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How do you translate: Keine Selbstverständlichkeit



 
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Please translate 'Tabakspeicher' into English | German language (Dative, Nominative, Accusative, Genitive)
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How do you translate: Keine Selbstverständlichkeit #1 (permalink) Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:13 am   How do you translate: Keine Selbstverständlichkeit
 

Hi, how would you translate "Keine Selbstverständlichkeit"? It's a phrase describing something that doesn't go without saying. In other words, it's something that shouldn't be for granted.

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How do you translate: Keine Selbstverständlichkeit #2 (permalink) Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:28 am   How do you translate: Keine Selbstverständlichkeit
 

the literal translation ot the words is meaning lack of naturalness, but it is understood as " straining"
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How do you translate: Keine Selbstverständlichkeit #3 (permalink) Mon Nov 09, 2009 13:38 pm   How do you translate: Keine Selbstverständlichkeit
 

We usually say it's "not obvious that..."
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