just consist of schoolwork

German translation: Das Leben besteht nicht nur aus Schularbeiten

13:35 Jan 12, 2002

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English term or phrase: just consist of schoolwork

life doesn't just consist of schoolwork

Jonathan Pickard

German translation:Das Leben besteht nicht nur aus Schularbeiten

Explanation:
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Claudia

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Claudia Tomaschek
Local time: 11:01

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4 +9

Das Leben besteht nicht nur aus Schularbeiten

Claudia Tomaschek

5 +5

das Leben/der Alltag besteht nicht nur aus Schulaufgaben

George Nathaniel

Im Leben gibt's auch noch was anderes als Schule/Hausaufgaben.

Florian v. Savigny

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8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

Das Leben besteht nicht nur aus Schularbeiten

Explanation:
Cheers
Claudia

Claudia Tomaschek
Local time: 11:01
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 885

17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

das Leben/der Alltag besteht nicht nur aus Schulaufgaben

Explanation:
if there are no catches, this could be the simplest equivalent in German when spoken

George Nathaniel
Local time: 14:31
PRO pts in pair: 4

8 hrs confidence:

Im Leben gibt's auch noch was anderes als Schule/Hausaufgaben.

Explanation:
An alternative if you want to use it in an informal context, expressing some weariness of the mentioned school work -- for a letter to a friend, e.g., it may be fine (literally: 'In life, there exist still things besides school/homework').

From what I know about the English education system, I guess you are referring to school work to be done in school, rather than at home -- or to both. I would then prefer "Schule", which in the sentence I suggested, refers to "all activities to be done because of school". If you are referring to school work to be done at home, I would say "Hausaufgaben" (but as somebody else has already pointed out, the same thing is "Schulaufgaben" in other regions of Germany -- I'm in the North-West).

All in all, there is no general term in German to mean "all the work to be done for school" ("Schulaufgaben" is simply the same as "Hausaufgaben").

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Note added at 2002-01-12 22:24:38 (GMT)
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PS: The first sentence (of my comment) applies if the speaker is talking about his own life. Said to or about someone else, it may also sound ironic or even mocking (provided the one who is working so much wouldn\'t really have to).

Florian v. Savigny
Local time: 11:01
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 104

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