zeitlebens

English translation: throughout his life

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German term or phrase:	zeitlebens
English translation:	throughout his life
Entered by:	sylvie malich (X)

16:01 Oct 20, 2004

German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: zeitlebens

Die Landschaft zwischen Berchtesgaden und dem Königssee war für RS +zeitlebens+ Heimat im kindlichen Sinne.

Was this a temporary, second home or just home to RS? I'm also having trouble with "im kindlichen Sinne." RS lived there as a child, so the childish sense doesn't make much sense. Unless the author is waxing poetic...

TIA,
Sylvie

sylvie malich (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 164 (1 open) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 276 Germany
Local time: 17:22

throughout his life

Explanation:
Throughout his life it was the place that he thought of as home.

I take this to mean that it wasn't physically his home but it was the place he thought was home - in the sense that a child has a home where he/she feels he belongs and where he feels secure (adults grow up and learn that there may not be any real security or any real belonging. He is acknowledging that to think of home in this way verges on the sentimental and childish.

Selected response from:

Armorel Young
Local time: 16:22

Grading comment

Although every single answer here to this posting is correct making it hard for me to choose, this answer fits the text. Thanks to all.

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

throughout his life

Armorel Young

4 +3

forever

Kim Metzger

5 +1

all his life

Antoinette-M. Sixt Ruth

4 +1

for all his life/lifelong

Daniela Wolff

always

Ian M-H (X)

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

forever

Explanation:
Yes, I think im "kindlichen Sinne" is the exaggeration of a child.

For RS, the landscape between Berchtesgaden and Königssee had been his home "forever"

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 09:22
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 35

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

for all his life/lifelong

Explanation:
see weblink to Leo archive

Reference: http://dict.leo.org/cgi-bin/dict/urlexp/20021018131302

Daniela Wolff
Local time: 16:22
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

all his life

Explanation:
zeitlebens means "sein ganzes Leben lang".

Antoinette-M. Sixt Ruth
Local time: 10:22
Native speaker of:

German,

English

16 mins confidence:

always

Explanation:
Nothing against the first three suggestions, but here I would go for: "had always been home..."

Ian M-H (X)
United States
Local time: 11:22
Native speaker of:

English

42 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

throughout his life

Armorel Young
Local time: 16:22
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Although every single answer here to this posting is correct making it hard for me to choose, this answer fits the text. Thanks to all.

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