Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Außer Spesen nichts gewesen
English translation:
Nothing doing
Added to glossary by
Edith Kelly
Jun 2, 2005 04:57
18 yrs ago
German term
Germany
Außer Spesen nichts gewesen
German to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Wie lautet die engl. ÜS?
Danke.
Danke.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | Nothing doing |
Edith Kelly
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| 3 +1 | Nothing to show for my/his/her efforts |
Melanie Nassar
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| 3 | nothing doing / not worth the trouble |
Bryan Saliamonas
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Proposed translations
10 mins
Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in German
&
English
Switzerland
Professional conference interpreter
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Dutch to German, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
39
German term (edited):
Au�er Spesen nichts gewesen
Selected
Nothing doing
sieh frühere KudoZ-Frage, damals gab es 11 Antworten, da kannst Du wirklich Dir eine raussuchen
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-06-02 05:08:50 GMT)
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und auch:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/265407
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-06-02 05:08:50 GMT)
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und auch:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/265407
Reference:
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Vielen Dank, Edith."
+1
11 mins
Melanie Nassar
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
dedicated, prompt, accurate
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, English to German, and 1 more.
German term (edited):
Auكer Spesen nichts gewesen
Nothing to show for my/his/her efforts
so ungefähr...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
desiderata (X)
16 hrs
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12 mins
German term (edited):
Au�er Spesen nichts gewesen
nothing doing / not worth the trouble
More context would help.
Reference:
http://forum.dict.cc/forum-questions/detail-60299-wer.html
dict.leo.org/archiv.ende/ 2003_11/13/20031113223505e_en.html
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