May 10, 2002 20:12
22 yrs ago
German term
...abzugehen scheint
German to English
Art/Literary
Religion
religion
Von der Bedeutung seines Materials fuer die islamische Dogmenentwicklung hat der Verfasser keine Ahnung, wie ihm ueberhaupt die Kenntnis des Arabischen abzugehen scheint.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | lack of |
Klaus Dorn (X)
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| 4 +2 | Sentence option: |
brute (X)
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| 4 | seemed to have deserted him |
jerryk (X)
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Proposed translations
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Klaus Dorn (X)
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English
Klaus Dorn (X)
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Related KudoZ points
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8
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lack of
he seems to lack knowledge of Arabic
he doesn't seem to know Arabic
he doesn't seem to know Arabic
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
4 mins
seemed to have deserted him
His knowledge of Arabic seemed to have deserted him.
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32 mins
brute (X)
brute (X)
SOLID NATIVE SPEAKER TRANSLATIONS!
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Sentence option:
"Of the meaning of his material about Islamic dogma development, the author apparently has no inkling; as any knowledge of the Arabian tongue appears quite beyond his beck and call"!
Peer comment(s):
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sylvie malich (X)
: a much better translation than what the asker picked ((o:
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Thanx, Smalich!
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Сергей Лузан
: It seems to be even better expressed, than in the original.
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Thanx, Sergey!
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