God bless America

German translation: Gott schütze Amerika

15:41 Nov 22, 2010
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English term or phrase: God bless America
could you please provide me with the translation of "God bless america" as well as the phonitic writing of it in latin letters.
thank you
babajaddi
Local time: 21:35
German translation:Gott schütze Amerika
Explanation:
Even if *to bless* would rather mean *segnen* on its own, I'd say Gott schütze Amerika is a more common translation of God bless America :-).

http://www.deutscher-rentenschutzbund-ev.de/content/god_bles...
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Andrea Flaßbeck (X)
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Local time: 21:35
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8Gott schütze Amerika
Andrea Flaßbeck (X)
4 +5Gott segne Amerika!
Colin Rowe
5 +2Gott segne Amerika.
Thayenga
4 +2Gott segne Amerika
Alexander Ryshow
5 +1Gott segne Amerika
Miriam Neidhardt (X)


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god bless america
Gott segne Amerika


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Alexander Ryshow
Belarus
Local time: 22:35
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agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
8 mins

agree  Gudrun Wolfrath
28 mins
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god bless america
Gott segne Amerika.


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Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 21:35
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
7 mins
  -> Danke, Ingeborg. Wir waren wohl alle etwa gleich schnell. Dir eine schöne Woche

agree  Gudrun Wolfrath
27 mins
  -> Danke Dir, Gudrun. :)
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
god bless america
Gott segne Amerika


Explanation:
Just know

Miriam Neidhardt (X)
Germany
Local time: 21:35
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agree  Gudrun Wolfrath
2 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
god bless america
Gott schütze Amerika


Explanation:
Even if *to bless* would rather mean *segnen* on its own, I'd say Gott schütze Amerika is a more common translation of God bless America :-).

http://www.deutscher-rentenschutzbund-ev.de/content/god_bles...


Andrea Flaßbeck (X)
Germany
Local time: 21:35
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
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agree  Joan Hass: schützen gefält mir viel besser als segnen
52 mins
  -> danke schön, Joan

agree  Gudrun Wolfrath
1 hr
  -> danke schön, Gudrun

agree  lisa23: sehe ich genauso
1 hr
  -> danke, Lisa

agree  Nicole Schnell
1 hr
  -> danke, Nicole

agree  British Diana
2 hrs
  -> thanks, Diana

agree  Uta Kappler
3 hrs
  -> danke schön, Uta

agree  Jenny Streitparth
10 hrs
  -> danke, Jenny

agree  Kay Barbara
15 hrs
  -> danke schön, Kay

neutral  Colin Rowe: Hat nichts mit "gewinnen" oder "verlieren" zu tun (habe auch "neutral" gewählt, nicht "disagree"). Man kann sicherlich "Gott schütze Amerika" sagen. // Da stimme ich dir zu! ;-)
17 hrs
  -> schlechter Verlierer!? a literal translation is not always the best approach; besides: http://tinyurl.com/23gt2xf http://tinyurl.com/268o3tr //da sind wir geteilter Meinung; die Diskussion, was Gottes Segen bedeutet, würde hier den Rahmen sprengen ;-)
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god bless america
Gott segne Amerika!


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e.g.
http://www.welt.de/print-welt/article318107/Gott_segne_Ameri...

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Note added at 18 hrs (2010-11-23 10:36:39 GMT)
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Despite its apparent popularity here, I would dispute the accuracy of "Gott schütze Amerika" as a valid translation of "God bless America". While "schützen" (protect) may be one possible aspect of blessing, blessing means far more than merely protection.

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Note added at 19 hrs (2010-11-23 11:41:11 GMT)
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e.g. spiritual or physical well-being, financial prosperity, etc. "Protection" is certainly part of blessing, but too narrow on its own.

Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 21:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
8 mins
  -> Danke!

agree  Ulrike MacKay
13 mins
  -> Thanks!

agree  Gudrun Wolfrath
28 mins
  -> Danke!

agree  Melanie Nassar: Pronounced: got zayg-ne A mare ee ka (because the asker wanted phonetic pronunciation)
1 hr
  -> Thanks. Good phonetic rendering, too (but see also comment in discussion).

agree  hazmatgerman (X): In Deutsch gibt es auch die Bedeutung "gesegnet mit reichen Gaben", was m.E. recht nahe am Amerikanischen "blessed country" liegt.
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Danke! So sehe ich es auch!
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