aus dritter Hand stammen

English translation: from third hand

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German term or phrase:aus dritter Hand stammen
English translation:from third hand
Entered by: Olav Rixen

09:55 Jul 27, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
German term or phrase: aus dritter Hand stammen
Giambattista Varescos Text stammt quasi aus dritter Hand, basiert er doch auf Antoine Danchets Libretto für André Cam-pras IDOMÉNÉE von 1712 und dieses wiederum auf einer Tragödie von Crébillon Père.
Olav Rixen
Canada
Local time: 04:59
from third hand
Explanation:
I think so.

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Giambattista Varesco\'s Text originates, so to speak, from third hand, based on ...

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Note added at 13 mins (2004-07-27 10:08:55 GMT)
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... based however on ...
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Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 19:59
Grading comment
Thanks, Wenjer, and all who tried.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1was acquired at third hand
Armorel Young
3from third hand
Wenjer Leuschel (X)


  

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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

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I\'ve assumed you mean German>English

Armorel Young
Local time: 11:59
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  babbelbekkie: Although I'd simply write "was acquired third-hand, without the "at", or simply "is third-hand"
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
aus dritter hand stammen
from third hand


Explanation:
I think so.

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Note added at 12 mins (2004-07-27 10:08:38 GMT)
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Giambattista Varesco\'s Text originates, so to speak, from third hand, based on ...

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Note added at 13 mins (2004-07-27 10:08:55 GMT)
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... based however on ...

Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 19:59
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, Wenjer, and all who tried.
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