shaft

German translation: Laufpass

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English term or phrase:shaft
German translation:Laufpass
Entered by: Alexandra Collins

07:53 Jun 8, 2009
English to German translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: shaft
the shaft

unfair treatment

After years of loyal service, his boss gave him the shaft by firing him just before he would have qualified for a pension.

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Alexandra Collins
Local time: 21:16
Laufpass
Explanation:
hier sinngemäss

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Note added at 6 days (2009-06-15 07:35:22 GMT) Post-grading
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Danke, Alexandra
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Rolf Keiser
Switzerland
Local time: 21:16
Grading comment
Danke!
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Summary of answers provided
4s.u.
Peter Kissik
3Laufpass
Rolf Keiser
Summary of reference entries provided
the shaft
Andrea Flaßbeck (X)

  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
s.u.


Explanation:
Sein Boss hat ihn brüskiert, düpiert, hat ihm eins ausgewischt

Peter Kissik
Germany
Local time: 21:16
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SlovakSlovak

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lonnie Legg: Schwierig. Meine ersten Einfälle, "aufs Kreuz legen", "linken", decken sich mit düpieren--aber "to give the shaft"="harsh or unfair treatment"(Oxf.Am.Dict.) beinhaltet nicht unbedingt Betrug bzw. Hinterhältigkeit.
2 days 11 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Laufpass


Explanation:
hier sinngemäss

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Note added at 6 days (2009-06-15 07:35:22 GMT) Post-grading
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Danke, Alexandra

Rolf Keiser
Switzerland
Local time: 21:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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Danke!
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Reference comments


37 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: the shaft

Reference information:
Often one gets the shaft, meaning that they were utterly screwed over in life.
Jerry always gets the shaft.


    Reference: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=the+shaft
Andrea Flaßbeck (X)
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Inge Meinzer
1 day 8 hrs
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