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Meint Ihr, ich sehe zu, wie Ihr mein Volk mit in den Untergang zieht?

English translation: Do you think I'm just going to stand and watch as you drag my people down with you?

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German term or phrase:	Meint Ihr, ich sehe zu, wie Ihr mein Volk mit in den Untergang zieht?
English translation:	Do you think I'm just going to stand and watch as you drag my people down with you?
Entered by:	Anthony Chalkley

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18:37 Sep 11, 2004

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Computer Games

German term or phrase: Meint Ihr, ich sehe zu, wie Ihr mein Volk mit in den Untergang zieht?

Good evening. Back to heck another sentence from the text I'm proofreading...

Proposed translation: Do you think I am going to just stand here at watch you undergo my folk?

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Peters Trans KudoZ activity Questions: 187 (2 open) (2 without valid answers) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 13 France
Local time: 18:32

Do you think I'm just going to stand and watch as you drdrag my people down with you?

Explanation:
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Note added at 3 mins (2004-09-11 18:40:32 GMT)
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drag

Selected response from:

Anthony Chalkley
Local time: 18:32

Grading comment

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

Do you think I'm just going to stand and watch as you drdrag my people down with you?

Anthony Chalkley

5 +1

Do you think that i'm just going to stand by and watch as you drag my people down with you?

Will Matter

Do you expect me to stand by as you plunge/drag my people into ruin (along with you)?

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

Do you think I'm just going to stand and watch as you drdrag my people down with you?

Explanation:
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Note added at 3 mins (2004-09-11 18:40:32 GMT)
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drag

Anthony Chalkley
Local time: 18:32
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Do you think that i'm just going to stand by and watch as you drag my people down with you?

Explanation:
Alternative translation that is a little smoother and more grammatically correct.

Will Matter
United States
Local time: 09:32
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

4 hrs confidence:

Do you expect me to stand by as you plunge/drag my people into ruin (along with you)?

Explanation:
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ntext
United States
Local time: 11:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 44

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