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Seelenkrüppel

English translation: emotional cripples

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German term or phrase:Seelenkrüppel
English translation:emotional cripples
Entered by: Christine Lam

20:18 Mar 15, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang
German term or phrase: Seelenkrüppel
This is a statement of a women regarding her ex-husband:
Ich werfe ihm vor, daß er sich weiterhin arrogant benimmt und nicht einsehen will, daß die Kinder unter seinem Einfluß Gefahr laufen, ebenfalls als Seelenkrüppel zu enden.
Christine Lam
Local time: 10:11
emotional cripples
Explanation:
lost souls
emotionally stunted
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CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 16:11
Grading comment
excellent, thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9emotional cripples
CMJ_Trans (X)


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
emotional cripples


Explanation:
lost souls
emotionally stunted

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 16:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
excellent, thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susanne Rindlisbacher
10 mins
agree  Frosty
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agree  doctor_suz
34 mins
agree  JSolis
41 mins
agree  klausie-hamburg
2 hrs
agree  Francis Lee (X): "emotional wreck" is far more common, I think / Hmmm, a fair point (albeit debatable)
10 hrs
  -> I don't think so here - you can be an emotional wreck for a short time. Be an emotional cripple and you are affected for life
agree  Terence Ajbro
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agree  Alison Jenner
13 hrs
agree  Diana Loos
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