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Jun 26, 2023 02:00
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German term
einbezogen
German to English
Social Sciences
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
From a letter, written in 1940 in Budapest, Hungary, by a young Jewish man:
"Wir denken immerfort an Euch und bitten Gott, dass alles gut auch für Euch verlauft.
Wir sind gesund. War selber einbezogen, doch in paar Tagen entlassen."
Does "einbezogen" mean "hauled in" or "taken into custody," etc. here? The usual translations ("included," "involved," etc.) don't seem to fit here!
"Wir denken immerfort an Euch und bitten Gott, dass alles gut auch für Euch verlauft.
Wir sind gesund. War selber einbezogen, doch in paar Tagen entlassen."
Does "einbezogen" mean "hauled in" or "taken into custody," etc. here? The usual translations ("included," "involved," etc.) don't seem to fit here!
Proposed translations
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| 4 +5 | detained |
Sean O'Byrne
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| 4 | to be drafted/conscripted |
Sam Habach
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| 3 | brought in |
Darin Fitzpatrick
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References
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José Patrício
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Proposed translations
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Sean O'Byrne
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detained
Given the context, it sounds like he was detained by the authorities and released after a few days.
Example sentence:
I was detained at the border while Immigration confirmed my identity.
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Sam Habach
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to be drafted/conscripted
In the context you provided, "einbezogen" means something other than "included" or "involved." "Einbezogen" may refer to military conscription in this 1940 letter by a young Jewish man.
so, "War selber einbezogen" can be translated as "I was drafted/conscripted"
so, "War selber einbezogen" can be translated as "I was drafted/conscripted"
Peer comment(s):
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Edith Kelly
: not so sure here, Jews in Hungary were not drafted but persecuted
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| neutral |
Marion Linssen
: I'm not sure either because this should be eingezogen, not einbezogen.
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Eleanore Strauss
: word used in the letter should be eingezogen... agree with Edith. Hungarian Jews were only conscripted to labor camps.. my father was one of them
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Darin Fitzpatrick
United States
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brought in
Without knowing exactly what happened, it’s hard to be more specific. This could cover a lot of potential scenarios, from conscription as a laborer to police questioning.
Reference comments
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Reference:
considered
War selber einbezogen, doch in paar Tagen entlassen – It was even considered to set free in some days
einbeziehen - jemanden oder etwas bei der Planung oder Ausgestaltung berücksichtigen - https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/einbeziehen
etw.Akk. berücksichtigen - to consider sth. [take into account] - https://www.dict.cc/?s= berücksichtigen
consider=deliberate, take into account, think out, think over - https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/consider
einbeziehen - jemanden oder etwas bei der Planung oder Ausgestaltung berücksichtigen - https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/einbeziehen
etw.Akk. berücksichtigen - to consider sth. [take into account] - https://www.dict.cc/?s= berücksichtigen
consider=deliberate, take into account, think out, think over - https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/consider
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AllegroTrans
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writeaway
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