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was machst du jetz?

English translation: What are you doing now?

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German term or phrase:was machst du jetzt?
English translation:What are you doing now?
Entered by: Kim Metzger

00:35 Aug 28, 2002
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
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German term or phrase: was machst du jetz?
german
matt
What are you doing now?
Explanation:
Now is jetzt. What are you doing right now is another way to put it.

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Note added at 2002-08-28 00:43:41 (GMT)
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It depends on the situation, but another possibility is \"What are you doing at this moment.\"
Selected response from:

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 16:40
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +18What are you doing now?
Kim Metzger
5 +3What are you up to?
m-svenja


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +18
What are you doing now?


Explanation:
Now is jetzt. What are you doing right now is another way to put it.

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Note added at 2002-08-28 00:43:41 (GMT)
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It depends on the situation, but another possibility is \"What are you doing at this moment.\"

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 16:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 22192
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beth Kantus: could also mean "what will you do now?"
3 mins
  -> Right, I forgot about the present tense with a future meaning.
agree  Trudy Peters
14 mins
  -> Hi Trudy.
agree  Jennie Sherrick, MA
19 mins
  -> Hi Jennie.
agree  Irene De Han
24 mins
  -> Goodnight, Irene.
agree  labusga
33 mins
  -> Grüß dich, Waldemar!
agree  Chantal Henno
45 mins
  -> Hi chanti.
agree  writeaway: or what are you up to at the moment?
5 hrs
agree  Piotr Kurek
5 hrs
agree  jerrie
8 hrs
agree  jkjones
9 hrs
agree  Erika Grzincic-Baumgart M.A.
12 hrs
agree  Melanie Sellers
13 hrs
agree  Nancy Arrowsmith
16 hrs
agree  Craig Hills
1 day 6 hrs
agree  Noble
1 day 14 hrs
agree  Ron Stelter
1 day 17 hrs
agree  Chinoise
4 days
agree  Jeannie
5 days
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
What are you up to?


Explanation:
Depending on the context it could also be this, couldn't it?

m-svenja
Local time: 00:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Melanie Sellers: not the exact translation, more of a day to day term. But correct as well!
4 hrs
agree  Craig Hills: The situation sounds informal, so this English is good
22 hrs
agree  Jonathan MacKerron
2 days 5 hrs
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