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09:55 Jul 27, 2004 |
German to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Music | |||||||
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3 +1 | was acquired at third hand |
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3 | from third hand |
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aus dritter hand stammen was acquired at third hand Explanation: XXX's text is as it were a third-hand one XXX's text was acquired as it were at third hand A secondhand text is one borrowed/obtained from some-one else; a third-hand one is one that that other person has themselves acquired from a different person. There term third hand works equally well in English and German, I think, although you need something different for the verb stammen -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2004-07-27 10:03:03 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I\'ve assumed you mean German>English |
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aus dritter hand stammen from third hand Explanation: I think so. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 mins (2004-07-27 10:08:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Giambattista Varesco\'s Text originates, so to speak, from third hand, based on ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 mins (2004-07-27 10:08:55 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ... based however on ... |
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