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Unbedenklichkeit ablief

English translation: before the period of clearance expired

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German term or phrase:Unbedenklichkeit ablief
English translation:before the period of clearance expired
Entered by: Timoshka

03:00 Jul 11, 2023
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History
German term or phrase: Unbedenklichkeit ablief
From a letter written in March of 1939 by a Jewish man in Zürich, Switzerland to a friend in London, concerning his family’s difficulty getting from Austria to Switzerland to join him:

“Wie Sie von Herrn X. erfahren werden haben, hatten meine Frau und Tochter große Schwierigkeiten in die Schweiz zu reisen, und kamen doch im letzten Moment, bevor die Unbedenklichkeit ablief, her.”

"As you will have heard from Mr. X., my wife and daughter had great difficulties traveling into Switzerland, but came here at the last moment, before the _________ _______."
Timoshka
Local time: 08:47
before the period of clearance expired
Explanation:
I think this makes the most sense, given the context.

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Sam Habach
United States
Local time: 09:47
Grading comment
Vielen Dank für Ihre Hilfe!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3before the period of clearance expired
Sam Habach


Discussion entries: 2





  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
bevor die Unbedenklichkeit ablief
before the period of clearance expired


Explanation:
I think this makes the most sense, given the context.



Sam Habach
United States
Local time: 09:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Vielen Dank für Ihre Hilfe!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adrian MM.: better than the suggestions here> https://www.proz.com/kudoz/german-to-english/law-patents/134...
1 hr
agree  Simon Vigneault
5 hrs
neutral  philgoddard: But what does clearance mean?
13 hrs
agree  Megan Falk: I think this response works well, another possibility could be "before the safety period comes to an end"
132 days
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