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German term or phrase:
bundesrepublikanisch
English translation:
the "traditional" German Left
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In an article about Merkel:
„Ich will Deutschland dienen“, wiederholte sie immer wieder in demonstrativer Demut und provozierte damit natürlich bundesrepublikanische Linke.
In this context, would that refer specificly to the West German left?
„Ich will Deutschland dienen“, wiederholte sie immer wieder in demonstrativer Demut und provozierte damit natürlich bundesrepublikanische Linke.
In this context, would that refer specificly to the West German left?
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| 3 +5 | the *traditional* German Left |
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| 4 +4 | the German left |
Olaf Reibedanz
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the *traditional* German Left
"The traditional German Left has not yet made peace with the German nation."
(Daily Telegraph) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/03...
I would understand this as the (Western) pre-'Wende' Left.
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Or *today's* trad left
(Daily Telegraph) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/03...
I would understand this as the (Western) pre-'Wende' Left.
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Or *today's* trad left
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the German left
yes :-)
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Ah, it might actually be better to say "the *West* German left" indeed, as the article seems to deal with Merkel's East German roots.
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But it's impossible to tell without knowing the further context...
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Note added at 4 hrs 49 mins (2005-09-21 06:33:32 GMT)
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Yes, of course, you don't need the "West"! Obvious! (see Brigitte's comment) - I think I need to go to bed....
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Ah, it might actually be better to say "the *West* German left" indeed, as the article seems to deal with Merkel's East German roots.
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Note added at 2 hrs 2 mins (2005-09-21 03:46:37 GMT)
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But it's impossible to tell without knowing the further context...
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Note added at 4 hrs 49 mins (2005-09-21 06:33:32 GMT)
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Yes, of course, you don't need the "West"! Obvious! (see Brigitte's comment) - I think I need to go to bed....
Peer comment(s):
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Kim Metzger
: A man with a plan!
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Michele Fauble
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BrigitteHilgner
: The whole country ex-DDR+EX-BRD are now the Bundesrepublik Deutschland, so I'd say all the left parties and all left politicians - from Gysi to Schröder and everyone in between.
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You are absolutely right! :-)
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Stephen Roche
: Disagree with Brigitte. I think what is meant here is the former West German left, ie. SPD and not PDS/Linke
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MMUlr
: Brigitte is right - and how should we know whether the author of the text has 'meant' something other then he has written, the left of the "whole Federal Republic of Germany"?
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