Hau die Milbe

English translation: fight the mite

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German term or phrase:Hau die Milbe
English translation:fight the mite

22:43 Jul 24, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Hau die Milbe
Hau die Milbe. Ja, schlagen Sie endlich zurück. So macht Gesundheit Spaß. Und es warten Gewinne im Gesamtwert von 750,- € auf Sie. mehr
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fight the mite
Explanation:
Eine freie Variante :-)
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Olaf Reibedanz
Colombia
Local time: 09:27
Grading comment
what does "hauen" stand for?, I wonder..I thought it was an idiom, by the way...

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Summary of answers provided
3 +7fight the mite
Olaf Reibedanz
2get in there
David Hollywood


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
fight the mite


Explanation:
Eine freie Variante :-)

Olaf Reibedanz
Colombia
Local time: 09:27
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
what does "hauen" stand for?, I wonder..I thought it was an idiom, by the way...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Russ: what on earth is "the mite"?
4 mins
  -> Any of a large subclass (Acari) of tiny, sometimes microscopic, arachnids often parasitic upon animals, insects, or plants, or infesting prepared foods, including many species that transmit diseases (Websters)

agree  Lancashireman: http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/f/f155.html
49 mins
  -> Thanks :-))

agree  Manuela Junghans
1 hr

agree  Jan Vano
5 hrs

agree  Teresa Reinhardt
6 hrs

agree  Ingo Dierkschnieder
8 hrs

agree  Steffen Walter: bite the mite?
9 hrs

agree  Stephen Roche: mite is right
13 hrs
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
get in there


Explanation:
just a suggestion

David Hollywood
Local time: 11:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 47
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