Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

konzentriert zu haben

English translation:

to have concentrated

Added to glossary by Ramey Rieger (X)
Nov 8, 2018 10:14
5 yrs ago
German term

konzentriert zu haben

Non-PRO German to English Tech/Engineering General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Ich finde es faszinierend, dass du so viele Sprachen kannst. Da scheinst du dich ja auf die östlichen Sprachen konzentriert zu haben.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +5 to have concentrated
4 +3 to have focused on
Change log

Nov 8, 2018 12:40: Sangeeta Joshi changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Nov 12, 2018 07:02: Ramey Rieger (X) Created KOG entry

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): Clare Bentley, Susan Welsh, Sangeeta Joshi

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Proposed translations

+5
4 mins
Selected

to have concentrated

Literally:
...you seem to have concentrated on Eastern languages.

Fluently:

It's fascinating how many languages you can speak, especially your fluency in Eastern languages.
Note from asker:
thank you!
Peer comment(s):

agree Darin Fitzpatrick
37 mins
Mercy buckets, Darin.
agree AllegroTrans
5 hrs
Thanks!
agree Lancashireman : Ha, just read MM's comment on the other answer. Focused is much overused. konzentriert = concentrated, especially in En-GB.
13 hrs
It's the same ole context issue. Who would phrase it like that in any ole English?
agree philgoddard
15 hrs
Greetings, Phil.
agree Karolin Schmidt
3 days 9 hrs
Thanks Karolin.
neutral Michael Martin, MA : 'Focused' gets a lot of use for a reason. 'Concentrated' is appropriate in more formal contexts.
3 days 18 hrs
A context we don't have, Michael.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+3
9 mins

to have focused on

"You obviously have focused on the Eastern languages."
Peer comment(s):

agree Darin Fitzpatrick
32 mins
agree AllegroTrans
5 hrs
agree Michael Martin, MA : Don't think "concentrated" is wrong, but to me, this seems the most natural way of expressing the concept.
6 hrs
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