brack the back of the farm

German translation: das letzte aus dem Bauernhof [der Farm] herausholen

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English term or phrase:break the back of the farm
German translation:das letzte aus dem Bauernhof [der Farm] herausholen
Entered by: Olaf Reibedanz

16:05 Mar 2, 2006
English to German translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Real Estate / Farming
English term or phrase: brack the back of the farm
I grew up on a small family farm in southern Idaho—160 acres— and you almost had to break the back of the farm to support a family of six from that amount of land
Asaphina
das letzte aus dem Bauernhof [der Farm] herausholen
Explanation:
eine Möglichkeit

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Note added at 10 mins (2006-03-02 16:16:03 GMT)
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oder vielleicht sogar:

- das Letzte aus dem Boden herausholen
- das Letzte aus dem Land herausholen
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Olaf Reibedanz
Colombia
Local time: 23:57
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1das letzte aus dem Bauernhof [der Farm] herausholen
Olaf Reibedanz
3den Hof leersaugen
David Seycek
3s. den Rücken an der Farm abrackern
scipio


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das letzte aus dem Bauernhof [der Farm] herausholen


Explanation:
eine Möglichkeit

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Note added at 10 mins (2006-03-02 16:16:03 GMT)
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oder vielleicht sogar:

- das Letzte aus dem Boden herausholen
- das Letzte aus dem Land herausholen

Olaf Reibedanz
Colombia
Local time: 23:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
oder das Beste...
Danke

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agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
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den Hof leersaugen


Explanation:
- und wir mussten den Hof förmlich leersaugen, um eine sechsköpfige Familie von diesem bisschen Land zu ernähren.

Ein anderes Bild - klarer Fall von Geschmacksache.

David Seycek
Austria
Local time: 06:57
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in CzechCzech
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s. den Rücken an der Farm abrackern


Explanation:
o.ä.

scipio
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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