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zustoßen

English translation: in case something happens to her

21:14 May 1, 2008
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
German term or phrase: zustoßen
I'm putting this as non-PRO because I should probably be able to figure out the meaning of this word, but I can't. I've searched online to no avail.

Thanks in advance.

Here's the context:

"Aber, das Glück war nicht von Ewigkeit. Als das Paar sich trennte und er auszog, verlangte er die Rückzahlung der 94.000,- DM. Dabei stützte er sich auf eine privatschriftliche Vereinbarung der beiden, in der sie erklärt hatte, sie schulde ihm diese Summe, falls ihr etwas zustoße."
BrettMN
Local time: 14:43
English translation:in case something happens to her
Explanation:
thats the meaning of "falls ihr etwas zustoße"
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Sabine Akabayov, PhD
Israel
Local time: 22:43
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4 +8in case something happens to her
Sabine Akabayov, PhD


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
zustoße
in case something happens to her


Explanation:
thats the meaning of "falls ihr etwas zustoße"

Sabine Akabayov, PhD
Israel
Local time: 22:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claire Cox
7 mins
agree  Michael Schickenberg (X): Prinzipielle Zustimmung, ich würde den dt. Konjunktiv "zustoße" aber mit "happened" übersetzen.
9 mins
agree  Beth Jones: to befall = zustoßen; to happen to sb. = jdm. zustoßen; (among other meanings) Try http://www1.dict.cc/?s=zusto�en or LEO
13 mins
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: mit Michael
48 mins
agree  Michele Fauble
1 hr
agree  Eike Seemann DipTrans: aber ebenfalls mit Michael
2 hrs
agree  Armorel Young: yes, but "in case" is seriously ambiguous ("I'll give you an umbrella in case it rains" = I'll give you an umbrella anyway s0 that you've got one if it rains"). Much better to say "if something should happen to her"
13 hrs
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): w/Armorel's comment
1 day 42 mins
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