12:00 Jul 19, 2000 |
German to English translations [Non-PRO] Tech/Engineering | ||||
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na | alice born jones |
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na | geborene |
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na | geb. |
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na | nee |
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alice born jones Explanation: it means it is her single last name. Good luck! :) |
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geborene Explanation: This is derived from the French nee for born and refers to the maiden name of the person, mostly of a woman, but although grammatically incorrect in its French-derived form, has been used for men, as well, in case they changed their name opon marriage. Reference: http://dict.leo.org/?search=geborene&lang=en |
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geb. Explanation: The German abbreviation is geb. (for geborene). You will find this a married woman's personal documents, for instance: Else Schmidt, geb. Müller This tells you that Else married Mr. Schmidt, and that her maiden name was Müller. |
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nee Explanation: If this is into English, you're there already. This French word is English. The geb. is right if it is into German |
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