what is the point of it?

German translation: Wozu das ganze?

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English term or phrase:what is the point of it?
German translation:Wozu das ganze?
Entered by: materol

01:10 Aug 5, 2004
English to German translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / General
English term or phrase: what is the point of it?
Why do we need so much information and so much communication? In short, what is the point of it?
materol
Argentina
Local time: 13:15
Wozu das ganze?
Explanation:
ist, denke ich, der idiomatische Ausdruck.
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Cornelia Mayer
France
Local time: 18:15
Grading comment
Danke!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3Wozu das ganze?
Cornelia Mayer
5 +1Kurzum: Worin liegen Sinn und Zweck?
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
5 +1..., oder kurz gesagt: wozu soll das alles gut sein?
Thorsten Distler
4 +1Was soll das denn?
Anne-Carine Zimmer
4 +1Warum das alles?
wrtransco
4was soll's ?
swisstell


  

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was soll's ?


Explanation:
oder: zu welchem Zwecke denn ?



swisstell
Italy
Local time: 18:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 12
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Was soll das denn?


Explanation:
oder: Wozu soll das denn gut sein?

Anne-Carine Zimmer
United States
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): Wozu soll das denn gut sein?
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Warum das alles?


Explanation:
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Note added at 2004-08-05 04:50:55 (GMT)
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Wofür ....

wrtransco
Local time: 12:15
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Silvia [email protected]
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Kurzum: Worin liegen Sinn und Zweck?


Explanation:
Je nach Kontext gibt es hier eine Reihe von Formulierungsmöglichkeiten.
Meiner Meinung nach eher eine Frage vom Typ "easy".

Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
Germany
Local time: 18:15
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 36

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agree  fnadge (X)
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..., oder kurz gesagt: wozu soll das alles gut sein?


Explanation:
I would link this phrase to the previous sentence: ..., oder kurz gesagt: wozu soll das alles gut sein?

Thorsten Distler
Germany
Local time: 18:15
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  fnadge (X)
59 mins

neutral  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): ähnelt Karins Vorschlag schon sehr stark ;-)
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Wozu das ganze?


Explanation:
ist, denke ich, der idiomatische Ausdruck.

Cornelia Mayer
France
Local time: 18:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Danke!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Heidi Stone-Schaller: Kurz gesagt: wozu das Ganze? finde ich am kürzesten und prägnantesten (ich weiß nicht, ob man "Ganze" jetzt wieder, schon wieder nicht, oder noch groß oder klein schreibt)
1 hr
  -> Ja, danke. Das "Ganze", natürlich!

agree  shineda
2 hrs

agree  Susanne Rindlisbacher
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