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German: das Zeitliche segnen

English translation: meet one\'s untimely end







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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:das Zeitliche segnen
English translation:meet one\'s untimely end
Entered by:Courtney Sliwinski
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4:33pm Jul 18, 2007Login or register (free) for more options.
German to English translations [PRO]
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino / Action/Fantasy Video Game
German term or phrase: das Zeitliche segnen
Die grünen Schergen sind dazu da, um uns den Weg durch giftverseuchte Gebiete zu bahnen und sind dazu gut für den Angriff aus dem Hinterhalt, da sie so am meisten Schaden anrichten. Lässt man die grünen jedoch frontal angreifen, *segnen sie ziemlich schnell das Zeitliche*.
Can anyone shed some light on this for me? This is a fantasy/action video game, and this exert deals with the different abilities that the protagonists' minions possess. Thank you in advance!
Courtney Sliwinski
Germany
meet one's timely end
Explanation:
Here, I would say
they (quickly) meet their timely end
or:
die fast

as it happens in battle, when these green thugs/minions face the enemy directly.
(drop like flies would be too crude maybe)

the German "segnen 'sie'..." bezieht sich m. E. auf die grünen Schergen und macht deshalb so auch Sinn.


http://www.marienhoehe.de/seiten/artikel.php?datensatz=76
die Herren, die prompt das Zeitliche segnen

http://games.iafrica.com/previews/492941.htm
meet their timely end

http://www.linguatec.net/onlineservices/linguadict
to depart this life/ to pass on




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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-07-18 21:16:56 GMT)
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ah... "un"timely end would also be an option maybe because they are dying before their allotted time span.


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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-07-18 21:18:23 GMT)
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and...are dropping like flies (instead of drop like flies)
Selected response from:

Bernhard Sulzer
Austria
Note from asker to answerer
Meet an untimely end was my selection. Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2to meet one's maker
Nicole Schnell
3 +1meet one's timely end
Bernhard Sulzer
3quickly cut to ribbonsDC Josephs


  

Answers

10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to meet one's maker

Explanation:
They are likely to meet their maker rather soon.

Nicole Schnell
United States
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 7
Notes to answerer
Asker: @Thomas, that could be why it was so difficult to find a translation!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Thomas Pfann: Yes, they won't last very long, the poor things. The German should be "segnet sie ziemlich schnell das Zeitliche" (not "segnen"), by the way.
4 mins
  -> Thanks, Thomas! :)
agree Stefani Harper
43 mins
  -> Thanks, Stefani!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
meet one's timely end

Explanation:
Here, I would say
they (quickly) meet their timely end
or:
die fast

as it happens in battle, when these green thugs/minions face the enemy directly.
(drop like flies would be too crude maybe)

the German "segnen 'sie'..." bezieht sich m. E. auf die grünen Schergen und macht deshalb so auch Sinn.


http://www.marienhoehe.de/seiten/artikel.php?datensatz=76
die Herren, die prompt das Zeitliche segnen

http://games.iafrica.com/previews/492941.htm
meet their timely end

http://www.linguatec.net/onlineservices/linguadict
to depart this life/ to pass on




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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-07-18 21:16:56 GMT)
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ah... "un"timely end would also be an option maybe because they are dying before their allotted time span.


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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-07-18 21:18:23 GMT)
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and...are dropping like flies (instead of drop like flies)

Bernhard Sulzer
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12
Note from asker to answerer
Meet an untimely end was my selection. Thanks!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Actually drop like flies is excellent! Slang is okay in this context, and it ties in nicely with smelly minions!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Paul Cohen: Given that slang is okay, I see no reason why the green minions shouldn't drop like flies - or meet their untimely end. ;-))
6 hrs
  -> thank you, Paul!
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
quickly cut to ribbons

Explanation:
Well, it is a video game. ;-)

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Note added at 16 hrs (2007-07-19 09:03:14 GMT)
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It's common in AE; I don't know about BE.

DC Josephs
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: I've never heard this phrase before. Is it BE?

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