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gegen 5 Stimmen

English translation: with 5 votes opposing

17:06 Oct 18, 2018
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Government / Politics / Report on trades union conference
German term or phrase: gegen 5 Stimmen
Der Verbandstag anerkannte gegen 5 Stimmen den Ausschluss von .....

I am confused as to whether this means 'by 5 votes' or 'with 5 votes against' - the latter seems to fit better with 'gegen'. No further detail is given on the voting.

The report dates form the 1930s and was probably written in Norwegian and translated, so some of the German is a bit stilted.
Helen Birkbeck
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:42
English translation:with 5 votes opposing
Explanation:
Can't imagine that the opposite would make sense here..
Selected response from:

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 05:42
Grading comment
This seems just right. Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3with 5 votes opposing
Michael Martin, MA


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
with 5 votes opposing


Explanation:
Can't imagine that the opposite would make sense here..

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 05:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 76
Grading comment
This seems just right. Thank you.
Notes to answerer
Asker: That's what I thought, but it seemed odd not to mention how many were in favour as one can't get an idea of the overall vote.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kalyani Gadre
14 hrs
agree  Gordon Matthews: It is probably assumed that the reader knows, at least roughly, how many voting members were present. I would say "with 5 votes against", but that's just a quibble.
16 hrs
agree  AllegroTrans
1 day 17 hrs
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