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Asche

English translation: leave as is /referring to the fact that there's nothing left of you after you served in the NVA in the former DDR

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German term or phrase:Asche
English translation:leave as is /referring to the fact that there's nothing left of you after you served in the NVA in the former DDR
Entered by: Ingeborg Gowans (X)

10:48 Oct 15, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Slang / DDR Slang
German term or phrase: Asche
After military service, or ‘Asche’ as we called it, I did not want to return to my old job.
Unübersetzt lassen?
Slag ;-)
Melanie Wittwer
New Zealand
Local time: 16:14
leave as is see my reference
Explanation:
I must admit, I hadn't heard this term before even though I was raised in Berlin (West) and I am familiar with the politics and customs of the former DDR

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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-10-15 15:14:16 GMT)
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[see my reference] is obviously not part of the answer, just delete that
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
Canada
Local time: 01:14
Grading comment
Thanks, Ingeborg. Now I only have to insert an explantion of the term into the text. The author of the text says it is called Asche, because you felt like there was nothing left of you, when you were in the NVA.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4leave as is see my reference
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
Summary of reference entries provided
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR-Sprachgebrauch
Ingeborg Gowans (X)

Discussion entries: 4





  

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
leave as is see my reference


Explanation:
I must admit, I hadn't heard this term before even though I was raised in Berlin (West) and I am familiar with the politics and customs of the former DDR

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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-10-15 15:14:16 GMT)
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[see my reference] is obviously not part of the answer, just delete that

Ingeborg Gowans (X)
Canada
Local time: 01:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks, Ingeborg. Now I only have to insert an explantion of the term into the text. The author of the text says it is called Asche, because you felt like there was nothing left of you, when you were in the NVA.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alison MacG
3 mins
  -> well, thanks again, Alison
agree  British Diana
20 mins
  -> thank you, British Diana
agree  Ingrid Moore
3 hrs
  -> vielen Dank, Ingrid
agree  Tom Tyson
8 hrs
  -> thanks, Tom
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Reference comments


13 mins peer agreement (net): +7
Reference: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR-Sprachgebrauch

Reference information:
Asche – NVA, vor allem in zur Asche müssen = eingezogen werden

Example sentence(s):
  • stehen lassen, mit Anm. d. Ü.
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
Canada
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Henry Schroeder
17 mins
  -> danke, Henry
agree  Helen Shiner
20 mins
  -> thank you, Helen
agree  Lonnie Legg
1 hr
  -> thanks, Lonnie
agree  Rolf Keiser
1 hr
  -> thank you, Goldcoaster
agree  Julia Lipeles
1 hr
  -> danke, Julia
agree  Sabine Akabayov, PhD
2 hrs
  -> thank you, Sibsab
agree  Alison MacG: Do post an answer for some well-deserved points!
2 hrs
  -> well, I will, thanks
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