Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Zwang
English translation:
don't put yourself out
Added to glossary by
danilingua
Nov 12, 2003 16:12
20 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
... weil Sprache meine Leidenschaft ist
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German
Zwang
German to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
tu DIr nur keinen Zwang an...
das kam mir gerade in den Sinn
dont force yourself, gibt es noch etwas anderes?
das kam mir gerade in den Sinn
dont force yourself, gibt es noch etwas anderes?
Proposed translations
(English)
Change log
Dec 4, 2017 15:16: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Other"
Proposed translations
+6
2 hrs
Trudy Peters
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
Works in field
United States
Related KudoZ points
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27
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don't put yourself out
can also have a slightly sarcastic tone (which is how I read it :-))
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Note added at 2003-11-13 12:22:26 (GMT)
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or: don\'t knock yourself out (US)
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Note added at 2003-11-13 12:22:26 (GMT)
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or: don\'t knock yourself out (US)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "so etwas in der Art hatte ich gesucht, DANKE"
3 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Works in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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156
feel free
Don't force yourself would work well in some circumstances. Feel free to do something is another possibility.
Reference:
+1
4 mins
Sabina Winkler CAPIRSI
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
... always at your service ...
Native in: German
Works in: German to Italian, English to German, Italian to German
s.u.
etwas vornehmer ;-) : don't feel you have to be polite....
7 mins
Marc Van Gastel
Belgium
Belgium
Belgium
Top in DE/EN/FR/ZH > NL translations
Native in: Dutch
Works in: English to Dutch, German to Dutch, French to Dutch, and 5 more.
push
American English, informal
Don't push yourself...
Don't push yourself...
7 mins
be/feel at ease
don't be constrained
+2
7 mins
don't feel as though you have to
don't put yourself under pressure to
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don\'t feel under any obligation (feel obliged) / You\'re not obliged to
It\'s not compulsory!
Don\'t break your back (over whatever)
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don\'t feel under any obligation (feel obliged) / You\'re not obliged to
It\'s not compulsory!
Don\'t break your back (over whatever)
+7
9 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Specializes in field
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
109
Langenscheidt says...
tun Sie sich nur keinen Zwang an! don't stand on ceremony, make yourself at home, (humorvoll) no need to be shy (, now); (ironisch) tu dir nur keinen Zwang an! don't mind me;
Peer comment(s):
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NGK
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Ellen Zittinger
: I like make yourself at home
19 mins
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IanW (X)
: Who's ransacking the Langenscheidt now, Mr. O'T?!?
23 mins
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Thanks Ian. The point I was trying to make that time was that I think we should state our sources.
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jerrie
1 hr
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Joanne Parker
2 hrs
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Gareth McMillan
: I like the "make yourself at home" theory. Especially if we're still stuck up this Austrian mountain- no place for formalities! Too cold.
3 hrs
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Stefan Simko
14 hrs
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36 mins
don't cramp your style / don't let xyz cramp your style
Geht auch, je nach Kontext. "something cramps my style" heißt, dass mir etwas gegen den Strich geht bzw. nicht meinem Geschmack oder meinen Gewohnheiten entspricht.
7 hrs
Don't be shy,
eat and drink all you want. The government pays for it.
My kind of party.
My kind of party.
8 hrs
Kurt Beals
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Professional quality, reasonable prices
Native in: English (Variants: US, US South) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
No pressure
Especially if it's used ironically (in my experience, people generally say "No pressure" as a joke when they're watching someone closely).
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