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202 months ago

neo (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

German > English

Subject:

Technical / Engineering

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

Ruhig ...nicht

Context:

Ruhig wird der wie wir Sie kennen aber sicher nicht. Es fehlt vielleicht etwas?

Keywords:

Jetzt hat sich unsere Brunhilde in den wohl verdienten Ruhestand verabschiedet. Ruhig wird der wie wir Sie kennen aber sicher nicht.

 

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202 months ago

walterhb37  See profile wrote:

not as calm as ...

My comment:

also: not as still as ...

202 months ago

M. Schwartz  See profile wrote:

But we know her well enough to say that she won't be resting.

My references:

der: dativ
Literally: It won't be quite for her, the way we know her.

202 months ago

www.buero-garisch.de  See profile wrote:

(... she retired) ... not tiring

My comment:

This is not exactly what they say or mean but a similar word play.

Or try:
She put an end to her working life but surely not to her lively activities, as far as we know her.

or
Time for retirement but surely no time to get / be bored.

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202 months ago

Arvid Eldring  See profile wrote:

reposeful.....not

202 months ago

Arvid Eldring  See profile wrote:

reposeful.....not