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Ulla ruft ihre Freundin in Hannover an. Sie fuhrt ein translate

English translation: Ulla calls her friend in Hannover an. She runs a translation...???

18:34 Sep 25, 2001
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
German term or phrase: Ulla ruft ihre Freundin in Hannover an. Sie fuhrt ein translate
Ulla ruft ihre Freundin in Hannover an. Sie fuhrt ein translate
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English translation:Ulla calls her friend in Hannover an. She runs a translation...???
Explanation:
Ulla calls her friend in Hannover. She runs a translation...

I would not change the name even though Ulla is a nickname for Ursula, and I am using present tense.

The second sentence, however, remains a mystery....

HTH,

Antje
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Antje Ruppert
United States
Local time: 20:15
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7Ulla calls her friend in Hannover an. She runs a translation...???
Antje Ruppert
4Ulla is calling her girl friend in Hanover. She is introducing ...
Valeska Nygren
4 -1Ursula will call her girl friend in Hannover
Kim Metzger


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Ursula will call her girl friend in Hannover


Explanation:
The rest of it is up in the air. It could be *she manages a translation agency*


    bilingual background
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 18:15
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 22192

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Mats Wiman: Never translate a proper name! (Sven's Law) AND it does not say 'will call'
2 hrs
  -> You're right, I goofed.
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Ulla calls her friend in Hannover an. She runs a translation...???


Explanation:
Ulla calls her friend in Hannover. She runs a translation...

I would not change the name even though Ulla is a nickname for Ursula, and I am using present tense.

The second sentence, however, remains a mystery....

HTH,

Antje


    native German
Antje Ruppert
United States
Local time: 20:15
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 73
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters: except for the "an" :-)
9 mins
agree  Hans-Henning Judek: no "an"
19 mins
agree  cochrum
1 hr
agree  zapfsully
1 hr
agree  Ulla Haufe: though I normally don't call girlfriends in Hanover
4 hrs
agree  shasas
4 hrs
agree  Alison Schwitzgebel
5 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Ulla is calling her girl friend in Hanover. She is introducing ...


Explanation:
The second sentence does not make sense -- I am guessing

Valeska Nygren
United States
Local time: 20:15
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 34
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