Aug 22, 2000 11:56
24 yrs ago
English term
Dave
You make me want to be a better man.
English to German
Art/Literary
Quote from film "As good as it gets"
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(German)
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1 hr
Grusche Rosenkranz
Native in German
Creative texts well written
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, French to German, Spanish to German
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38
Deinetwegen möchte ich gern ein besserer Mensch sein
deinetwegen möchte ich gern ein besserer Mann sein (this would be more erotical, I guess)
7 hrs
Wegen dir möchte ich zu einem besseren Mensch werden.
'besserer Mensch', not 'Mann', because the word 'man' relates to humanity/humankind.
'Wegen dir' instead of 'deinetwegen', because it sounds better in the context.
'Wegen dir' instead of 'deinetwegen', because it sounds better in the context.
11 hrs
Lass´ mich für Dich ein besserer Mensch werden.
Freer translation, sounds nicer.
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13 hrs
Astrid Geeraerts
Language buff (French, English, German)
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Flemish) 
Works in: English to Dutch, German to Dutch, English to German, and 3 more.
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5
Du gibst mir das Gefühl ein besserer Mensch sein zu wollen.
I would translate it like this, not too literal, because he expresses the way she makes him feel, not what he would like to become for her; that is my interpretation.
538 days
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SOLID NATIVE SPEAKER TRANSLATIONS!
Works in: English to German, German to English
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165
Du machst mich wünschen ein besserer Mann zu sein!sein.
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today and become interested to know more about you,
so here is my e mail address ([email protected])
just contact me back so that i will give you more of my pictures
for you to know whom i am,