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nicht zu dem Zweck, mir zu dienen.

English translation: not for the purpose of serving me

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German term or phrase:nicht zu dem Zweck, mir zu dienen.
English translation:not for the purpose of serving me
Entered by: transslate

18:07 Aug 26, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature
German term or phrase: nicht zu dem Zweck, mir zu dienen.
"Dem Respekt fehlt jede Tendenz der Ausbeutung. Ich mvchte, dass der geliebte Mensch zu seinem eigenen Nutzen und in seiner eigenen Art wdchst und sich entfaltet und nicht zu dem Zweck, mir zu dienen."
transslate
Local time: 20:00
not for the purpose of serving me
Explanation:
or am I missing something?
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Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 23:00
Grading comment
thank you very much!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1not for the purpose of serving me
Trudy Peters
4not just to please me
Victor Dewsbery
4just for further reference
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
not for the purpose of serving me


Explanation:
or am I missing something?

Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 23:00
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
thank you very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: too bad it was such a snap closing-I found the whole ref-it's a passage by Erich Fromm.
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
not just to please me


Explanation:
literally: not just to serve me.
But the sentence is about letting people develop in their own way, so I feel the main answer will get the message across best in the swing of the sentence.

Victor Dewsbery
Germany
Local time: 05:00
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
just for further reference


Explanation:
"Respekt bedeutet die Fähigkeit, einen Menschen so zu sehen, wie er ist, und seine einmalige Individualität zu erkennen", schrieb Erich Fromm in "Die Kunst des Liebens". "Dem Respekt fehlt jede Tendenz der Ausbeutung. Ich möchte, dass der geliebte Mensch zu seinem eigenen Nutzen und in seiner eigenen Art wächst und sich entfaltet und nicht zu dem Zweck, mir zu dienen. "
http://www.berlinonline.de/berliner-zeitung/archiv/.bin/dump...

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PRO pts in category: 8
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