hier: Satzverständnis

German translation: see comment

11:25 Oct 7, 2004
English to German translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: hier: Satzverständnis
I prefer to keep my supply of beer flowing, so I will keep my mouth shout about that.

Kann diesem Satz geistig nicht ganz folgen ... was ist mit diesem "about that" gemeint, das "flowing" ...? Ich habe leider keinen weiteren (wie üblich :-( ...) Kontext.

Vielen Dank.
Sabine.
Sabine Wulf
Germany
Local time: 05:28
German translation:see comment
Explanation:
If he says too much his supply of beer (or whatever) will be cut off. The "about that" is the matter of which he cannot speak without losing the booze.
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Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Local time: 05:28
Grading comment
Hab recht vielen Dank, Terence!!!!! :-)
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2see comment
Terence Ajbro
4 +1keep my mouth shUt
Cilian O'Tuama
4typo
Stefan Keller
3about refers to something before this sentence
Melanie Nassar


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
hier: satzverständnis
see comment


Explanation:
If he says too much his supply of beer (or whatever) will be cut off. The "about that" is the matter of which he cannot speak without losing the booze.

Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Local time: 05:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 169
Grading comment
Hab recht vielen Dank, Terence!!!!! :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ivo Lang
1 min
  -> thanks

agree  Ingo Dierkschnieder: Yep, he shouts out too much that he constantly gets his beer things might change and he wouldn't like that.
4 mins
  -> thanks
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hier: satzverständnis
typo


Explanation:
soll sicher "keep my mouth *shut*" heißen. Gibt es dann Sinn für dich?
Das "flowing" ist wohl eher nicht gemeint. Kann es sein, dass der Biernachschub gesichert bleibt, wenn die Figur über eine "bestimmte Sache" nichts ausplaudert? Eine Art Vereinbarung, vielleicht sogar Erpressung? Würde das in den Kontext passen?

Stefan Keller
Germany
Local time: 05:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 55
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
hier: satzverständnis
keep my mouth shUt


Explanation:
without further context, to me it means that the speaker is afraid that if he comments on something (i.e. if he doesn't keep his mouth shut), his beer supplier might stop providing him with beer. What a nightmare!

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 05:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 71

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  msherms: a horrid thought at the least - I would assume that something was mentioned before this and that he now says - I will keep my mouth shut about (das vorhergesagte eben)
4 mins
  -> the very thought makes me shudder
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
hier: satzverständnis
about refers to something before this sentence


Explanation:
It seems that something happened before this sentence, but the speaker doesn't not want to say anything about it for fear that his supply of beer will be cut off.

Ich ziehe es vor, meinen Biervorrat zu sichern, deshalb werde ich dazu den Mund halten.

Melanie Nassar
United States
Local time: 06:28
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 98
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