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Dieses ist alles ein Bündel Mist... Einige Leute, die gerechte don't ihm...
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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Owell, Unwissenheit erhalten, sind Bliss...

English translation:

oh well, some people might be better off not knowing

Added to glossary by MzVette
Nov 5, 2004 21:22
19 yrs ago
German term

Owell, Unwissenheit erhalten, sind Bliss...

May offend German to English Other Slang
This is the second portion of a phrase that was posted on my discussion board.
Proposed translations (English)
3 oh well, some people might be better off not knowing
4 Part English, part German
2 +1 Ignorance is bliss - maybe!

Proposed translations

16 mins
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oh well, some people might be better off not knowing

what a bunch of crap...oh well, some people might be better off not knowing
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
5 mins

Part English, part German

Oh well, maintain ignorance .... We'd need the rest of the second part to make any sense of it.
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+1
5 mins

Ignorance is bliss - maybe!

This is mysterious :-). Again, half German, half English....

Could be "ignorance is bliss"

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Note added at 7 mins (2004-11-05 21:29:34 GMT)
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Unwissenheit = ignorance

Peer comment(s):
agree Kim Metzger : That could be what the ignoramus was trying to say.
11 mins
Yep, that's what I thought ;-) Thanks, Kim.
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