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zu guter letzt

English translation: Finally, in closing

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German term or phrase:zu guter letzt
English translation:Finally, in closing
Entered by: Tegan Raleigh

10:04 Jul 13, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology
German term or phrase: zu guter letzt
From the end of a chapter in a book with psychology case studies:

Zu guter Letzt moechte ich noch eine junge niederlaendische Frau zu Worte kommen lassen, die ebenfalls 13 Jahre alt war, als sie Folgendes erlebte:
Tegan Raleigh
United States
Finally, in closing
Explanation:
to avoid the overcooked 'last but not least'.
Selected response from:

writeaway
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +10Let me conclude with...
Lancashireman
3 +6Finally, in closing
writeaway
3Eventually, ...
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
3in the end
bell-issima
1last not least
lucasm (X)


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Eventually, ...


Explanation:
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Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
Germany
Local time: 22:20
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lancashireman: Maybe in a later chapter of the book? How tantalising!
37 mins
  -> hm, I can't follow... "Zu guter Letzt" could be replaced with "Schließlich" without changing the meaning.
neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: in this context, "eventually" would mean sth. like "at long last" (= endlich), and that is not meant by the German //the same neg. connotation that "(na) endlich" has.///Schließlich is correct, but eventually isn't the Eng. equivalent
1 hr
  -> You mean it has a negative connotation? // ich lese hier "schließlich" (wie gesagt) und nicht "endlich" (das würde in der Tat etwas negativ klingen).
neutral  Francis Lee (X): and "schliesslich" here would be "ultimately"
6 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Finally, in closing


Explanation:
to avoid the overcooked 'last but not least'.

writeaway
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Monika Leit
7 mins
agree  shineda
14 mins
agree  Ulrike Kraemer: with finally
29 mins
  -> yes-in closing is better for a speech.
agree  Cilian O'Tuama
1 hr
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): yes, reads like "Schließlich...".
1 hr
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD
5 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
in the end


Explanation:
see reference


    Reference: http://dict.leo.org
bell-issima
Local time: 22:20
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +10
Let me conclude with...


Explanation:
...the words of a young Dutch woman

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q="Let me conclude with...

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 51

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ian M-H (X)
34 mins
agree  ENGSOL
37 mins
agree  Lori Dendy-Molz
48 mins
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: geht natürlich auch
56 mins
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): yes, reads like "Abschließend...", I prefer this one.
59 mins
agree  Michaela Blaha: I like this best!
1 hr
agree  franglish
4 hrs
agree  Francis Lee (X): I don't suppose a quote from Anne Frank follows ...?
6 hrs
agree  Ulrike Kraemer
7 hrs
agree  Ken Cox: Fits well with 'möchte ich'.
9 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
last not least


Explanation:
sorry sorry, I couldn't resist...a long day

lucasm (X)
Local time: 22:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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