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begründet...mit

English translation: justify

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German term or phrase:begründen mit
English translation:justify
Entered by: Kim Metzger

23:55 Feb 5, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
German term or phrase: begründet...mit
Auch den Irak hatten die USA zu diesem Kreis von Staaten gezählt und ihren Krieg gegen den Golfstaat unter anderem mit der Bedrohung durch irakische Massenvernichtungswaffen begründet. Solche Waffen wurden in dem Land nicht gefunden. Entsprechendes Geheimdienstmaterial war damit nicht bestätigt worden.

"Begründet" to go with "mit"? Is it a regular use?

TIA!
Jianming Sun
Local time: 22:39
to justify
Explanation:
and justified their war against the Gulf state on the basis of the threat represented by Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.

Yes, "begründet" goes with "mit" - standard usage.

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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 08:39
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Thanks!
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4 +6to justify
Kim Metzger
5justified with
Michael Schubert


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
begründet...mit
to justify


Explanation:
and justified their war against the Gulf state on the basis of the threat represented by Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.

Yes, "begründet" goes with "mit" - standard usage.



Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 08:39
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 252
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  RogerGerEng (X)
3 mins
agree  mstkwasa: Clear translation!
12 mins
agree  Kathi Stock
1 hr
agree  writeaway
2 hrs
agree  Joanna Szulc
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agree  Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
begründet...mit
justified with


Explanation:
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Note added at 2 mins (2005-02-05 23:58:32 GMT)
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justify by / justify through also OK

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-02-06 00:00:38 GMT)
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justify by / justify through also OK

Michael Schubert
United States
Local time: 07:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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