German: aus dritter Hand stammenEnglish translation: from third hand 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | aus dritter Hand stammen | | English translation: | from third hand | | Entered by: | Olav Rixen |
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Art/Literary - Music | | German term or phrase: aus dritter Hand stammen | | Giambattista Varescos Text stammt quasi aus dritter Hand, basiert er doch auf Antoine Danchets Libretto für André Cam-pras IDOMÉNÉE von 1712 und dieses wiederum auf einer Tragödie von Crébillon Père. |
| | | from third hand | Explanation:
I think so.
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Note added at 12 mins (2004-07-27 10:08:38 GMT)
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Giambattista Varesco\'s Text originates, so to speak, from third hand, based on ...
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Note added at 13 mins (2004-07-27 10:08:55 GMT)
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... based however on ... |
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 Wenjer Leuschel
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| aus dritter hand stammen was acquired at third hand
Explanation:
XXX's text is as it were a third-hand one
XXX's text was acquired as it were at third hand
A secondhand text is one borrowed/obtained from some-one else; a third-hand one is one that that other person has themselves acquired from a different person. There term third hand works equally well in English and German, I think, although you need something different for the verb stammen
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I\'ve assumed you mean German>English
| Armorel Young
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| aus dritter hand stammen from third hand
Explanation:
I think so.
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Note added at 12 mins (2004-07-27 10:08:38 GMT)
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Giambattista Varesco\'s Text originates, so to speak, from third hand, based on ...
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Note added at 13 mins (2004-07-27 10:08:55 GMT)
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... based however on ...
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