Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Adelskollege
English translation:
fellow nobleman
Added to glossary by
Hilary Davies Shelby
Jul 12, 2005 16:36
18 yrs ago
German term
United States
German and "Geek" to English!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
Adelskollege
German to English
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Spoken by a (fictitious) 17th-century gentleman farmer:
"Ich werde jetzt meinem Adelskollegen einen kurzen Besuch abstatten."
Is this just "one of my fellow noblemen"?
Many thanks for any suggestions!
"Ich werde jetzt meinem Adelskollegen einen kurzen Besuch abstatten."
Is this just "one of my fellow noblemen"?
Many thanks for any suggestions!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | fellow nobleman |
Mario Marcolin
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| 4 +3 | fellow noble |
Ann C Sherwin
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Proposed translations
+1
3 hrs
Mario Marcolin
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
Words are forever...
Native in: Swedish 
, English
Works in: English to Swedish, German to Swedish, French to Swedish, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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19
Selected
fellow nobleman
feels better in first person? :)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
David Moore (X)
20 hrs
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Thanks David :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks! Mario - long time no see!"
+3
4 mins
fellow noble
At least that's what first came to mind.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ulrike Kraemer
8 mins
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| agree |
Wolf Brosius (X)
14 mins
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| agree |
ENGSOL
: I would leave the men in the noble, though :-)
21 mins
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| agree |
Melanie Nassar
: with Thomas
1 hr
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| agree |
Rebecca Garber
: with Thomas as well
1 hr
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| disagree |
stolley
: what's wrong with good old aristocrats!! That's what the adelige are...
15 hrs
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| disagree |
David Moore (X)
: "noble" is either a gold coin, or an adjective...
23 hrs
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