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one man\'s meat is another man\'s poison

German translation: Des einen Freud ist des anderen Leid.

11:49 May 20, 2019
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: one man\'s meat is another man\'s poison
What is ok for me could be a problem for others.
Need it for C2 DaF essy writing
sharayu Ghurye
German translation:Des einen Freud ist des anderen Leid.
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Jutta Kirchner
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Local time: 07:46
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Des einen Freud ist des anderen Leid.
Jutta Kirchner
5Dem einen ist's Speise, dem andern Gift." in English
Sina Salehi
4 +1Was dem einen seine Eule, ist dem anderen seine Nachtigall
Iris Schmerda


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Dem einen ist's Speise, dem andern Gift." in English


Explanation:
https://en.bab.la/dictionary/german-english/dem-einen-ist-s-...

Sina Salehi
Germany
Local time: 07:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
Notes to answerer
Asker: The sense is closest to the original meaning, transliteration


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ricki Farn: In 50 years of being a German, I've never heard this used, but maybe that's just me.
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Was dem einen seine Eule, ist dem anderen seine Nachtigall


Explanation:
Würde auch passen


    https://www.redensarten-index.de/suche.php?suchbegriff=~~Was%20dem%20einen%20seine%20Eule%2C%20ist%20dem%20anderen%20seine%20Nachtigall&bool
    https://www.eulenwelt.de/redewendungen.htm
Iris Schmerda
France
Local time: 07:46
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Ricki Farn
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Des einen Freud ist des anderen Leid.


Explanation:
Würde ich meinen...

Jutta Kirchner
Germany
Local time: 07:46
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susanne Schiewe
7 mins
agree  Thayenga: Punktgenau. :)
14 mins
disagree  Ricki Farn: Freud/Leid refers to one and the same thing - e.g. I lose a banknote and you find *that same banknote*. Meat/poison does not have to - e.g. I thrive on pasta while it makes you ill, but we don't affect each other directly: *not the same plate of pasta*
44 mins
agree  Regina Eichstaedter
1 hr
disagree  Thomas Pfann: Was Ricki sagt. Kommt natürlich auch auf den Kontext an, aber mir fällt kein Beispiel ein, in dem die meat/poison-Wendung so übersetzt werden könnte. Es geht vielmehr darum, dass Geschmäcker verschieden sind.
1 hr
agree  Ulrike MacKay: - "What is ok for me could be a problem for others." - Ricky says it himself: "one and the same thing"
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