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while racing or committing or attempting to commit a felony

German translation: Teilnahme an Rennen/Wettkämpfen // Begehung oder Versuch der Begehung einer (schweren) Straftat

09:36 Mar 20, 2008
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English term or phrase: while racing or committing or attempting to commit a felony
"Injuries sustained while racing or committing or attempting to commit a felony are not covered."
to race here surely has a legal sense, hasn't it?
Gianna Hoffarth Eckert
Germany
Local time: 07:06
German translation:Teilnahme an Rennen/Wettkämpfen // Begehung oder Versuch der Begehung einer (schweren) Straftat
Explanation:
Der Teil "to race/racing" steht hier in keinem Zusammenhang mit "felony". Die Sinneinheiten des Satzes sind
a) "while racing" und
b) "(while) committing or attempting to commit a felony".

Bei "racing" kann ich mir nur die Teilnahme an irgendwelchen Rennen/Wettkämpfen (Ski?) vorstellen.

to commit or attempt to commit a felony = eine (schwere) Straftat begehen oder den Versuch dazu unternehmen
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 07:06
Grading comment
Danke an alle!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +2Teilnahme an Rennen/Wettkämpfen // Begehung oder Versuch der Begehung einer (schweren) Straftat
Steffen Walter


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while racing / while committing or attempting to commit a felony
Teilnahme an Rennen/Wettkämpfen // Begehung oder Versuch der Begehung einer (schweren) Straftat


Explanation:
Der Teil "to race/racing" steht hier in keinem Zusammenhang mit "felony". Die Sinneinheiten des Satzes sind
a) "while racing" und
b) "(while) committing or attempting to commit a felony".

Bei "racing" kann ich mir nur die Teilnahme an irgendwelchen Rennen/Wettkämpfen (Ski?) vorstellen.

to commit or attempt to commit a felony = eine (schwere) Straftat begehen oder den Versuch dazu unternehmen

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 07:06
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 296
Grading comment
Danke an alle!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jccantrell: In the USA, I would understand this to be 'street racing' where several, usually young, drivers appear on a public street and race each other, totally disregarding the innocent bystanders. To race itself is not a felony, on a public street will get jail.
2 hrs
  -> Ja, illegale Autorennen - jetzt ist der Groschen gefallen :-)
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: with jc: exactly, street racing, illegale Straßenrennen: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_racing
4 hrs
  -> Ja, genau!
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