Sexualität

German translation: Sex

14:26 Feb 22, 2010
German language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
German term or phrase: Sexualität
Ich interessiere mich weniger fuer Sexualitaet als frueher.
Is this the normal German way of saying 'I am less interested in sex than before'.
stephkg (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:10
Selected answer:Sex
Explanation:
Ich interessiere mich weniger für Sex als früher.

sex = Sex

Sexualität = sexuality
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Germany
Local time: 04:10
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Sexualitaet
Sex


Explanation:
Ich interessiere mich weniger für Sex als früher.

sex = Sex

Sexualität = sexuality

AZTranslations
Germany
Local time: 04:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks. That is what I thought, but not being a native German speaker ...


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susan Welsh
2 mins
  -> Thank you, Susan!

agree  Antje Matthaeus
2 mins
  -> Danke, Antje!

agree  Monika Elisabeth Sieger
12 mins
  -> Thanks, sivara

neutral  Eleanore Strauss: Sexuality is not sex per se. Would have to see the larger context of where/how this was written
15 mins
  -> But it is about sex, not sexuality, isn't it?

neutral  ArnoTranslat (X): Jetzt bin ich confused. Wenn sex = Sex und Sexualität = sexuality, wie kann die Antwort dann Sex sein?
1 hr
  -> Because the question was whether his German translationw as correct. :)

neutral  Annett Kottek (X): I'm also confused. I thought Asker wants a German to English translation.
2 hrs
  -> Yes, it's in the wrong category, but if you read the question, he clearly wants to know if his translation is correct or not.

agree  Michaela Müller
5 hrs
  -> Danke, Michaela!
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