German: auch sonstEnglish translation: in other ways as well (re-formulate sentence) 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | auch sonst | | English translation: | in other ways as well (re-formulate sentence) | | Entered by: | xxxlucasm |
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German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | | German term or phrase: auch sonst | If you've been following, I'm obviously having trouble with "auch"s today.
Axel erschien an seinem ersten Tag in Anzug, Krawatte, und mit Aktenkoffer. Er war auch sonst ein etwas exzentrischer junger Mann.
My main concern is whether the author thinks that it was eccentric that Axel showed up in a suit and tie (in which case "auch sonst" would mean that he's eccentric in other ways) or if it was normal (in which case "auch sonst" would mean that he was otherwise eccentric).
They are typesetters and printers at a printing shop, and it's the 1960s. |
| | Clarification request(s) and responseTerence Ajbro: 8:50am Aug 31, 2005: Good question, always tricky with these small German words! -
Tegan Raleigh (asker): 9:58am Aug 31, 2005: Just a quick note to mention that I don't think "also otherwise" is so objectionable. I would tend to use it with a verb, though as in "also otherwise engaged," etc., not with an adjective.
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xxxlucasm
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| an eccentric in other ways as well
Explanation:
"auch sonst" implies that he is eccentric, and that there are several indicators of this eccentricity.
| xxxlucasm
Germany
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 4
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