Oct 20, 2005 08:02
18 yrs ago
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German term
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Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, German to Chinese, and 3 more.
das Verfahren ins Rollen brachte
German to English
Art/Literary
Journalism
London - Die 34-Jährige wurde mit sechs Wochen Haft bestraft und darf nach dem Urteil des Gerichts in der ostenglischen Stadt Norwich außerdem nie wieder Tiere halten, berichtet die Zeitung "Daily Mail". Die dreifache Mutter hatte "Fluffy" vor den Augen ihrer Töchter erst in die Waschmaschine und nach ihrem qualvollen Tod in den Müll geworfen. "Die Katze hat mich gekratzt, deswegen habe ich sie in die Waschmaschine gesteckt", hatte sie ihrem Ex-Mann erzählt, der das Verfahren ins Rollen brachte.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +4 | who reported her |
Norbert Hermann
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| 4 +2 | who initiated the proceedings |
IanW (X)
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| 3 +2 | who brought the matter to attention |
Terence Ajbro
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| 4 | who was the person that blew the whistle on her |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 2 | who got the court case rolling |
lucasm (X)
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Proposed translations
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Norbert Hermann
Native in German
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English
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Native in: English , German
Works in: English to German, German to English, Portuguese to German, and 3 more.
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12
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who reported her
could well be ;-)
Peer comment(s):
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Armorel Young
: perhaps "who reported her behaviour". He may have reported her to the RSPCA, which would make "initiated proceedings" rather over-legal, although it's otherwise a good term
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Thanks :-)
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writeaway
: with Armorel. since the German is very casual, he may have reported her to the authorities, who then got things going and filed charges....
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Thanks :-)
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Frosty
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Thanks :-)
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Hilary Davies Shelby
: or "reported the incident to the authorities". What a horrific story.
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Thanks :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all for kind help!"
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3 mins
who initiated the proceedings
I would say "who initiated the proceedings" here
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: has to be this or something just like it-maybe a shade below it-after all-did he sue her?
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lucasm (X)
: in terms of meaning, this is "tadellos".
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Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
A multilingual Englishman
Native in: English
Works in: English to German, English to Danish, Danish to English, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
who brought the matter to attention
i.e. instigated a public or legal inquiry.
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Jonathan MacKerron
: fits the tone of the piece
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thanks Jonathan
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Francis Lee (X)
: who originally ...
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who got the court case rolling
just for fun; if you wanted to keep the morbid humour of the original...
2 hrs
who was the person that blew the whistle on her
I'd say
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