Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
lästig
English translation:
tiresome
Jun 6, 2002 14:54
22 yrs ago
German term
Diego D�Alma
lästig
Non-PRO
German to English
Bus/Financial
Human Resources
Diese Person kommt für den angebotenen Job nicht in Frage. Bei dem Bewerbungsgespräch erwies sie sich als lästig.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | tiresome |
Uschi (Ursula) Walke
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| 4 +16 | annoying/troublesome |
Kim Metzger
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| 3 +2 | 'difficult' |
Frazer Clark (X)
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| 4 | disagreeable |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 4 | More options: |
brute (X)
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| 4 -1 | tiring |
Andrzej Lejman
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| 4 -1 | a pain |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 1 +1 | burdensome |
Rod Darby (X)
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Change log
Mar 18, 2013 14:03: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Human Resources"
Proposed translations
+5
11 mins
Uschi (Ursula) Walke
Native in German
Sound knowledge and thorough research
Native in: German 
Works in: German to English, English to German
Selected
tiresome
or annoying, troublesome.
Tiresome is probably the kindest way to describe her.
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Note added at 2002-06-06 23:58:34 (GMT)
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I actually prefer irritating now, as suggested by Evi Wollinger.
Tiresome is probably the kindest way to describe her.
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Note added at 2002-06-06 23:58:34 (GMT)
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I actually prefer irritating now, as suggested by Evi Wollinger.
Reference:
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much, I' ve chosen tiresome it fitted best."
+16
2 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Specializes in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
459
annoying/troublesome
A suggestion
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Note added at 2002-06-06 14:59:17 (GMT)
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This person is out of the question for the job being offered. During the interview he/she proved to be troublesome.
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Note added at 2002-06-06 14:59:17 (GMT)
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This person is out of the question for the job being offered. During the interview he/she proved to be troublesome.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Sarah Downing
: Personally, I think annoying would be the most apt suggestion.
14 mins
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| agree |
Mirelluk
: annoying
19 mins
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| agree |
Jan Liebelt
20 mins
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| agree |
Evi Wollinger
: or irritating
25 mins
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| agree |
Ingrid Grzeszik
29 mins
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| agree |
Katrin Suchan
: annyoing
35 mins
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| agree |
swisstell
42 mins
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| agree |
Elvira Stoianov
1 hr
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| agree |
jerrie
: annoying or irritating
1 hr
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| agree |
Trudy Peters
: annoying or irritating
2 hrs
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| agree |
allemande
: annoying
2 hrs
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| agree |
Kathi Stock
3 hrs
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| agree |
ninasc (X)
4 hrs
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| agree |
jkjones
4 hrs
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| agree |
sylvie malich (X)
: I'm with annoying or irritating too: 1/2 the Kudos for Evi !
18 hrs
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| agree |
Steffen Walter
: in favour of irritating
21 hrs
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-1
7 mins
Andrzej Lejman
Poland
Poland
Works in field
Poland
Translations for IT (not only) industry
Native in: Polish
Works in: German to Polish, English to Polish
tiring
would fit this context
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Frazer Clark (X)
: 'Tiresome', perhaps, but I think 'tiring' would be more like 'anstrengend'. Also, 'to be tiring' could be ambiguous as it also looks like the present continuous of 'to tire' (v.i.).
7 hrs
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+1
19 mins
burdensome
or 'proved to be a burden'.
Actually, I agree with Uschi, I'm just wondering if we can get somewhere with the literal meaning: 'Last' = 'burden'.
No? Never mind!
Rod
Actually, I agree with Uschi, I'm just wondering if we can get somewhere with the literal meaning: 'Last' = 'burden'.
No? Never mind!
Rod
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Uschi (Ursula) Walke
: I wouldn't say No. 8 google hits for burdensome person. But I like Evi's 'irritating' best now. Like those 'lästige Fliegen'.
8 hrs
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-1
29 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
69
a pain
pain: 5: one that irks or annoys or is otherwise troublesome - often used in such phrases as "pain in the neck"
Merriam-Webster
Might be somewhat colloquial
Merriam-Webster
Might be somewhat colloquial
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Steffen Pollex (X)
: To me it sounds too strong, unlike the ones above.
6 mins
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| disagree |
Frazer Clark (X)
: I agree that it's a bit subjective and colloquial for this register (probably accurate, though!).
7 hrs
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1 hr
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
69
disagreeable
another one!
2 hrs
brute (X)
brute (X)
SOLID NATIVE SPEAKER TRANSLATIONS!
Works in: English to German, German to English
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More options:
Onerous, cumbersome, troublesome, irksome, tiresome; (coll.) bothersome; tedious, inconvenient, uncomfortable.
+2
6 hrs
'difficult'
This can sometimes be a euphemistic epithet for such a person, I think, particularly in the sanitized diction of job application-speak -'he/she proved to be difficult'.
Good luck,
Frazer
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Steffen Walter
: valid option indeed
15 hrs
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| agree |
Chris Hopley
: my choice too
16 hrs
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Thanks, guys. I think the problem here is finding a word which doesn't sound subjective and hence unprofessional on the part of the interviewer. Oh well :o)
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