Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
bargen
English translation:
did afford (the opportunity)
Added to glossary by
Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.
Aug 16, 2003 12:37
20 yrs ago
German term
United States
aided expression: multilingual, multiart
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
bargen
German to English
Other
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
sociological
Wenngleich die Ad-hoc-Prozesse wegen der Gräueltaten in Osttimor aufgrund ihrer besonderen internationalen Bedeutung kein direktes Modell für mögliche zukünftige Verfahren darstellen mögen, so **bargen** sie doch wenigstens die Chance, bestimmte Fragen nach Täterschaft und Handlungsmustern zu enttabuisieren.
I don't believe this is a past tense usage here.
I don't believe this is a past tense usage here.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +8 | did afford (the opportunity) |
Deborah Shannon
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| 5 +4 | bore / contained |
swisstell
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| 3 +2 | they at least made it possible to break the taboos... |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Change log
May 16, 2005 16:46: Deborah Shannon changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc."
Proposed translations
+8
1 hr
Deborah Shannon
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Specializes in field
Germany
Published academic translator DE-EN (GB)
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
did afford (the opportunity)
In agreement that it's a past tense - my reading: the ad hoc proceedings may not (with hindsight) prove to be any kind of model for the future, but (at the time - implication that they are now concluded) they did at least afford the opportunity to break the taboos surrounding certain issues.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I'll let it go, but after consideration, think it's probably a typo for "baten"."
+4
1 min
bore / contained
yes, it is the past tense of "bergen"
have a nice weekend.
have a nice weekend.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Nancy Arrowsmith
7 mins
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| agree |
Rowan Morrell
: The first clause (wenngleich ... mögen) is in the present tense, but the next clause can still be in the past tense. I'll give a simple example in English: Even though I like apples, I did not want to eat that one.
13 mins
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| agree |
Deborah Shannon
1 hr
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| agree |
Daniel Jeory
: But, Rowan, I don't see the logic in justifying the answer by comparing grammars of two different languages; after all, there's no point comparing apples with oranges!
1 hr
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+2
2 hrs
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
12
they at least made it possible to break the taboos...
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