erschüttern

English translation: cast (any) doubt upon

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German term or phrase:erschüttern
English translation:cast (any) doubt upon
Entered by: franglish

15:06 Sep 21, 2009
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German term or phrase: erschüttern
Hinzu kommen die Einnahmen aus den Verwaltertätigkeiten. Neben den unstreitigen 31 € für die Verwaltertätigkeit des einen Hauses sind weitere 40 € mtl. für die Tätigkeit Im Linger zuzurechnen. Aufgrund der vorgelegten Jahresabrechnung spricht der Beweis des ersten Anscheins dafür, dass der Beklagte tatsächlich 40 € mtl. erhält. Er hat diese tatsächliche Vermutung nicht erschüttert.

erschüttern
translators
Local time: 22:13
cast (any) doubt upon the assumption
Explanation:
another way of saying it

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Note added at 18 mins (2009-09-21 15:24:42 GMT)
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... the actual assumption
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franglish
Switzerland
Local time: 03:13
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6cast (any) doubt upon the assumption
franglish
3shake
Marion Rhodes
3supply of offer to supply any evidence capable of proving that the argument is unfounded
Michael Sieger


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
shake


Explanation:

The meaning of the word "erschüttern" here is along the lines of "ins Wanken bringen" and can indeed be translated with "shake" - "to shake an assumption" exists in English as well (656,000 Google hits for "shake the assumption").


    Reference: http://synonyme.woxikon.de/synonyme/ersch%C3%BCttern.php
Marion Rhodes
United States
Local time: 19:13
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
cast (any) doubt upon the assumption


Explanation:
another way of saying it

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Note added at 18 mins (2009-09-21 15:24:42 GMT)
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... the actual assumption

franglish
Switzerland
Local time: 03:13
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Inge Meinzer
29 mins
  -> Danke Inge

agree  Rosa Foyle
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Rosa

agree  Rolf Keiser
1 hr
  -> Danke Dir, Goldcoaster!

agree  Tom Tyson
6 hrs
  -> Thank you, Tom

agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
13 hrs
  -> Thank you, Harald

agree  mill2
19 hrs
  -> Thank you, Mill
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
supply of offer to supply any evidence capable of proving that the argument is unfounded


Explanation:
zugegebenermassen eine sehr lange Übersetzung für ein einzelnes Wort, aber eine bessere Umschreibung ist _auch_ mir nicht eingefallen

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Note added at 33 mins (2009-09-21 15:40:17 GMT)
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es muss natürlich "supply or offer to supply..." heissen!


    Reference: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/Notice.do?mode=dbl&lng1=en,de&lang=...
Michael Sieger
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 3
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hi Michael: I provided much more because someone almost always says "can you post more context please?!?" :-)

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