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German: auf der Stelle laufen

English translation: running on the spot







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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:auf der Stelle laufen
English translation:running on the spot
Entered by:Terence Ajbro
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German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: auf der Stelle laufen
wenn du 90 Sekunden in lockerem Tempo aud der Stelle laufen und danach deinen Puls misst, liegt er unter 130 Schlägen?
Olga Michalik
running on the spot
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Terence Ajbro
Denmark
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7running on the spot
Terence Ajbro
5 +5run in place
Melanie Nassar


  

Answers

0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
running on the spot

Explanation:
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Terence Ajbro
Denmark
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Alison Riddell
2 mins
agree Richard George Elliott: If you run on the spot for..
3 mins
  -> yes, thanks
agree Sueg: with Richard's suggestion for the use of Terence's answer
4 mins
  -> yes
agree Lys Nguyen
11 mins
agree Gillian Scheibelein
19 mins
agree Steffen Walter
24 mins
  -> most good dictionaries should have this
agree John Bowden: Certainly the right BE version - can't comment on US usage, but armaat is probably right for the USA.
2 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
run in place

Explanation:
is what we would use in the US

Melanie Nassar
Palestine
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree roneill
17 mins
  -> thanks
agree Laurel Porter: Definitely... Is running on the spot the same thing in BE?
51 mins
  -> I've never heard of it, but judging from the agrees, it must mean something. :-))
agree giselrike
1 hr
agree gangels: running on a treadmill, I guess
2 hrs
agree EllenEZBless
5 days
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