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Looking for a good translation of "unpublish"
In many content management systems (CMS) administrators have the option to publish and "unpublish" articles. "Unpublish" disables an public article and sets it private again. What is a good German ...
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Is there a non offensive word for inability?
So I recently thought about the word inability, which is a kind of neutral word in English, but in German when someone tells me »Du bist unfähig.�� or »Das war deine Unfähigkeit«, it really is more or ...
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How does one say "to catch up" in German, as in to catch up with a friend?
I am writing an email in German to an old friend, a colleague from a former job. I am trying to set up a meeting with him when I am going to be in town. I'd like to say that it would be great to catch ...
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Translation of "She is too talkative for my liking"
If I want to say that I don't like someone because she talks too much, how should I say it?
Sie redet zu viel nach meinem Geschmack?
Basically I am looking for the right words for "to my liking".
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Kann man einen "fachlich geprägten Kunden" einem "technisch argumentierenden Entwickler" entgegen setzen?
It is about Software Engineering, where it usually comes to problems in communication between the customers (domain-specific, functional, professional lexis) and developers (technical, generic lexis). ...
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Technical drawing glossary: How do you translate "cross section" (of a boat)?
I'm designer and 3D artist and I'm translating my portfolio in German.
I'm uncertain how to translate some specific design words, in this case:
(of a boat, yacht)
side cross section
I found ...
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How to say "take a joke" in German
When pulling a prank on someone or telling a joke that could come across as offensive, usually we say "take a joke" or something along those lines. What is the expression for this in German?
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