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ggfs.

German translation: se necessário ....

12:40 Mar 13, 2005
Portuguese to German translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Portuguese term or phrase: ggfs.
Does anyone know what the german abbreviation "ggfs." stands for?
Joana Gomes
Local time: 01:38
German translation:se necessário ....
Explanation:
gegebenenfalls
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Norbert Hermann
Local time: 01:38
Grading comment
thanks to everyone "se necessário" is the mots appropriate translation
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2eventualmente
Martin Zimmermann
3 +3se necessário ....
Norbert Hermann
4 +1dado o caso
Christoph Leuschner (X)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
se necessário ....


Explanation:
gegebenenfalls

Norbert Hermann
Local time: 01:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks to everyone "se necessário" is the mots appropriate translation

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Almeida: ou eventualmente
5 mins
  -> Obrigado, Ana :-)
agree  ahartje
19 mins
  -> Obrigado :-)
agree  Jan Lohfert: Certo!
1 hr
  -> Danke, Jan :-)
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
dado o caso


Explanation:
dado o caso // se assim acontecer // em caso afirmativo // em tal circunstância // se assim for //se for necessário // casualmente // eventualmente

Christoph Leuschner (X)
Local time: 21:38
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Norbert Hermann: há mais? ;-))
16 mins
  -> A expressao exata depende do contexto. (Porto Editora)
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
eventualmente


Explanation:
Outra sugestão.

Martin Zimmermann
Germany
Local time: 02:38
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jan Lohfert: Certo!
1 hr
agree  Elisabeth Renger (X)
6 days
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