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dass ich Ihnen nun das Wort übergeben darf

English translation: It is with (great) pleasure that I now turn the floor over to you, Mr. xx ...

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German term or phrase:dass ich Ihnen nun das Wort übergeben darf
English translation:It is with (great) pleasure that I now turn the floor over to you, Mr. xx ...
Entered by: Jonathan MacKerron

09:41 Nov 12, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
German term or phrase: dass ich Ihnen nun das Wort übergeben darf
"Ich freue mich, sehr geehrter Herr xx, dass ich Ihnen nun das Wort übergeben darf."
Have been twisting this phrase around in my head for the past 30 minutes and need some fresh impetus. Am currently at "Mister xx, I am pleased to now turn the proceedings over to you"
- thanks in advance!
Jonathan MacKerron
It is with (great) pleasure that I now turn the floor over to you, Mr. xx ...
Explanation:
oder so.
Selected response from:

Brie Vernier
Germany
Local time: 22:10
Grading comment
Many thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7It is with (great) pleasure that I now turn the floor over to you, Mr. xx ...
Brie Vernier
4 +1I am delighted to yield to you, Mr. x
Henry Schroeder
4I now have great pleasure in handing you over to Herr xx
Lancashireman
3 -1I can now let you have the word
Oliver Walter


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
It is with (great) pleasure that I now turn the floor over to you, Mr. xx ...


Explanation:
oder so.

Brie Vernier
Germany
Local time: 22:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stephen Sadie: also nice, welcome back...lange nicht gesehen!//and why didn't you take me??
2 mins
  -> Thanks, Stephen ... I was roaming around the southern hemisphere : ) // those darn luggage restrictions ... ; )
agree  CMJ_Trans (X): that I GIVE YOU the floor Mr. XXXX ( a half-agree)
9 mins
  -> Thanks, CMJ ... that's fine too, of course
agree  Maureen Millington-Brodie: with give
31 mins
  -> Thanks, mbrodie
agree  Thomas Bollmann
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Thomas
neutral  Henry Schroeder: Yeah, Brie, there is no argument about the phrase "turn the floor over". That is completely normal, poetic, pleasant at any time or place. The objection is to what you have called "the niceties", that's all.
1 hr
  -> You might want to check the (not negligible) evidence to the contrary before making such a generalization. http://tinyurl.com/vsfas // there is no need to google the exact phrase, Henry, just enter "turn the floor over to" and add other niceties as req'd
agree  DDM
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Daniel
agree  Richard Benham
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Richard
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, Ingeborg
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
I am delighted to yield to you, Mr. x


Explanation:
or I am delighted to give the floor to you...

http://www.google.de/search?q="I am delighted to yield" "the...

Henry Schroeder
United States
Local time: 16:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sylvie malich (X): your second suggestion: give the floor
52 mins
neutral  Richard Benham: The second suggestion is fine, but the first is bizarre, and could be misinterpreted, especially if the speaker is a woman....
6 hrs
  -> I only offered seven pages of google references with the exact phrase, some of them also "to the distinguished gentlewoman", but maybe its American. "The floor" could also be thrown in, the point is, it sounds smooth, no Ge "it is...", pure Eng: I am...
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Ich freue mich, sehr geehrter Herr xx, dass ich Ihnen nun das Wort übergeben darf
I now have great pleasure in handing you over to Herr xx


Explanation:
This remark is usually addressed to the audience whilst casting a gracious glance towards the next speaker. This is the Anglo-Saxon way: audiences do not like private conversations on the podium.
A British audience hearing that the floor was being 'turned over' might fear for their safety. However, they would not find the image of being 'handed over' at all alarming.

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
I can now let you have the word


Explanation:
Just another possible suggestion. "I now have great pleasure, Mr X, in letting you have the word."

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Note added at 1 day10 hrs (2006-11-13 20:13:38 GMT)
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Quote from my allegedly irrelevant reference:
"To have the word has come to be synonymous with ultimate authority, with prestige..."


    Reference: http://www.topix.net/forum/oakland/TBVICE2D447R18LQR/p21
Oliver Walter
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:10
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Richard Benham: Which particular word did you have in mind?//Huh? What's that reference got to do with anyone.
6 hrs
  -> http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1991...
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