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De terugreis ging over Edirne aan de Turkse grens met Bulgarije, naar Joegoslavië, en daarna Oostenrijk, Duitsland, en Nederland.
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The return journey was via Edirne on the Turkish border with Bulgaria, to Yugoslavia, and then Austria, (West-) Germany, and the Netherlands.
Translated by markvanroode 14633 2 years, 8 months ago
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The return journey was over Edirne on the Turkish border with Bulgaria, to Yugoslavia, and then Austria, (West-) Germany, and the Netherlands.
Translated by markvanroode 14633 2 years, 8 months ago

Discussion

I think there is the same tendency in German.

 by Merlin57 2 years, 8 months ago

You're right, Wendy. Maybe 'over' is a 'Dutchism'.

 by markvanroode 2 years, 8 months ago

or Mark, The return journey was via . . .
At first I thought you were saying The return journey was over / finished / . . .

 by Merlin57 2 years, 8 months ago