the character means it like that, but without knowing more about the particular situation I would assume that this is not the case here.
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