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странно/ кажется странным

German translation: seltsam

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Russian term or phrase:здесь: странно ( кажется странным)
German translation:seltsam
Entered by: Alla Tulina (X)

19:53 Mar 22, 2011
Russian to German translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / merkwuerdig vs seltsam
Russian term or phrase: странно/ кажется странным
Это может показаться странным, но это ТАК. ......Да, впрочем, это и на самом деле странно. Странно просыпаться утром, не зная зачем.....

Фразы из текста, который построен на очень скупой лексике и синтаксисе. Странно / казаться странным кому-то повторяется много раз. Человек, который не знает, как ответить на вопрос, зачем живет.
Что более точно в таком контексте seltsam или merkwuerdig?
Alla Tulina (X)
Estonia
seltsam
Explanation:
aber das ist Geschmacksache
auch merkwürdig, komisch
Selected response from:

erika rubinstein
Local time: 16:30
Grading comment
Всем большое спасибо! Отсановилась на seltsam, потому что ост. предлож. варианты не подходят стилистически.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5seltsam
erika rubinstein
3 +1es ist eigenartig
tschingite


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
seltsam


Explanation:
aber das ist Geschmacksache
auch merkwürdig, komisch

erika rubinstein
Local time: 16:30
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 39
Grading comment
Всем большое спасибо! Отсановилась на seltsam, потому что ост. предлож. варианты не подходят стилистически.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Первое, что написала, seltsam. Но потом пришли сомнения...


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  bivi
43 mins
agree  Alex Khanin: komisch
53 mins
agree  costet: komisch
1 hr
agree  Nadiya Kyrylenko
11 hrs
agree  Victoria Becker (X): komisch
13 hrs
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
es ist eigenartig


Explanation:
es kommt eigenartig vor, dass

tschingite
Russian Federation
Local time: 17:30
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in TatarTatar

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Victoria Becker (X): auch schön, es kommt darauf an, ob das im Originaltext positiv oder negativ behaftet ist.
2 hrs
  -> Freilich! Vielen Dank! Es geht im Originaltext um Erstaunen
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