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German: Erpresserbrief

English translation: blackmail message



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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:Erpresserbrief
English translation:blackmail message
Entered by:Courtney Sliwinski
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6:02pm Jun 5, 2007Login or register (free) for more options.
German to English translations [PRO]
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino / Wild West Video Game
German term or phrase: Erpresserbrief
Bevor sich XXX mit der Witwe in der Kirche von Santa Fé trifft, erhält er einen Erpresserbrief, in dem er dazu aufgefordert wird, zum Gefängnis auf dem Rochesterfelsen in der Nähe von Santa Fé zu reiten, wenn ihm das Leben von XXX lieb ist.

Can anyone think of anything better than blackmail letter? My brain is on strike today!
Courtney Sliwinski
Germany
Clarification request(s) and response
Сергей Лузан: 6:47pm Jun 5, 2007: Have you considered 'blackmail notice'?
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=+%22blackmail+notice%22...
Courtney Sliwinski: 7:42pm Jun 5, 2007: I'm not quite sure about this site, but thanks researching.
Darin Fitzpatrick: 8:40pm Jun 5, 2007: Sidebar @kdca: "blackmail" is the action of demanding, not the letter or note itself. You can't say, "He received a blackmail."

blackmail message
Explanation:
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Note added at 1 day12 hrs (2007-06-07 06:54:19 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you & danke for grading, Courtney! :) Was glad to help

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Note added at 1 day12 hrs (2007-06-07 06:57:28 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you & danke for grading, Courtney! :) Was glad to help
Selected response from:

Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Note from asker to answerer
This is the most appropriat choice for my purposes, THankks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4extortion demand
jccantrell
4 +1blackmail message
Сергей Лузан
4ransom note
mbrodie
3 +1threatening note/letter /blackmail threatMichele Fauble
3 +1blackmail note
BirgitBerlin


  

Answers

1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
extortion demand

Explanation:
Another thought.

jccantrell
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Kevin Fulton: Extortion it is. Not blackmail (no secrets to be revealed), not ransom (no one has been kidnapped)
36 mins
agree Darin Fitzpatrick: Yep, extortion. But there could be a kidnapping, of XXX the second. There is certainly a threat.
2 hrs
agree Richard Benham: Probably the best.
10 hrs
agree Rebecca Garber
21 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
blackmail note

Explanation:
variation on the theme...

BirgitBerlin
Germany
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Kcda: This is the correct counterpart in English. The note is an extention which is Ok.
1 hr
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
threatening note/letter /blackmail threat

Explanation:
some alternatives

Michele Fauble
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Darin Fitzpatrick: I also like "threatening note." If this is for little kids it might be a better choice.
2 hrs
  -> thanks - yes, 'threatening note' should be adequate, since the nature of the threat is made clear.
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ransom note

Explanation:
this is what we usually call these

mbrodie
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: There is no demand for money, so I don't think that this is the correct term. The character must complete a set of tasks to free his friend.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral Michele Fauble: when a demand for money is made
5 mins
neutral Kcda: who has been "hijacked"? "ransom for prisoners" is idiomatic
1 hr
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
blackmail message

Explanation:
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Note added at 1 day12 hrs (2007-06-07 06:54:19 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you & danke for grading, Courtney! :) Was glad to help

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Note added at 1 day12 hrs (2007-06-07 06:57:28 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you & danke for grading, Courtney! :) Was glad to help


    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=+%22blackmail+message%2...
Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
This is the most appropriat choice for my purposes, THankks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Kcda: Correct along with balckmail note. As with the other similar answer black-mail already is all inclusive but an extention of message stressing the meaning is Ok.
59 mins
  -> Thank for your remark, Kcda! :) There was an attempt of intimidation as far as I can judge from the context presented.
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