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German term or phrase:
an teils geringfügigen Abgaben an
English translation:
because levies imposed by…though small in amount…
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an teils geringfügigen Abgaben an
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I can't read the first part of the sentence:
".. zu erreichen, sheiterten **an teils geringfügigen Abgaben an** die NS-Behörden, die Mangels eines entsprechenden Vermögens nicht mehr rechtzeitig gedeckt werden konnten."
The paper speaks of the efforts to get Sigmund Freuds older sisters out of Vienna.
".. zu erreichen, sheiterten **an teils geringfügigen Abgaben an** die NS-Behörden, die Mangels eines entsprechenden Vermögens nicht mehr rechtzeitig gedeckt werden konnten."
The paper speaks of the efforts to get Sigmund Freuds older sisters out of Vienna.
Proposed translations
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| 4 | because levies imposed by…though small in amount… |
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| 3 | sometimes small amounts of tax |
Klaus Stracker
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German term (edited):
an teils geringfügigen Abgaben an...
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because levies imposed by…though small in amount…
…came to naught because levies imposed by the Nazi authorities, though small in amount, were not met in time owing to a lack of (the corresponding) funds…
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sometimes small amounts of tax
can also be duty; but I think tax is in this case the most suitable.
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