Feb 9, 2006 05:50
18 yrs ago
English term
don't blame the baker when the butcher bakes the bread
English to German
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Proverbs / Idioms
Hi, I work in the Chinese-English pairs but would like to know about the meaning of this expression. I heard it's originally German. (Pls send responses in English) Many thanks!
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | Don't be annoyed with someone who - |
Edith Kelly
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Change log
Feb 9, 2006 06:40: Marcus Malabad changed "Language pair" from "German to English" to "English to German"
Proposed translations
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Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in English
&
German
Switzerland
Professional conference interpreter
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Dutch to German, and 4 more.
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Don't be annoyed with someone who -
though it's his normal job to do something - did not do it but someone else who is specialised in another area. But frankly, I have never heard of a similar idiomatic expression in German, sure it's German?
Peer comment(s):
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Ricki Farn
: yeah, "don't blame me if my amateur co-worker fouled up my job". But I have never heard this expression in German either.
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Thanks Ricki
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Veronica Prpic Uhing
: http://www.futurekl.com/social/2005_07_01_archives.html
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Thanks, so it's Romanian, not German.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for your effort. This question was re-posted in monoling. English and I accepted an answer there."
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