04-21-2017, 07:13 AM | #1 |
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More help with German, please
I'm working on an ebook by Elizabeth von Arnim, written in English but set in Germany. She says to two young people getting married: Nun Kinder, liebt Euch, und seid brav.
Does this mean something like: Now children, love each other and be good |
04-21-2017, 08:14 AM | #2 |
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It literally says "love yourself", but I think "each other" is the meaning, yes.
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04-21-2017, 09:55 PM | #3 |
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Thanks, Harry
And another question: What does Wahlverwandschaften mean? Google translate has Electoral relationships, but that doesn't make any sense in the context. |
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"und seid brav" literally means "and be well-behaved," but, of course, "and be good" would be a more idiomatic translation. Quote:
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Thanks, again.
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