English translation of "weggegangen" - "Go away"

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231 months ago

Serhat (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	German > English
Subject:	Arts / Entertainment
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	weggegangen
Context:	Warum bist du denn so fruh weg
Keywords:	-

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231 months ago

Murad AWAD wrote:

Go away

My comment:

Why did you go away so early.

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231 months ago

manu-lingua wrote:

Why did you leave so soon?

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231 months ago

wrote:

I agree. Should not the German have read "weg [space] gegangen", from "weg gehen" (to leave or depart). That may have confused the translator.

231 months ago

manu-lingua wrote:

The verb "weggehen" is written in one word, please refer to: http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType=relaxed§Hdr=on&spellToler=on&search=weggehen&relink=on "Weg gehen" has a total different meaning: http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType=relaxed§Hdr=on&spellToler=on&search=weg+gehen&relink=on

231 months ago

Nicola Devlin wrote:

Why did you go away so early

231 months ago

Charles Warcup wrote:

Why did you go/leave so soon?

My comment:

Depends on the wider context - Wendy's suggestion could fit better.

231 months ago

Charles Warcup wrote:

Why did you leave so early?

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