Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
lauter Sachen
English translation:
all those things
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Sep 5, 2011 05:45
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German term
lauter Sachen
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German to English
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The whole sentence goes:
Clara Schumann spielte lauter Sachen, die der Robert nicht leiden konnte.
IWhat is 'lauter Sachen' ? Does that mean 'mehrere' oder 'verschiedene' Sachen?
Clara Schumann spielte lauter Sachen, die der Robert nicht leiden konnte.
IWhat is 'lauter Sachen' ? Does that mean 'mehrere' oder 'verschiedene' Sachen?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | all those things |
Jumo
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| 3 | only the kind of pieces |
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all those things
Clara Schumann played all those things that Robert couldn't stand.
This is how how would translate this term.
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Note added at 6 mins (2011-09-05 05:52:30 GMT)
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I mean 'how I' would translate.... :-) sorry
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Note added at 34 mins (2011-09-05 06:20:34 GMT)
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'lauter Sachen' are 'mehrere' as well as possibly 'verschiedene' Sachen. There is no literal translation for this term.
This is how how would translate this term.
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Note added at 6 mins (2011-09-05 05:52:30 GMT)
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I mean 'how I' would translate.... :-) sorry
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Note added at 34 mins (2011-09-05 06:20:34 GMT)
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'lauter Sachen' are 'mehrere' as well as possibly 'verschiedene' Sachen. There is no literal translation for this term.
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only the kind of pieces
Not to say "exclusively". To construe the meaning: The chief thing is that "lauter" suggests that all the things she played were such that Robert Schumann disliked them, not that she played everything Robert could not stand.
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