Man erwartet, meine Herren Richter, daß sie eine Strafe von gewisser Höhe aussprechen, man hat ja reichlich Musik um die Sache gemacht.
One expects, Herr judge, that you will pass sentence of a certain severity [height]...
And a little more idiomatic German.
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And a little more idiomatic German.
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Re: And a little more idiomatic German.
Man hat ja reichlich Musik um die Sache gemach.
there was made a lot of fuss about that topic
there was made a lot of fuss about that topic
Re: And a little more idiomatic German.
"Herren Richter" = Plural. ie. He is addressing more than one judge.
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Re: And a little more idiomatic German.
Oops. Schoolboy error.
Thank you gentlemen as ever.
Currently ploughing through Meldungen aus dem Reich, a really, really hard slog as each sentence has five or six subordinate clauses. Ghastly stuff to translate.
Thank you gentlemen as ever.
Currently ploughing through Meldungen aus dem Reich, a really, really hard slog as each sentence has five or six subordinate clauses. Ghastly stuff to translate.
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Re: And a little more idiomatic German.
It is expected from you, my judges, to deliver a judgement of a certain severity, for it was made an awful noise around that topic.