Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to leave someone
German translation:
jemanden verlassen
Added to glossary by
Andy Lemminger
Mar 12, 2004 10:02
20 yrs ago
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to leave someone
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The soldiers retreated, leaving the civil population, that is to say their parents, wives, and children, in the night of an oppression.
Since it is not "leaving behind"/"hinter sich lassen" I prefer "verlassen".
Do you agree or do you think this would be wrong?
(this is from an already expired test)
Since it is not "leaving behind"/"hinter sich lassen" I prefer "verlassen".
Do you agree or do you think this would be wrong?
(this is from an already expired test)
Proposed translations
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| 3 | verlassen |
Rene Schlebusch
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| 3 +8 | zurücklassen |
Thilo Santl
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Proposed translations
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Rene Schlebusch
Poland
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Works in: English to German, Polish to German, Czech to German, and 2 more.
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verlassen
verlassen
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Comment: "Danke."
+8
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Thilo Santl
Spain
Spain
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zurücklassen
i'd rather say
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Note added at 2004-03-12 13:29:53 (GMT)
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Grad ist mir noch \"im Stich lassen\" eingefallen, passt glaube ich gut in deinen Kontext...
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Note added at 2004-03-12 13:29:53 (GMT)
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Grad ist mir noch \"im Stich lassen\" eingefallen, passt glaube ich gut in deinen Kontext...
Peer comment(s):
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peter zalupsky
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Samira Goth
5 mins
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Catrin Zuppelli
15 mins
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Endre Both
: Ja. Man kann seine unmittelbare Umgebung verlassen, aber nicht die gesamte "civil population". Diese wird in der Tat eher zurückgelassen, überlassen, usw.
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Ingrid Blank
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Katrin Suchan
1 hr
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Hans G. Liepert
: zurücklassen = OK. "Im Stich lassen" ist ja total negativ, gerade das tut er ja nicht
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ingo_h
: liessen sie schutzlos zurück. "Im Stich lassen" wäre eine (ggf. im Kontext unzulässige) moralische Bewertung, aber etwas kräftiger als "zurücklassen" sollte es wohl doch sein.
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