in Ostzeiten
English translation: before the fall (of the wall)/ during the GDR era
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| 09:55 May 21, 2015 |
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|  Selected response from: Ramey Rieger (X) Germany Local time: 10:05 | ||||||
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| 3 +9 | before the fall (of the wall)/ during the GDR era |
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| 4 +2 | before reunification |
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| 4 +1 | When the wall was still up |
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| 5 | when the GDR still existed, German partition |
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| 3 +1 | during the iron curtain years |
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6 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1When the wall was still up Explanation: One of my research areas is DDR politics and East/West relations, the Ostzeiten normally refers to the time when East Germany still existed as an independent state. However, I cant think of a specific term we would use here, as the English tend to just use the wall as a reference point... Open to suggestions here:) |
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9 mins confidence:
when the GDR still existed, German partition Explanation: "In Ostzeiten" here refers to the time of the German partition, during the times of the GDR. "It was very hard, especially when the GDR still existed" - something along those line. |
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11 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +9
peer agreement (net): +9before the fall (of the wall)/ during the GDR era Explanation: In several translations I have done, this is the way it has been formulated. US English, of course. you could also say during the GDR era |
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