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German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Harry Potter :O)
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Region (target): English (United Kingdom) | | German term or phrase: über die Kategorie hinausweisen | Hi - One for all you Harry Potter fans out there :O)
I'm struggling to translate the latter part of this sentence:
"Die Geschichte klingt wie ein Destillat aus einigen der zauberhaftesten Jugendbücher und weist wie diese weit über die Kategorie hinaus: ein Waisenknabe (Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist")..."
So far I have: "The story is like an elixir out of an enchanting children’s book and proves ????"
TIA!! |
| Bianca AHKudoZ activityQuestions: 236 (none open) ( 16 closed without grading) Answers: 71
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| | go far beyond the genre | Explanation:
and, like them, goes far beyond the genre
(by the way: it's not A children's book, it's several children's books in the German sentence) |
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 Rahel H.
Switzerland
Local time: 14:16
| Grading comment Thanks, Rahel! And thanks also for the comments, corrections, and suggestions from everyone else too. Cheers, Bianca
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26 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +3 | über die Kategorie hinausweisen go far beyond the genre
Explanation:
and, like them, goes far beyond the genre
(by the way: it's not A children's book, it's several children's books in the German sentence)
| Rahel H.
Switzerland
Local time: 14:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  German
PRO pts in category: 8
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| | Grading comment | Thanks, Rahel! And thanks also for the comments, corrections, and suggestions from everyone else too. Cheers, Bianca |
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The translation workplace 
