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Für die 'Geliebte' würde ich 'mistress' nehmen; das Übrige scheint mir passend.
Ciao, Tamy.

Anstatt lover würde ich "mistress" nehmen.

Wie viele Frauen hat dieser Mann noch? -würde ich übersetzen mit:

How many other women does this man have?

oder: how many women has this man got

lg. Edel

Vielen Dank an alle!

Bin kein Hundebesitzer, von daher nur bedingt kompetent ... (:-)
Ich persönlich würde ein einfaches "the whole time" verwenden; "all the while" kommt aber wohl auch in Frage.
Das "Advanced learner's dictionary" definiert den Ausdruck als "for all of a period of time" und bringt das Beispiel:
"There I was thinking you were hard at work and you were upstairs in bed all the while!"

Ciao, Tamy.

Danke schön!

Bei dem Beispiel mit dem Geld: Mein Geld ist alle / I've run out of money oder ugs.: I'm broke. Ansonsten für aufgebraucht empty, finished, all gone, left. Left z. B. wird in der Umgangssprache verwendet, wenn welches Lebensmittel in deinem Haushalt auch immer alle wäre und du sagen möchtest, dass der Zucker alle wäre: There's no sugar left. Andere würden sagen: We've or I've run out of sugar...

Vielen Dank für die schnelle Antwort! Diese Bedeutung fehlt, wenn man nach dem deutschen "all" sucht, in fast allen Wörterbüchern, auch in dem dieser Webseite!

Viele Grüße Haarspalter

Bitte gerne, hab zu Hause nur Duden (überwiegend) aber selbst im Duden scheint all im Zusammenhang mit alle (leer, verbraucht) zu fehlen, denn der rote Merkkasten im Duden bezieht sich auf all (alle, alles, zusammen) sämtliche Beispiele sind zwar aufgeführt aber nicht das Beispiel, wo du drauf hinaus wolltest. Warum sollte es dann nicht auch hier fehlen in anderen Sprachen. :D (das mal zu deinem Usernamen ---nettgemeint--- i' kann auch Haare spalten ;)

Tja, die Wichtigkeit des Haarespaltens zur Verhinderung von Missverständnissen wird allgemein unterschätzt bzw. oft auch wenig geschätzt, weil es anstrengend werden kann ;)

(Ich wollte noch auf meinen untenstehenden Beitrag aufmerksam machen zu "alle").

Das Wort "alle" in dem oben erwähnten Zusammenhang gilt ja nicht als deutsche "Hochsprache", sondern als "umgangssprachlich". Deswegen fehlt es wohl in herkömmlichen, standardsprachlich orientierten Wörterbüchern.
"Duden online" führt das Wort aber schon auf:
http://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/alle_Adverb

Ciao, Tamy.

In my life school plays a big part, even though I don't really like to work for it. Since I have an exact idea where my way is going to take me, I work towards it. I remember the elementary school well because I liked to visit it. Only mathematics has always been a subject which I have hated and even nowadays I don't really like it. Somehow my understanding for maths is missing. At grammar school I was mobbed, this was not nice at all and the result of this was that I felt bad very often. Also here it was the subject mathematics that stressed me.
At the moment I'm visiting the grammar school in XX and here I like it very much. I think that nowadays it's important to finish school with a certificate (A Level) because only this way you can carry on studying at a university. Even companies ask for this exam as a qualification when you apply for a job. Of course I ask myself very often what I need e.g. Ancient Greek for? On the other hand I think that what I know, noone can take away from me again. Without a solid education it is difficult to find a well paid job. I think that my school education here in Italy is another advantage for further studies.
Applicants who speak several languages in addition to the qualifications might have a better chance for a good job than others who don't speak languages. This is why I think that school is important, if you consider that in many countries of the world school education is not natural. This is why I want to finish school with a certificate, afterwards finisch a university education in Austria and Italy, maybe work abroad for some years and after this have a family. Many choose this the other way round, don't bother finishing school and end up at the employment office. But this is not my way.....

lg Edel

DANKE :-)!!

(Keine Ahnung, was 'prepartum' heißt / 'I'm game' verstehe ich auch nicht -----

I remember the day when my mother gave birth to my little sister. It was absolutely crazy. My dad had an accident and broke his toes. Because my mother was in hospital my dad didn't want me to tell my mother about this. But of course I called my mother and told her. She was worried because I was at home on my own with my 2 little sisters. For this reason she wanted to leave the hospital but the doctors didn't let her. At home everything was higgledy-piggledy! My mother was nervous because she wanted someone to be there when she was having the baby, thank God my dad stayed with her. While my mother was having the baby something funny happened: a doctor stepped on my father's broken toes by mistake, this made everything worse and in the end my mother was on her own.
After my little sister was born I was the first one to cuddle her, at this moment I was very proud and happy. Both of us thought of dad and that he was in the room next door to us. After he had recovered he also cuddled his little daughter.
Still today we laugh about what happened to dad when my sister was born and he goes mad.

Liebe Lisa. ich habe das jetzt mal ohne deutsche Übersetzung korrigiert, ich hoffe, dass ich den Text so halbwegs richtig verstanden habe.

lg Edel

prepartum = vor der Geburt; ist aber ein medizinischer Fachbegriff und nicht Alltagssprache.
Ciao und lG, Tamy.

Dankeschön Tamy, was du so alles weißt!!! Edel

Hallo! Ja, prepartum = vor der Geburt, habe ich so aus meinem Lexikon übernommen.
Vielen Dank Edel für die Korrektur und auch dir Tamy:-)

My first experience in a foreign country is the visit of the International European School in xx. Last year a new period of life started for me and my family. A foreign language which I didn't speak, the life and the culture which I have only known from holidays, all this fascinated me.
Although it was difficult at the beginning I got used to the new school aswell as the Italian language, I have already settled down well.
The first 2-3 months I didn't feel so good and I wanted to leave school many times and return home to Austria. Thank God my mother supported me and persuaded me to stay. Slowly things improved and I have managed the first year at school well. After the Christmas Holidays I developed my love for the Italian language.
My favourite subjects at school are Italian and history. I have made many friends and met nice neighbours! Me and my family have done many activities, we have visited many places in and around XX. What I like most is the Italien fashion and the fact that the Italians always go for a drink after work, They sit outside a pub or on a piazza. The Italians take things much easier than the Austrians. I have perceived the Italians as very friendly and soft hearted. I also like to linger around the central and watch the poeple.
What I don't like is that the pupils have lessons until 6 o'clock, my mum says that schooldays are like workdays and I agree with her.
However, I'm happy that I can visit this school and meanwhile this country is my 'second home'. But I'm looking forward to my home in Austria.

Ich hoffe, dass ich das alles richtig verstanden habe, was du sagen wolltest, liebe Lisa
lg Edel

Thanks a lot, Edel! Bei einigen Sätzen ärgere ich mich über meine eigene Blödheit, weil "eh klar"! Your`re the best! lg Lisa

My hero is my mother. Some people think for sure that I'm a mother's girl. But it's true, I have always looked up to my mother. Maybe because I was brought up in a different way compared to other kids. For my parents behaviour, respect and decency are very important and this is what they have been teaching me, my sisters and my brother since we were small.
My mother is my hero because she is always there for me and she always helps me. I can count on her unconditionally. When I'm sad she's there and she huggs me. We tell each other everything and we have no secrets from each other.
It's me, my brother and my sisters who she spends her time on first and afterwards on herself.
I have noticed that Saturdays after school the kids greet their parents very bored. I can't understand this, they say hello shortly and then sit down in the car. They don't hug their parents because it's apparently uncool to show the classmates that they love their parents and that they are happy to see them.
I always say hello to my parents with a hug and a kiss, every day! I'm proud to be their daughter so why should I behave different?
I hope that one day I will also become a great and good mother, just like mine is. Of course she gets angry sometimes but this doesn't happen very often, she is of a sunny nature.
Moreover she manages a lot at the same time, us children, the household, the garden and her job. She really is a super-woman.
What makes my mum my special hero is the fact that she always has to be strong because of my sister. She has no time to become ill. The everyday life with my sister is very exhausting but she always manages that our day passes in a good way. To be honest in the evening she is always tuckered out.

lg Edel

THANKS :-) :-) :-)