Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
allgemein zu empfehlen ist es sicherlich nicht
English translation:
it cannot be generally recommended
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Sophia Hundt (X)
Oct 9, 2006 04:28
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German term
Sophia Hundt (X)
allgemein zu empfehlen ist es sicherlich nicht
German to English
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The context is more or less like this: whatever you may be thinking about XXX, allgemein zu empfehlen ist es sicherlich nicht...
It seems simple but I just can't wrap my mind around it (I don't fully understand what it means).
Thank you!
It seems simple but I just can't wrap my mind around it (I don't fully understand what it means).
Thank you!
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it cannot be generally recommended
or: it cannot be recommended for general use
if you want something that "flows" in English.
if you want something that "flows" in English.
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Sandra Bradford
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Niraja Nanjundan (X)
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gangels (X)
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Comment: "Thank you!"
45 mins
in general, it is assuredly not to be recommended
My take!
35 mins
It's probably not a good idea
I wouldn't really recommend it
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Note added at 57 mins (2006-10-09 05:26:03 GMT)
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on the whole, ...
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Note added at 57 mins (2006-10-09 05:26:03 GMT)
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on the whole, ...
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Henry Schroeder
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Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English, Russian to English, English
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correct - it certainly isn't recommended in general
I agree with your formulation. Sounds copacetic.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-10-09 06:31:28 GMT)
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The "allgemein" is sort of separate - as I read it. Reworded it is: allgemein / es ist sicherlich nicht zu empfehlen, though in English it would be stylistically better to place the "allgemein" (in general) at the end.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-10-09 08:54:35 GMT)
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very fine, satisfactory (это скучно все время писать те же самые слова - надо иногда использовать более творческие на мой взглад, даже если они уже совсем старые). Я тоже только что заметил, что вы занимаетесь тоже немецким языком - весело. Я почти отвечал на русском из-за той же причины, но передумал.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-10-09 06:31:28 GMT)
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The "allgemein" is sort of separate - as I read it. Reworded it is: allgemein / es ist sicherlich nicht zu empfehlen, though in English it would be stylistically better to place the "allgemein" (in general) at the end.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-10-09 08:54:35 GMT)
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very fine, satisfactory (это скучно все время писать те же самые слова - надо иногда использовать более творческие на мой взглад, даже если они уже совсем старые). Я тоже только что заметил, что вы занимаетесь тоже немецким языком - весело. Я почти отвечал на русском из-за той же причины, но передумал.
Note from asker:
| Hi Henry - didn't know you did German as well. Could you please explain to me what "copacetic" mean? :) |
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