German term
Accurate -- Reliable -- Fast
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, German to Chinese, and 3 more.
einfach
LINDNER: Ich hatte keine Erwartungen. Und als ich dort aufgehört habe, war das keine Erleichterung. Man hört mit der Prostitution nicht ***einfach*** auf, setzt sich in die Badewanne, wäscht die Schande weg, und alles ist gut.
Does it mean that "Ending prostitution is not so easy, sitting in the bath tub, washing away the shame, and all being well."?
Thanks in advance!
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Steffen Walter
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Ramey Rieger (X)
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| 5 | simply |
Peter Warwick
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| 3 -1 | (it isn't) just that simple |
Horst Huber (X)
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Sep 18, 2011 10:04: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Journalism"
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Proposed translations
Germany
Top-Notch Service | Direct Clients Only
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
just
just
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Note added at 10 mins (2011-09-18 10:07:52 GMT)
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...soak off the disgrace in (a long, hot) the bath(tub) and everything's just fine again.
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you don't simply stop being a prostitute by washing off the shame/disgrace/infamy in the bath and carrying on with your life.
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Steffen Walter
: Great minds... ;-) / Don't know - that was a matter of seconds...
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Yes, we're brilliant, aren't we? Have a good Sunday, Steffen!// Who was first?
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Murad AWAD
: Yes
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Thank-you Murad! We were seconds apart!
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Thomas Pfann
: Yes, but careful with your second suggestion "You don't simply stop ... BY washing off ..." - this causality is not really there in the German source.
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True Thomas, not literally, but inferred, or better, possible. Thank-you!
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simply
My English translation of the sentence would be: "You simply can't stop being a prostitute, by sitting in the bath tub, washing away your shame, and then everything is alright."
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Jumo
: that's what my first thought was. But 'just' is possible too
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Thomas Pfann
: Vorsicht: Im deutschen Ausgangssatz ist diese Kausalität ("stop being a prostitute BY sitting in the bath tub") nicht gegeben.
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Cilian O'Tuama
: Maybe you mean "can't simply stop"? And very strange comma after prostitute.
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(it isn't) just that simple
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Cilian O'Tuama
: not idiomatic English
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Thanks. I was thinking of "all that simple." I hear these things around here, no guarantee they're speaking English.
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