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einbezogen

English translation: detained

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German term or phrase:einbezogen
English translation:detained
Entered by: Timoshka

02:00 Jun 26, 2023
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
German term or phrase: einbezogen
From a letter, written in 1940 in Budapest, Hungary, by a young Jewish man:

"Wir denken immerfort an Euch und bitten Gott, dass alles gut auch für Euch verlauft.
Wir sind gesund. War selber einbezogen, doch in paar Tagen entlassen."

Does "einbezogen" mean "hauled in" or "taken into custody," etc. here? The usual translations ("included," "involved," etc.) don't seem to fit here!
Timoshka
Local time: 19:33
detained
Explanation:
Given the context, it sounds like he was detained by the authorities and released after a few days.
Selected response from:

Sean O'Byrne
Germany
Local time: 02:33
Grading comment
Thank you! Vielen Dank!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5detained
Sean O'Byrne
4to be drafted/conscripted
Sam Habach
3brought in
Darin Fitzpatrick
Summary of reference entries provided
considered
José Patrício

  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to be drafted/conscripted


Explanation:
In the context you provided, "einbezogen" means something other than "included" or "involved." "Einbezogen" may refer to military conscription in this 1940 letter by a young Jewish man.

so, "War selber einbezogen" can be translated as "I was drafted/conscripted"

Sam Habach
United States
Local time: 20:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Edith Kelly: not so sure here, Jews in Hungary were not drafted but persecuted
1 hr
neutral  Marion Linssen: I'm not sure either because this should be eingezogen, not einbezogen.
7 hrs
neutral  Eleanore Strauss: word used in the letter should be eingezogen... agree with Edith. Hungarian Jews were only conscripted to labor camps.. my father was one of them
9 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
brought in


Explanation:
Without knowing exactly what happened, it’s hard to be more specific. This could cover a lot of potential scenarios, from conscription as a laborer to police questioning.

Darin Fitzpatrick
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
detained


Explanation:
Given the context, it sounds like he was detained by the authorities and released after a few days.

Example sentence(s):
  • I was detained at the border while Immigration confirmed my identity.
Sean O'Byrne
Germany
Local time: 02:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you! Vielen Dank!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joanne Parker: Most plausible
3 hrs
agree  Eleanore Strauss: yes in this context.. although it should be eingezogen
3 hrs
agree  Katarina Peters
6 hrs
agree  AllegroTrans
8 hrs
agree  Lirka
1 day 2 hrs
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Reference comments


5 hrs
Reference: considered

Reference information:
War selber einbezogen, doch in paar Tagen entlassen – It was even considered to set free in some days
einbeziehen - jemanden oder etwas bei der Planung oder Ausgestaltung berücksichtigen - https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/einbeziehen
etw.Akk. berücksichtigen - to consider sth. [take into account] - https://www.dict.cc/?s= berücksichtigen
consider=deliberate, take into account, think out, think over - https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/consider

José Patrício
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
neutral  AllegroTrans: How is this relevant?
5 hrs
neutral  writeaway: With AT - in what way is this a valid reference?
13 hrs
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