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English translation: in both senses of the word
| 14:05 Apr 22, 2008 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Marketing - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Catherine Winzer Germany Local time: 12:07 | ||||||
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| 4 +4 | in both senses of the word |
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| 5 | literally |
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| 4 | s.u. |
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| 2 | get to grips with |
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s.u. Explanation: Along the lines of: In our archive you can grasp history both physically and intellectually. begreifen = touch, grasp AND begreifen = understand |
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31 mins confidence:
get to grips with Explanation: I'm not quite sure what you're wanting here - but "get to grips with" has roughly the same double meaning as begreifen. |
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41 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +4
peer agreement (net): +4in both senses of the word Explanation: I think a reasonably literal translation would work here (assuming I've understood correctly...) "and grasp it [history] in both senses of the word" [perhaps with "grasp" in italics] askoxford definition of grasp: • verb 1 seize and hold firmly. 2 comprehend fully. I think this is what the text is getting at with "begreifen" Reference: http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/grasp?view=uk |
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