Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
"blauen Brief"
English translation:
letter of warning
Added to glossary by
Jessica Klingberg
Jun 23, 2004 14:01
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German term
mit einem "blauen Brief"
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Wer sich wie Hopkins in der Öffentlichkeit zu den AA bekennt, muss laut Santon mit enem "blauen Brief" aus dem hauptquartier in New York rechnen.
I don't know much about Alcoholics Anonymous, though I do know that "The Big Book" is their guide. What is this reference to a "blauer Brief"? Is The Big Book blue, or is this a reference to something else altogether?
I don't know much about Alcoholics Anonymous, though I do know that "The Big Book" is their guide. What is this reference to a "blauer Brief"? Is The Big Book blue, or is this a reference to something else altogether?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | Pink slip or letter of dismissal |
MichaelRS (X)
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| 5 +2 | progress report |
Edhild
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| 3 | marching orders... |
Cilian O'Tuama
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Proposed translations
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German term (edited):
mit einem
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Pink slip or letter of dismissal
... or maybe just a warning letter ...
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It\'s not something good, in any case.
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A warning letter is more appropriate for an educational setting, not in a corporation (as is apparently the case here).
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It\'s not something good, in any case.
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A warning letter is more appropriate for an educational setting, not in a corporation (as is apparently the case here).
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Reading everyone's commentaries I was able to gather that a "letter of warning" (a stern one at that) is indeed what was meant - I don't think it is an actual dismissal from AA, but rather a final warning."
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progress report
a "blauer Brief" warns about failing
grades in the German School System as do progress reports in the US - I lived with Children in Germany and New Jersey and speak from knowledge...
grades in the German School System as do progress reports in the US - I lived with Children in Germany and New Jersey and speak from knowledge...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Heidi Stone-Schaller
: yes a blauer Brief is not pink slip, it's a serious and final warning--besides the "blau" here is a play on words (blau--drunk)
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| agree |
Katrin Atienza (X)
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6 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
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German term (edited):
blauer Brief
marching orders...
(letter of) dismissal, F marching orders, Amerikanisches Englisch F pink slip, b) Schule (letter of) warning;
punished for publicly outing themselves as alcoholics?
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forgot the source, Langenscheidt
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more info found in Collins:
A blauer Brief is a letter from a school telling parents that their child is in danger of having to repeat a year. Until the mid-1970s it was actually delivered in a blue envelope. Blauer Brief is also a colloquial term for the dismissal notice issued by a firm. This derives from the time when officers learnt of their discharge from the army by means of a letter in a blue envelope.
punished for publicly outing themselves as alcoholics?
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Note added at 7 mins (2004-06-23 14:08:24 GMT)
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forgot the source, Langenscheidt
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Note added at 21 mins (2004-06-23 14:23:08 GMT)
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more info found in Collins:
A blauer Brief is a letter from a school telling parents that their child is in danger of having to repeat a year. Until the mid-1970s it was actually delivered in a blue envelope. Blauer Brief is also a colloquial term for the dismissal notice issued by a firm. This derives from the time when officers learnt of their discharge from the army by means of a letter in a blue envelope.
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