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mißhagte

English translation: dislike


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German term or phrase:misshagen
English translation:dislike
Entered by: N.L.
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00:00 Jan 14, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
German term or phrase: mißhagte
"Und anderen wiederum mißhagte die Selbstverständlichkeit, mit der, anscheinend arrogant, illusionäre Pläne geschmiedet worden waren."

Thank you.
Nadja
N.L.
United States
Local time: 08:22
dislike
Explanation:
others dislike the casualness

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-01-14 00:06:39 GMT)
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or: others were uncomfortable with ...
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ntext
United States
Local time: 07:22
Grading comment
Thank you. I appreciate your help.

Nadja
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2displeased with
SwissTell
4 +1dislike
ntext
4upset
Robin Salmon
3 +1made to feel uncomfortable
Kim Metzger


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mißhagte
dislike


Explanation:
others dislike the casualness

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-01-14 00:06:39 GMT)
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or: others were uncomfortable with ...

ntext
United States
Local time: 07:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Thank you. I appreciate your help.

Nadja

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Olaf Reibedanz
22 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mißhagte
made to feel uncomfortable


Explanation:
It made them feel uncomfortable


Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 07:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 201

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Olaf Reibedanz
20 mins
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
mißhagte
displeased with


Explanation:
Again others are displeased with the self-evidence ....(which I would interprete as "arrogance").

PS: This is just another suggestions. Nothing wrong with the 2 suggestions that were submitted prior to mine.

SwissTell
Local time: 08:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Olaf Reibedanz
7 mins
  -> gracias, Olaf

agree  Robert Kleemaier: kudoz for being very generous re other suggestions. :-)
15 mins
  -> thanks, Robert, also for the generous remarks !
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mißhagte
upset


Explanation:
"and others in turn were upset by the presumptiousness with which apparently arrogant, misleading plans had been hatched"

Robin Salmon
Australia
Local time: 22:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Changes made by editors
Jun 17, 2005 - Changes made by ntext:
Field (specific)(none) => Poetry & Literature
Jun 17, 2005 - Changes made by ntext:
LevelNon-PRO => PRO


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