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stumped

German translation: nicht weiterkommen

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English term or phrase:to be stumped
German translation:nicht weiterkommen
Entered by: Thomas Pfann

17:06 Oct 14, 2023
English to German translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: stumped
Martha is stumped in her quest to locate the Middleton treasure – and frustrated by her attempts to patch up a longstanding rivalry with Dotty.

TV series The good Witch
Synopsis
aykon
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:44
nicht weiterkommen
Explanation:
Martha kommt bei ihrer Suche nach dem Middleton-Schatz (oder was auch immer der "treasure" nicht weiter / nicht voran
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Thomas Pfann
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:44
Grading comment
Danke
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5nicht weiterkommen
Thomas Pfann
4mit der Weisheit am Ende sein
Petra Rieker
3überfordert
Regina Eichstaedter


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
überfordert


Explanation:
vielleicht: "mit ihrem Latein am Ende"

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Note added at 24 mins (2023-10-14 17:31:11 GMT)
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... sie fühlt sich überfordert ...

Regina Eichstaedter
Local time: 15:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 32
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
to be stumped
nicht weiterkommen


Explanation:
Martha kommt bei ihrer Suche nach dem Middleton-Schatz (oder was auch immer der "treasure" nicht weiter / nicht voran

Thomas Pfann
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:44
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Danke

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway
1 hr
agree  Zea_Mays: ja, sie tritt auf der Stelle
9 hrs
agree  Sebastian Witte
9 hrs
agree  Susanne Schiewe
11 hrs
agree  Steffen Walter
1 day 9 hrs
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1 day 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mit der Weisheit am Ende sein


Explanation:
https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&qu...

Example sentence(s):
  • Martha ist mit ihrer Weisheit am Ende. Sie kann den Schatz von Middleton nicht finden. Zudem ist sie frustiert, dass...
Petra Rieker
United States
Local time: 09:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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