"Hold me in honor", Chinese version :) - Page 2

Douglas Jr. · 03-30-2012, 08:59 AM

Alvin,

Thanks for the pictures. You made my day.

Douglas

alvin · 05-02-2012, 06:43 AM

Michael -- Did you get it? The final sold price is good for this historical piece. A lucky collector got it.

Vlim · 05-02-2012, 07:25 AM

Just wanted to add that the 'hold me in honor' translation is a bit strange. The phrase 'Halte mich in Ihren' means something like 'Remember Me', 'Preserve Me' or 'Respect Me'.

So I would go for 'Honor Me', not 'Hold me in Honor'.

Ron Wood · 05-02-2012, 11:27 AM

Hold me in Honor would be the literal or word-for-word translation of 'Halte mich in Ehren'. "Honor me" would be the idiomatic transliteration conveying the "sense" of the phrase, so you are closer to the intent of the inscription. But to someone not used to the German idiom the 'hold me in honor' isn't strange.

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Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 6,986 Thanks: 1,065 Thanked 5,088 Times in 1,674 Posts	Hold me in Honor would be the literal or word-for-word translation of 'Halte mich in Ehren'. "Honor me" would be the idiomatic transliteration conveying the "sense" of the phrase, so you are closer to the intent of the inscription. But to someone not used to the German idiom the 'hold me in honor' isn't strange. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

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Douglas Jr. User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: South America Posts: 948 Thanks: 598 Thanked 584 Times in 254 Posts	Alvin, Thanks for the pictures. You made my day. Douglas

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alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Michael -- Did you get it? The final sold price is good for this historical piece. A lucky collector got it.

05-02-2012, 07:25 AM	#23
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,031 Thanks: 1,018 Thanked 3,873 Times in 1,184 Posts	Just wanted to add that the 'hold me in honor' translation is a bit strange. The phrase 'Halte mich in Ihren' means something like 'Remember Me', 'Preserve Me' or 'Respect Me'. So I would go for 'Honor Me', not 'Hold me in Honor'.