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Mit Ihnen allen freuen wir uns auf 2006

English translation: We join you all in looking forward to 2006

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German term or phrase:Mit Ihnen allen freuen wir uns auf 2006
English translation:We join you all in looking forward to 2006
Entered by: Natalie Wilcock (X)

17:41 Nov 29, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
German term or phrase: Mit Ihnen allen freuen wir uns auf 2006
Hi, having waded through a couple of pages of a speech I now stumble across this beaut at the very end. It's the part in asterisks that is giving me a headache. Any takers?

Gerne nutze ich die Gelegenheit, um Ihnen und Ihren Angehörigen besinnliche Weihnachttage zu wünschen. ***Mit Ihnen allen freuen wir uns auf 2006!***
Natalie Wilcock (X)
Local time: 00:55
We join you all in looking forward to 2006
Explanation:
Or "we would like to wish you all a prosperous 2006" if you can take a bit of liberty with the original to make it sound like something someone would actually say in English!
Selected response from:

Rachel Ward
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:55
Grading comment
Thank you Rachel. Regards, Natalie
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4We join you in looking forward to a great new year.
NGK
4 +1S. unten
Emilie
3 +2We join you all in looking forward to 2006
Rachel Ward


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Mit Ihnen allen freuen wir uns auf 2006!
We join you in looking forward to a great new year.


Explanation:
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NGK
United States
Local time: 17:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ulrike Kraemer
5 mins
agree  rangepost: we join *with* you-- perhaps?
6 mins
agree  Trudy Peters: maybe "we join all of you"
47 mins
agree  Steven Sidore: with trudy
4 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Part of speech
S. unten


Explanation:
(Along) with all of you we look forward to 2006!

We look forward to 2006 (along) with all of you!

oder

... are looking forward to ...
We are looking forward to ...

Emilie
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters: I like the first one w/along
50 mins
  -> I'd also use it with "along". Thanks!
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Part of speech
We join you all in looking forward to 2006


Explanation:
Or "we would like to wish you all a prosperous 2006" if you can take a bit of liberty with the original to make it sound like something someone would actually say in English!

Rachel Ward
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 2
Grading comment
Thank you Rachel. Regards, Natalie

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lancashireman: Yes, expressing the sentiment is more important than approximating to the original sentence structure.
54 mins
  -> Thanks, Andrew
agree  Michele Fauble
12 hrs
  -> Thanks, Michele
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