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Patience is a virtue.

German translation: Geduld ist eine Tugend

11:42 Apr 14, 2004
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
Journalism / Story telling
English term or phrase: Patience is a virtue.
This statement implys the importance of a particular personal attribute.
gmagorrian
Local time: 18:07
German translation:Geduld ist eine Tugend
Explanation:
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Robert Schlarb
Local time: 19:07
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5Geduld ist eine Tugend
Robert Schlarb
5 +1Geduld ist eine Tugend
miccaela
4Geduld ist eine Tugend
Mag. Sabine Senn


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
patience is a virtue.
Geduld ist eine Tugend


Explanation:
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Robert Schlarb
Local time: 19:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Samira Goth
17 mins
agree  ahartje
23 mins
agree  Hans G. Liepert
1 hr
agree  Steffen Walter
4 hrs
agree  David Moore (X): ....possess it if you can; seldom in a woman - and NEVER in a man....
3 days 55 mins
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Geduld ist eine Tugend


Explanation:

eine Möglichkeit

Mag. Sabine Senn
Local time: 19:07
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
patience is a virtue.
Geduld ist eine Tugend


Explanation:
You can translate it literally. It is a (more or less) frequenlty used phrase in German, too.

miccaela

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silke Dürr
37 mins
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