anhalten
English translation: perhaps
| 07:29 Dec 3, 2004 |
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| 4 | to make sure he goes to school |
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| 4 | perhaps |
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| 2 | to urge the pupil to attend vocational school |
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4 mins confidence: 
| anzuhalten to make sure he goes to school Explanation: that's what it means in this context. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 11 mins (2004-12-03 07:40:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- no skipping and skiving |
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1 hr confidence:
| anzuhalten to urge the pupil to attend vocational school Explanation: is I think what is meant here "and to exempt him/her for this purpose"? |
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8 hrs confidence:
perhaps Explanation: to impress upon the trainee the importance of attending vocational school A lot wordier, but reflects better the subtlety in 'anhalten' than does the somewhat more pushy 'urge' |
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