put some pegs on the place

German translation: Überwachen lassen

10:36 Feb 9, 2017
English to German translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / SF
English term or phrase: put some pegs on the place
The place (bar) was likely to be on your itinerary. So I had a chinwag with the owner, put some pegs on the place, and here I am....

It's a slang expression in a weird SF novel, I suspect it could mean 'to post s.o. to watch the bar' , but I've never heard it before.
Irene Holicki
Germany
Local time: 12:14
German translation:Überwachen lassen
Explanation:
I think what the author really meant was to "stake out" the place.

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/stakeout

http://www.dict.cc/english-german/to stake out.html
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phillee
Local time: 11:14
Grading comment
Coincides with my own suspicion. Thanks for an interesting discussion.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1Überwachen lassen
phillee
3Markierungspunkte setzen, den Ort markieren
Bernd Albrecht
Summary of reference entries provided
Hier der komplette Originaltext
Bernd Albrecht

Discussion entries: 10





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Markierungspunkte setzen, den Ort markieren


Explanation:
siehe Disk. + Ref.

Bernd Albrecht
Switzerland
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 11
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Überwachen lassen


Explanation:
I think what the author really meant was to "stake out" the place.

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/stakeout

http://www.dict.cc/english-german/to stake out.html


    Reference: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/stakeout
    Reference: http://www.dict.cc/english-german/to+stake+out.html
phillee
Local time: 11:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Coincides with my own suspicion. Thanks for an interesting discussion.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Phillee, this confirms my suspicion.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Bernd Albrecht: Würde das bedeuten, der Ausgangstext vergleicht Äpfel und Tomaten; aber egal, ist Jacke wie Hemd...?
16 hrs
  -> 'Muddled metaphors' statt 'mixed metaphors'

agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: Australian Slang 1. (obsolete) shilling; 2. throw or toss (something); 3. observe; identify the true nature of: “to have someone pegged”. http://dictionary.babylon-software.com/peg/
2 days 8 hrs
  -> Ta, mate
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Reference comments


1 hr
Reference: Hier der komplette Originaltext

Reference information:
Der Ort dieser Bar wurde gesucht, gefunden, persönlich aufgesucht und dokumentiert.

https://books.google.de/books?id=ZioKDAAAQBAJ&lpg=PT167&dq="...

Bernd Albrecht
Switzerland
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
disagree  lisa23: na da hast ja nicht viel von der ursprünglichen Meinung vermittelst
46 mins
  -> Liebe Lisa, vielleicht solltest Du erst mal den kompletten Absatz im Originaltext lesen, bevor Du mich hier blöd anmachst. Kontext ist alles.
agree  Thomas Pfann: Eine sehr nützliche Referenz für alle, die die Textstelle im Kontext sehen möchten. Lisas wirre Aussage passt hier überhaupt nicht her.
1 hr
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