May 11, 2009 13:13
15 yrs ago
German term

ihnen kommt ein eigenes Gewicht zu

German to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Could anyone suggest a translation for this phrase please?
"Den Ergebnissen kommt ein eigenes Gewicht zu, da..."

Many thanks
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May 18, 2009 11:34: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"

May 18, 2009 11:34: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "ein eigenes Gewicht kommt zu" to "ihnen kommt ein eigenes Gewicht zu"

Discussion

ebell (asker) May 11, 2009:
Sorry, the context is findings of a medical study. I thought the phrase meant something like 'the results also carry weight because ...'. Does this sound correct?
Armorel Young May 11, 2009:
and general context In addition to the whole sentence, we need to know what the text is about in general - what are the results or findings that are being referred to?
Ingeborg Gowans (X) May 11, 2009:
rest of sentence Maybe if you posted the entire sentence it would be a bit ewasier to get the drift? Thanks

Proposed translations

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German term (edited): ein eigenes Gewicht kommt zu
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are significant in their own right

Another way of expressing this idea.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many thanks - this is what I put in the end. Apologies not being able to post entire sentence."
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German term (edited): ein eigenes Gewicht kommt zu

have an importance of their own

Is the literal meaning, but without more context it is impossible to know whether it is appropriate in this context.
Peer comment(s):

agree Kerstin Green
32 mins
agree Ingeborg Gowans (X) : quite possibly or; carry some weight / or: have a special significance; more context would have been useful
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German term (edited): ein eigenes Gewicht kommt zu

to gain in importance

'den Ergebnissen kommt ein eigenes Gewicht zu' Für mich heisst dass, dass diese 'an Bedeutung gewinnen'. Ich finde nicht, dass 'eigenes' hier unbedingt übersetzt werden muss, da offentsichtlich der Grund dafür später angegeben wird
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