Apr 30, 2006 11:34
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German term
Wir haben Herrn M. als sehr engagierten Mitarbeiter kennen gelernt.
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Another sentence taken from the letter of reference I'm just translating. How would you translate "jemanden kennen lernen als"? This is another typical Geman collocation which gives me a headache.
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Astrid Elke Witte
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We found Mr. M. to be a very committed employee.
I translate lots of references. In many cases, you have to use the nearest English idiom.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
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Lori Dendy-Molz
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has proven (shown himself) to be a committed employee
...one way to put it
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We have come to know him as a very dedicated/committed employee
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Lancashireman
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roneill
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Mr. M. was ..
a very committed member of staff
sounds and natural and is, I think, sufficient. After all, you wouldn't be in a position to say that unless you had got to know him. In my view The "kennen gelernt" is just a bit of flowery language that adds nothing of any significance.
sounds and natural and is, I think, sufficient. After all, you wouldn't be in a position to say that unless you had got to know him. In my view The "kennen gelernt" is just a bit of flowery language that adds nothing of any significance.
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