May 5, 2005 07:55
19 yrs ago
German term

lange weiter

Non-PRO German to English Art/Literary Linguistics
Jedenfalls ging dort der Kampf nach der Bitte um Waffenstillstand auch noch lange weiter. Es tun einem eigentlich die immer ganz besonders leid, die gänzlich unnütz noch nach der Entscheidung fallen

What does it mean? To continuously campaign for the request of ceasefire?

TIA!
Proposed translations (English)
3 +4 my reading
4 +5 continued for a long time

Proposed translations

+4
44 mins
Selected

my reading

I think it's saying that fighting continued for a long time after a ceasefire had been requested - that's how I interpret nach in this sentence.
Peer comment(s):

agree silfilla : *long time after the ceasefire had been requested* is better than my suggestion using *despite*
2 mins
agree muttersprachler
3 mins
agree Sonia Soros
33 mins
agree Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much both for help!"
+5
2 mins

continued for a long time

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Note added at 3 mins (2005-05-05 07:59:00 GMT)
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e.g.:

*In any case, the battle there continued for a long time in spite of the request for a ceasefire.*
Peer comment(s):

agree Edith Kelly
14 mins
thanks
agree Gabrielle Lyons
14 mins
thanks
agree muttersprachler : they had a (political?) struggle about if and when to issue a ceasefire request.// Das ziehe ich zurück, da hatte ich falsch gelesen
25 mins
nope; see my comment below // thanks! :-)
agree Sonia Soros
1 hr
thanks
agree Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
4 hrs
thanks
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