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01:46 Mar 30, 2002 |
German to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Genealogy / Genealogy | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Mats Wiman Sweden Local time: 10:13 | ||||||
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5 | ... comes from a (very) long line of farmers |
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4 | a farm family with deep historical roots in... |
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4 | old farming dynasty |
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4 | farmer stock |
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4 | deeply rooted |
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a farm family with deep historical roots in... Explanation: I would not try to translate altes Bauerngeschlecht; rather I would translate the entire sentence part in which the term occurs. ein sehr altes Bauerngeschlecht aus ... |
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old farming dynasty Explanation: dynasty is always used when speaking of family continuation in ownership etc. I know from teaching history |
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farmer stock Explanation: Henggi is of good old farmer stock from the so-called Schwarzbubenland (The land of the black boys) in the canton of Solothurn |
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... comes from a (very) long line of farmers Explanation: I find this the most idiomatic solution to your problem. Hope it helps. Good Luck! Reference: http://www.steinwaygallery.com/c_henry.html |
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deeply rooted Explanation: .. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-03-30 02:52:33 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- farming family |
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