Apr 1, 2005 15:58
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nicht wenig...nimmt
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I wonder if anyone can help me with this sentence describing a photo: "Sie zeigt einen amerikanischen Panzer auf Grenada, dem der ein paar Meter entfernt stehende Fußballspieler nicht wenig von seinem bedrohlichen Charakter nimmt." I'm not sure what the second clause means exactly. Thanks in advance.
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seems to lose much of its threatening quality.
It shows an American tank in Grenada which, as a result of the football player standing only a few metres (yards) away, seems to lose much of its threatening quality.
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Note added at 19 mins (2005-04-01 16:17:40 GMT)
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nicht wenig = not a little (i.e. much)
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Note added at 21 mins (2005-04-01 16:19:42 GMT)
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Grammatical term for this: \"the Dative of Disadvantage\" i.e. not \'giving to\' but \'taking from\'
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Note added at 19 mins (2005-04-01 16:17:40 GMT)
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nicht wenig = not a little (i.e. much)
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Note added at 21 mins (2005-04-01 16:19:42 GMT)
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Grammatical term for this: \"the Dative of Disadvantage\" i.e. not \'giving to\' but \'taking from\'
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Comment: "This answer appears to have been of most help, thanks very much."
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he does not take note of its ...
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Peer comment(s):
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aykon
: nein, ganz im Gegenteil
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Michael Schubert
: The footballer is certainly aware though obviously unconcerned by the tank. Regardless -- the thrust of the sentence is the contrast between the tank (normally threatening) and the person blithely playing football (i.e. soccer).
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doesn't distract from its menacing nature(character)
It's referring to the fact that the casual appearance of the soccer player doesn't distract from the menacing nature of the tank
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Note added at 17 mins (2005-04-01 16:16:16 GMT)
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Hmm, Just read Sonja\'s post. Think she\'s right, i.e. it does distract somewhat from the menacing nature.
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Note added at 17 mins (2005-04-01 16:16:16 GMT)
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Hmm, Just read Sonja\'s post. Think she\'s right, i.e. it does distract somewhat from the menacing nature.
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Dr. Linnea Franssen
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take sth. away from sb.
i think in this context it means "to take sth. away from sb."
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Note added at 18 mins (2005-04-01 16:17:25 GMT)
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it shows an american tank,from which the soccer player takes away much of its dangerous character...
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Note added at 18 mins (2005-04-01 16:17:25 GMT)
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it shows an american tank,from which the soccer player takes away much of its dangerous character...
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siehe unten
it means that the football player next to the tank doesn t make it less threatening, he doesn t take any of the threat away
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Note added at 14 mins (2005-04-01 16:13:23 GMT)
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sorry, got confused with the \"nicht wenig\"
so it means he actually takes a fair bit of the threatening image away, ie the tank looks less threatening because of the football player?
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Note added at 19 mins (2005-04-01 16:18:04 GMT)
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vielleicht kannst du aus dem zusammenhang erkennen, was eigentlich gemeint ist. ist der panzer jetzt mehr oder weniger bedrohlich??? vielleicht hat sich der kommentator etwas verhaspelt, denn genau genommen bedeutet \"er nimmt nicht wenig\" ja dass er viel nimmt, d.h. der panzer sieht dann nicht mehr so bedrohlich aus
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Note added at 14 mins (2005-04-01 16:13:23 GMT)
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sorry, got confused with the \"nicht wenig\"
so it means he actually takes a fair bit of the threatening image away, ie the tank looks less threatening because of the football player?
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Note added at 19 mins (2005-04-01 16:18:04 GMT)
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vielleicht kannst du aus dem zusammenhang erkennen, was eigentlich gemeint ist. ist der panzer jetzt mehr oder weniger bedrohlich??? vielleicht hat sich der kommentator etwas verhaspelt, denn genau genommen bedeutet \"er nimmt nicht wenig\" ja dass er viel nimmt, d.h. der panzer sieht dann nicht mehr so bedrohlich aus
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