Dec 5, 2014 23:15
9 yrs ago
German term

eine halbe Stunde hinter ihm...

Non-PRO German to English Art/Literary General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Es handelt sich um einen Abschnitt des Textes:

Eine halbe Stunde hinter ihm ist Wayne Shaw. Er hat mit seinem 36 Tonnen schweren Laster
28 «eine Menge Respekt» vor dem Dalton: «Die Straße ändert sich täglich durch Wetter und
29 Unfälle.
Change log

Dec 5, 2014 23:52: writeaway changed "Field (specific)" from "Poetry & Literature" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"

Dec 6, 2014 01:38: Bernhard Sulzer changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): philgoddard, Lancashireman, Bernhard Sulzer

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Proposed translations

+6
11 mins
Selected

was half an hour behind him

unless I am missing something..
Peer comment(s):

agree Edwin Miles : This is what I'd say, too.
43 mins
agree Lancashireman : with 'half an'
1 hr
agree David Hollywood : just depends on whether you need US (a half hour) or UK (half an hour)
2 hrs
agree Usch Pilz
8 hrs
agree Edith Kelly
10 hrs
agree Thayenga : "an". Enjoy your weekend, Michael. :)
16 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+4
10 mins

a half hour behind him; or: riding his tail a half hour behind is....

..,depends on how idiomatic you want it.
Peer comment(s):

agree Michael Martin, MA : You beat me to it!
2 mins
Thanks, Michael!
agree philgoddard
29 mins
Thanks, Phil!
agree David Hollywood : just depends on whether you need US (a half hour) or UK (half an hour)
2 hrs
Thanks, David!
agree Usch Pilz
8 hrs
Thank you, Usch!
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