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»Ich hatte nur mal Lust, hier herunterzugehen und mir den Dampfer anzusehen,« sagte er.
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“I just wanted to come down here and take a look at the steamer,” he said.
Translated by markvanroode 8489 12 months ago
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“I just wanted to go down here and look at the steamer,” he said.
Translated by markvanroode 8489 12 months ago

Discussion

Thanks, Wendy.

 by markvanroode 12 months ago

Hello Mark, for me the expression 'take a look' in this context contains more of a sense of enquiry, is more specific, than simply 'look', which would suit Asbörn Krag's role as detective and also his behaviour.
Also, 'come down' rather than 'go down' as he is already 'here'.

 by Merlin57 12 months ago

Wendy, is there a difference between ‘look’ and ‘take a look’ here?

 by markvanroode 12 months ago

Oder, Mark: "I just wanted to come down and take a look at the steamer," he said.

 by Merlin57 12 months ago