viele altgediente Sozilisten
English translation: many long-serving socialists
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|  Selected response from: Dan McCrosky (X) Local time: 03:06 | |||
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| na | the veteran socialists |
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| na | dismissed many of the long serving socialists |
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| na | many veteran socialists |
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veteran Explanation: "trennte sich" means that he parted ways. You could say veterans socialists or old socialists. The word "altgedient" means someone who put in long service. |
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the veteran socialists Explanation: source: Langenscheids Großwörterbuch: DerKleine Muret-Sanders and own language experience of 10 years+ in UK other suggestions: the old guard of socialists maybe even: founding fathers of socialism trennte sich Without more context, this is hard to say. Could be anything from "left", "left behind", "moved on", "cut his ties with"... Maybe you can decide within the context which fits best. |
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Some more possibilities Explanation: Mr. XXX weeded out/dismissed/removed/parted company with/separated himself from/shed many old-time/long-serving/over-due/traditionalist/knee-jerk socialists from/left over from/still hanging around from the early years/founding/beginning of the state operation/combine/collective/institution/collective combine/conglomerate/cooperative. HTH - Dan |
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dismissed many of the long serving socialists Explanation: sich trennen von is an elegant way of stating that he dismissed them |
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many veteran socialists Explanation: "trennte sich" here means "parted with." Fuad The Collins Large German Dictionary |
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