Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jan 30, 2006 17:28
20 yrs ago
German term
verbockt
Source sentence: "Sie marschierte verbockt auf die Schienen zu."
Context: the narrator and the woman in question are waiting for a train. The woman is a stubborn, strong-willed person. The narrator has just said something to annoy her. She goes up to the tracks and jumps down onto them as a train approaches.
Context: the narrator and the woman in question are waiting for a train. The woman is a stubborn, strong-willed person. The narrator has just said something to annoy her. She goes up to the tracks and jumps down onto them as a train approaches.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | defiantly |
Henry Whittlesey Schroeder
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| 3 +2 | stubbornly |
Kim Metzger
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| 3 +2 | crossly, in a huff |
Jane Luther
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| 3 | despondently |
Annette Urbschat
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Proposed translations
+6
53 mins
Henry Whittlesey Schroeder
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
20 years of experience, certified, ATA
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English, Russian to English, English
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88
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defiantly
I think this is more appropiate than stubbornly and fits your context better. It seems odd to me that a woman would walk off stubbornly, especially if someone has said something rude or unpleasant to her. Stubborn is used in a different sense.
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Verbockt furthermore is a derivative of bocken or bockig (see Duden). And although neither this nor the various excludes definitions of bockig (1. aufsässig, trotzig, störrisch, widerspenstig (Duden)) exclude a translation of it as "stubborn", many of these adverbs can also be translated as defiantly, which again fits better.
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Verbockt furthermore is a derivative of bocken or bockig (see Duden). And although neither this nor the various excludes definitions of bockig (1. aufsässig, trotzig, störrisch, widerspenstig (Duden)) exclude a translation of it as "stubborn", many of these adverbs can also be translated as defiantly, which again fits better.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I think this fits best, thank you!"
+2
4 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Specializes in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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213
stubbornly
Verbockt is mullishly, stubbornly, obstinately, pigheaded
She marched stubbornly towards the tracks
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mulishly
She marched stubbornly towards the tracks
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mulishly
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
franglish
6 mins
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| agree |
Stefanie Sendelbach
25 mins
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| neutral |
Henry Whittlesey Schroeder
: Isn't this a rather odd way to use stubborn? especially in this context?
49 mins
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+2
2 hrs
crossly, in a huff
I would think more in terms of "crossly" in this context, or if you want or are prepared to use stronger language, "pissed off".
"Pissed off, she marched towards the tracks..."
Or how about "in a huff"
"Pissed off, she marched towards the tracks..."
Or how about "in a huff"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rachel Ward
: Or "huffily"
1 hr
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| agree |
Annette Urbschat
: I like 'in a huff'
18 hrs
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Yes, I was rather pleased with myself for thinking of that, I have to admit!
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3 days 10 hrs
Annette Urbschat
Native in German
&
English
Works in field
bilinguist, childrens' lit. and arts
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: German to English, English to German
despondently
This would bring out her downheartedness
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