Nov 21, 2009 05:07
15 yrs ago
English term
United States
Please add one more place setting.
Non-PRO
English to German
Art/Literary
Tourism & Travel
restaurant conversation
I have no knowledge of German, but came up with:
Addieren Sie bitte eine weitere Tischgedeck.
Please tell me if this is wrong, and what specifically is wrong about it. This is for a story I'm writing, set in Salzburg, Austria. Thank you!
Addieren Sie bitte eine weitere Tischgedeck.
Please tell me if this is wrong, and what specifically is wrong about it. This is for a story I'm writing, set in Salzburg, Austria. Thank you!
Proposed translations
(German)
| 3 +10 | Bitte legen Sie noch ein zusätzliches Gedeck auf. |
Nicole Schnell
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Proposed translations
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14 mins
Nicole Schnell
United States
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Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
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Bitte legen Sie noch ein zusätzliches Gedeck auf.
Is what I would write.
Peer comment(s):
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Edith Kelly
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Thanks, Edith!
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Sabine Akabayov, PhD
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Thanks, sibsab!
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ArnoTranslat (X)
: genau so.
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Danke, Arno!
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Ulrike MacKay
: oder "... ein weiteres Gedeck ..." - Schönes Wochenende, Nicole! ;-)
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Danke, Ulrike! Auch ein schönes Wochenende! :-)
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bp-translations
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Danke, Birgit!
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Rolf Keiser
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Danke, Goldcoaster!
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Alexandra Collins
: Genau das wollt ich auch gerade vorschlagen!
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Danke, Alexandra! :-)
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Nicole Backhaus
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Danke, auch-Nicole! :-)
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SusanneM
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Danke, Susanne!
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Lonnie Legg
2 days 6 hrs
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Thanks, Lonnie!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Tausend Dank!"
Discussion
Okay, "addieren" is just for math. The software couldn't understand how I was using it, of course, which is why I wanted to get some native speakers' input here.
A big THANK YOU to everyone who commented!
Legen Sie noch ein zusätzliches Gedeck auf, bitte.<BR>
Or:<BR>
Legen Sie bitte noch ein zusätzliches Gedeck auf.<BR>
The verb in this sentence is "auflegen". German has verbs with separable prefixes. The prefix "auf" modifies the meaning of the root verb "legen". A literal backtranslation leads to something like this :-):<BR>
Please put an additional place setting onto (the table).<BR>
Also, "addieren" somewhat corresponds to "add", but you only use it in maths.
I see "please" comes at the beginning of the sentence. What function does "auf" serve? It isn't "also" like I first guessed, but "up", so does "zusätzliches ___ auf" need to be paired always?