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You should eat 6 to 11 servings of this a day.

German translation: Jeden Tag sollten Sie davon 6 bis 11 Portionen essen

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English term or phrase:You should eat 6 to 11 servings of this a day.
German translation:Jeden Tag sollten Sie davon 6 bis 11 Portionen essen
Entered by: Werner George Patels, M.A., C.Tran.(ATIO) (X)

04:45 Apr 3, 2002
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: You should eat 6 to 11 servings of this a day.
this has to do with the food pyramid.
erin
Jeden Tag sollten Sie davon 6 bis 11 Portionen essen
Explanation:
Or, instead of "essen": ...... zu sich nehmen

But "essen" would be more common.

Hope this helps.
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Werner George Patels, M.A., C.Tran.(ATIO) (X)
Local time: 19:48
Grading comment
thank you very much, it was exactly what i needed.
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5 +3Jeden Tag sollten Sie davon 6 bis 11 Portionen essen
Werner George Patels, M.A., C.Tran.(ATIO) (X)
4Du solltest 6 bis 11 Portionen davon/hiervon pro Tag zu dir nehmen
Chinapix


  

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Du solltest 6 bis 11 Portionen davon/hiervon pro Tag zu dir nehmen


Explanation:
hope this helps

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Note added at 2002-04-03 04:54:22 (GMT)
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Of course you can change the \"Du\" any time with the more formal \"Sie\"

Chinapix
Local time: 07:48
PRO pts in pair: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Werner George Patels, M.A., C.Tran.(ATIO) (X): Very uncommon style; you would not use the informal "du" form in this context.
1 min
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Jeden Tag sollten Sie davon 6 bis 11 Portionen essen


Explanation:
Or, instead of "essen": ...... zu sich nehmen

But "essen" would be more common.

Hope this helps.

Werner George Patels, M.A., C.Tran.(ATIO) (X)
Local time: 19:48
PRO pts in pair: 52
Grading comment
thank you very much, it was exactly what i needed.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Manuela Schilling
39 mins
agree  Elvira Stoianov
1 hr
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow: Es kommt mir eher wie eine ärtzliche Verordnung vor, vielleicht ist "zu sich nehmen" dann besser.
2 hrs
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