Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

alles gut einrichten um nachzukommen

English translation:

undertake all the proper preparations so xx can follow

Added to glossary by Nicole Schnell
Dec 17, 2005 02:01
18 yrs ago
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German term

alles gut einrichten um nachzukommen

German to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters 19th-century letter
This appears in a letter written in 1849 from Düsseldorf to a 21-year-old member of the family who was temporarily in Bremen, awaiting departure on the steamship Washington. His family wrote him: "...und in Amerika nur alles gut einrichten um nachzukommen." Any ideas?

Discussion

Nicole Schnell Dec 17, 2005:
So it's the Baron who wants to follow while the family stays at home..
Timoshka (asker) Dec 17, 2005:
To assist with the translation, here's the context in which the phrase appears, including all the misspellings, etc.: "D�sseldorf, d 10 Juni 1849. Lieber Carl! Doch hast Du das Bl�ttchen liegen lassen von Hr. Westhof. Du wirst wohl gl�cklich in Bremen angekommen sein. Sei nur recht vorsichtig in alle Theile. Baron l��t Dich nochmahls herzlich gr��en, und in Amerika nur alles gut einrichten um nachzukommen. Von einer Station schreibe wenn Du abf�hrts. Lebe recht wohl und komme gl�cklich �ber. Da� w�nschen Dir alle bekannte, Eltern und Geschwister."

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undertake all the proper preparations so the family can follow

If I had the full sentence I could provide decent grammar :-)
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to arrange everything well so that we can follow

to do well so that we can follow you (to America)


my interpretation of the little that is known
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agree Annette Urbschat : or 'arrange everything for us to follow'
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