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Wegschauen

English translation: turning a blind eye

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German term or phrase:Wegschauen
English translation:turning a blind eye
Entered by: BrigitteHilgner

09:06 Apr 1, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Journalism
German term or phrase: Wegschauen
Lebenslang für die Mutter, 15 Jahre Haft für den Lebensgefährten. So lauteten die Urteile im Grazer Babymord-Prozess, der am Freitag zu Ende gegangen ist. "Sie hat die Babys brutal und grausam ermordet. Und er ist ein Mörder durch Wegschauen", erklärte Staatsanwalt Johannes Winklhofer in seinem Schlussplädoyer.
Jianming Sun
Local time: 12:42
turning a blind eye
Explanation:
He must have recognized the signs of her pregnancies but he prefered to ignore them, not to know.
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BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 06:42
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6turning a blind eye
BrigitteHilgner
4s. unten
Emilie
3willful blindness
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
willful blindness


Explanation:
might fit here

Recklessness/Wilful Blindness -this again is a subjective state of mind- ... Murder requires subjective mens rea. -While the common law presumption is that ...
www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/ law/Courses/esau/criminal/chap7.html - 10k

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PRO pts in category: 8
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
turning a blind eye


Explanation:
He must have recognized the signs of her pregnancies but he prefered to ignore them, not to know.

BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 06:42
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Diana Loos: This is definitely the right expression!
51 mins
  -> Thank you, Diana!
agree  writeaway: he didn't want to know wouldn't fit here-the German equivalent might but doesn't work in English. turn a blind eye does the trick.
57 mins
  -> Thank you, writeaway!
agree  Emilie
59 mins
  -> Thank you, Emilie!
agree  JSolis
4 hrs
  -> Thank you, JSolis!
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): expresses the wilful denial of the events leading up to murder
7 hrs
  -> Thank you, Ingeborg!
agree  C. Peter
10 hrs
  -> Thank you, C.Peter!
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
s. unten


Explanation:
wegschauen = to look the other way;look away; ignore

he's a murder for ignoring (what the mother did)
he's a murder 'cause he looked the other way/for looking the ...
he's a murder 'cause he looked away/for looking away



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Note added at 1 hr (2006-04-01 10:31:40 GMT)
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A colleague has seen the mistake. Obviously it must be

MURDERER

As to 'cause - obviously because - just wanted it short in the answer.

Emilie
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: murderer and you can't use 'cause in written English, unless it's just very casual spoken language that's being used.
1 hr
  -> Sure, murderer... 'cause - just wanted it short, but obviously one should use because. Thanks!
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