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Il fallait s'y prendre plus tot!

German translation: Man hätte früher damit beginnen [sich früher darum kümmern] müssen!

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French term or phrase: Il fallait s'y prendre plus tot! German translation: Man hätte früher damit beginnen [sich früher darum kümmern] müssen! Entered by: Steffen Walter

21:13 Jul 12, 2007

French to German translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Französische Wendung
French term or phrase: Il fallait s'y prendre plus tot! Waere die Uebersetzung eher "Man haette die Sache viel frueher in Angriff nehmen muessen" oder "Man muesste die Sache viel frueher in Angriff nehmen"? Vielen Dank fuer Eure Hilfe!	Daniela Gieseler-Higgs KudoZ activity Questions: 62 (none open) (6 closed without grading) Answers: 119
Man hätte ... Explanation: Die erste ÜS. Im zweiten Fall müsste es heißen: Il faudrait ...	Selected response from: scipio Local time: 08:58
Grading comment Tausend Dank fuer die schnelle Antwort - bei mir hat's waehrend einer Uebersetzung zu dem Zeitpunkt gerade gehakt und ich hatte eine enge Deadline. Eure Hilfe war einfach super! 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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4 +5	Man hätte ...	scipio
4 +3	Man hätte früher damit beginnen müssen!	Martina Simon
4 +2	Darum hätte man sich eher kümmern müssen!	Gabi François

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3 mins   confidence: peer agreement (net): +5

Man hätte ... Explanation: Die erste ÜS. Im zweiten Fall müsste es heißen: Il faudrait ...	scipio Local time: 08:58 Specializes in field Native speaker of: German PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment Tausend Dank fuer die schnelle Antwort - bei mir hat's waehrend einer Uebersetzung zu dem Zeitpunkt gerade gehakt und ich hatte eine enge Deadline. Eure Hilfe war einfach super!
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Michael Hesselnberg (X) 10 mins agree  Gabi François 12 mins agree  Geneviève von Levetzow 1 hr agree  Thomas Rupp (X): Man spricht von der Vergangenheit. 1 hr agree  GiselaVigy 9 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: peer agreement (net): +3

Man hätte früher damit beginnen müssen! Explanation: oder wie oben: Man hätte die Angelgenheit/Sache früher in Angriff nehmen müssen! Soweit mein Vorschlag ohne weiteren Kontext zur Verfügung zu haben.	Martina Simon France Local time: 08:58 Works in field Native speaker of: German PRO pts in category: 16
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Gabi François 11 mins agree  Geneviève von Levetzow 1 hr agree  GiselaVigy 9 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: peer agreement (net): +2

Darum hätte man sich eher kümmern müssen! Explanation: Nur eine weitere Möglichkeit.	Gabi François Germany Local time: 08:58 Works in field Native speaker of: German PRO pts in category: 4
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Geneviève von Levetzow 50 mins   -> Merci ma belle :-) agree  GiselaVigy 9 hrs   -> Coucou et merci :-)
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