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Sentence #760497

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 McDutchie McDutchie December 18, 2011 December 18, 2011 at 11:17:57 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Is "fiel er von einem Wagen" an idiomatic expression in German with the same meaning as "fell off the wagon" (i.e. give in to tempation) in English?

Zaghawa Zaghawa March 22, 2012 March 22, 2012 at 6:22:25 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

um DEN Neujahr? Das "den" ist wohl zuviel...

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #293814He had been dry for almost a year, but he fell off the wagon around New Year's Day..

Er war fast ein Jahr nüchtern geblieben, aber um den Neujahrstag fiel er von einem Wagen.

added by Esperantostern, February 19, 2011
➜ #293814He had been dry for almost a year, but he fell off the wagon around New Year's Day.

linked by Esperantostern, February 19, 2011
➜ #760490He had been sober for almost a year, but he gave in to temptation around New Year's Day.

linked by shanghainese, April 30, 2011
➜ #760490He had been sober for almost a year, but he gave in to temptation around New Year's Day.

unlinked by McDutchie, December 18, 2011
➜ #760490He had been sober for almost a year, but he gave in to temptation around New Year's Day.

linked by McDutchie, December 18, 2011
Er war fast ein Jahr nüchtern geblieben, aber um den Neujahr griff er wieder zur Flasche..

edited by Esperantostern, December 19, 2011
Er war fast ein Jahr nüchtern geblieben, aber um den Neujahr griff er wieder zur Flasche.

edited by arcticmonkey, December 20, 2011
Er war fast ein Jahr nüchtern geblieben, aber um Neujahr griff er wieder zur Flasche.

edited by Esperantostern, March 22, 2012
➜ #293814He had been dry for almost a year, but he fell off the wagon around New Year's Day.

unlinked by Pfirsichbaeumchen, January 18, 2015
➜ #761088Il est sobre depuis presque un an mais il a succombé à la tentation aux alentours du nouvel an.

linked by Micsmithel, December 30, 2020