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von wege

English translation: never mind

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German term or phrase:von wegen
English translation:never mind
Entered by: Horst Huber (X)

16:20 Aug 28, 2012
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: von wege
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Links: Treppenaufgang zur Basilika Sacré-Coeur. Rechts: von wegen Croissant und Café au lait: deftiges Frühstück im Café "Marcel"
Sterk
Ukraine
Local time: 01:48
never mind
Explanation:
Another way.
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Horst Huber (X)
United States
Local time: 18:48
Grading comment
Thank you very much
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4a far cry from
Derek Ferrari-Frankland (X)
3 +3never mind
Horst Huber (X)
4so much for
Sarah Bessioud
3Forget/Move over Croissant und Café au lait
Michael Martin, MA
3no such thing as
BrigitteHilgner


Discussion entries: 2





  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
von wegen
a far cry from


Explanation:
or "a world apart from"

Example sentence(s):
  • Italian icecream is a far cry from/a world apart from icecream from the supermarket
Derek Ferrari-Frankland (X)
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steffen Walter: Yes, that's it.
19 mins
agree  Nicole Schnell: Nice! :-)
20 mins
agree  franglish
1 hr
agree  Usch Pilz
4 hrs
disagree  Rosa Paredes: This might be the meaning, but I do not think it is the best translation ....
12 hrs
agree  Rebecca Garber
21 hrs
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Forget/Move over Croissant und Café au lait


Explanation:
That's what they say on these shores..

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Note added at 47 Min. (2012-08-28 17:07:12 GMT)
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With "move over", it is most typically used in the context of something being replaced by something even higher on the popularity scale but I doubt that this a strict "requirement" in the way most people use it.

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 18:48
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
von wegen
never mind


Explanation:
Another way.

Horst Huber (X)
United States
Local time: 18:48
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you very much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rosa Paredes: yup...
8 hrs
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agree  Nicola Wood: Absolutely. That is definitely how it is used here.
9 hrs
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agree  Michael Martin, MA: Well done!
1 day 21 mins
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
so much for


Explanation:
Depending on who the reader is, this may fit.

So much for a (quick) coffee and croissant...

Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Local time: 00:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 60
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
von wegen
no such thing as


Explanation:
anything but
something completely different

BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 00:48
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 30
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