Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Owell, Unwissenheit erhalten, sind Bliss...
English translation:
oh well, some people might be better off not knowing
Added to glossary by
MzVette
Nov 5, 2004 21:22
20 yrs ago
German term
Owell, Unwissenheit erhalten, sind Bliss...
May offend
German to English
Other
Slang
This is the second portion of a phrase that was posted on my discussion board.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | oh well, some people might be better off not knowing |
Johanna Timm, PhD
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| 4 | Part English, part German |
Kim Metzger
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| 2 +1 | Ignorance is bliss - maybe! |
Annika Neudecker
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Proposed translations
16 mins
Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Canada
Native in German
Canada
Friendly, fast & certified!
Native in: German (Variants: Austrian, Germany, Swiss, Platt / Nieder (Low German)) 
Works in: English to German, German to English, German
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
oh well, some people might be better off not knowing
what a bunch of crap...oh well, some people might be better off not knowing
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
5 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
20
Part English, part German
Oh well, maintain ignorance .... We'd need the rest of the second part to make any sense of it.
+1
5 mins
Ignorance is bliss - maybe!
This is mysterious :-). Again, half German, half English....
Could be "ignorance is bliss"
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Note added at 7 mins (2004-11-05 21:29:34 GMT)
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Unwissenheit = ignorance
Could be "ignorance is bliss"
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Note added at 7 mins (2004-11-05 21:29:34 GMT)
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Unwissenheit = ignorance
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Kim Metzger
: That could be what the ignoramus was trying to say.
11 mins
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Yep, that's what I thought ;-) Thanks, Kim.
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