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abbekommen

English translation: etwas abbekommen - to be at the receiving end of something

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German term or phrase:abbekommen
English translation:etwas abbekommen - to be at the receiving end of something
Entered by: Courtney Sliwinski

19:44 Sep 6, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Video game text
German term or phrase: abbekommen
So wie Ihr herumlauft, *bekommt Ihr bestimmt keinen ab*.

This is for a video game. The lines are delivered by NPC's to the heros. This line is delivered by a villager, and the last part is a little unclear to me. Any suggestions?
Courtney Sliwinski
Local time: 17:15
etwas abbekommen - to be at the receiving end of something
Explanation:
etwas abbekommen - to be at the receiving end of something
in this special case (colloquial!) : "sie hat keinen abbekommen" means :
(wie ihr herumlauft = looking like that = being dressed like that ) ... she won't catch herself a husband ... bekommt sie keinen ab = keinen Mann ab
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NilNil
Local time: 17:15
Grading comment
I think this hits the nail on the head! Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +9you ain't gettin' any
Susan Zimmer
4 +2etwas abbekommen - to be at the receiving end of something
NilNil
3 +1to score
Carola Stone
3ger one's share or get your share
Dr. Fred Thomson


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +9
you ain't gettin' any


Explanation:
any what is the question, though, but that's what I read here:

The ways you guys are running around, you ain't gettin' any - or you won't won't be gettin' any.....



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Note added at 12 mins (2007-09-06 19:56:43 GMT)
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or even "you ain't gonna get any" - Southern dialect even more - ya ain't gonna git nuttin'

Susan Zimmer
United States
Local time: 11:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stefanie Reinhold: Ja, genau.
1 min
agree  Susanna Miles
2 mins
neutral  Dr. Fred Thomson: Your Southern dialect sounds more like Brooklynese to this former resident. I guess it's the "nuttin" that reminds me of Brooklyn.
13 mins
  -> really? Sorry...must be the mixed background...yes, was just thinking about that, maybe "none" is better...but of course, i'm only referring to the Appalachian hillbillies...:))
agree  Julia Lipeles
24 mins
agree  Norbert Hermann
28 mins
agree  Sladjana Spaic: Gefällt mir gut!
59 mins
agree  Katarina Peters
4 hrs
agree  Anne Schulz: I suppose, this addresses a group of females, and "keinen" refers to men.
11 hrs
agree  mill2
13 hrs
agree  ramjet
20 hrs
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ger one's share or get your share


Explanation:
You are not going to get your share
Or: You are gonging to be left out (of the picture)


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Note added at 23 mins (2007-09-06 20:07:50 GMT)
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Someday I am going to learn how to type, but I had better hurry, because I may not have much time left.

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 09:15
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 37
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
etwas abbekommen - to be at the receiving end of something


Explanation:
etwas abbekommen - to be at the receiving end of something
in this special case (colloquial!) : "sie hat keinen abbekommen" means :
(wie ihr herumlauft = looking like that = being dressed like that ) ... she won't catch herself a husband ... bekommt sie keinen ab = keinen Mann ab



    Reference: http://www.dict.cc/deutsch-englisch/abbekommen.html
NilNil
Local time: 17:15
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
I think this hits the nail on the head! Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Serena Rohrbeck: looking like that, you won't catch one for sure!
39 mins
agree  hazmatgerman (X): Wg. "keinen ab" eindeutig auf den Heirats-/Partnerschaftsmarkt bezogen.
9 hrs
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1 day 17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to score


Explanation:
(Meaning boy friends.)
A suggestion from the North of England. (Greetings to all Geordies out there ;-)

Carola Stone
Local time: 17:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: w/o context, every reason to agree (though I'd have to google "NPC")
14 hrs
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