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Is there metaphorical meaning of “aus der Haft entlassen”?

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In a formal letter that I received there was a sentence

Gerne werden wir Sie aus der Haft entlassen per 31.05.2019.

It is regarding rental agreement, but the only translation for Haft, that I've found is prison and I am not being actually released from prison.

If I search for whole sentence I only find literal meaning. That's why I wonder how to properly translate it.

Is the following translation correct?

We let you go of any obligation

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In a formal letter that I received there was a sentence

Gerne werden wir Sie aus der Haft entlassen per 31.05.2019.

It is regarding rental agreement, but the only translation for Haft, that I've found is prison and I am not being actually released from prison.

If I search for whole sentence I only find literal meaning. That's why I wonder how to properly translate it.

Is the following translation correct?

We let you go of any obligation

idioms

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  Is it possible, that "Haft" is simply an error? Could it be instead "Haftung"? This is still weird, but it would be close to your proposal with "obligation".
  
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In a formal letter that I received there was a sentence

Gerne werden wir Sie aus der Haft entlassen per 31.05.2019.

It is regarding rental agreement, but the only translation for Haft, that I've found is prison and I am not being actually released from prison.

If I search for whole sentence I only find literal meaning. That's why I wonder how to properly translate it.

Is the following translation correct?

We let you go of any obligation

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For me it sounds like bad German, because I don't know any other meaning of Haft than prison.

"Liability" or your "obligation" would fit much butter, because there should be used Haftung, while Haft is connected to Verhaftung as in the same context/ meaning^^.

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  Doesn't make sense either. "Aus der Haftung entlassen" is not a thing that one can do "per [date]". Either you are responsible, or you aren't. No date possible. (That's if Haftung is really what they mean.)
  
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  One can be "aus der Haftung entlassen werden per Datum", which means that one is no longer responsible for a liability after the specified date.
  
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As you said that this letter is from a Swiss speaker I think this is could be Swiss dialect for "aus der Haftung entlassen am [Datum]", mean your contract ends at this date.

Nevertheless I want to point out, that there can be in fact a metaphorical meaning:
"Haft" can be interpreted as "Geiselhaft" (to held hostage), meaning that you are under some kind of oppression by the other party and this oppression will end.

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  Did you find any dictionary entry or similar that supports the theory that using Haft instead of Haftung is used in Swiss dialects?
  
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  No, this is just a theory evolving from the fact that the suffix "-ung" is spoken "-ig" in many Swiss dialects. Shorten the word even more leads to completly omitting it. But I am not a native speaker of any Siwss dialect so this is just guessing and linguistic intution based on my expirience with Swiss dialects.
  
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  But OP mentions it is a formal writen letter.
  
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Your translation is correct. As @Madjosz already suspected, Haft, in Schweizerdeutsch can mean collateral (left column, end of second third, fourth meaning). That said, it is not commonly used that way. What @Shegit said still holds true: Haftung would be more appropriate.

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As a native speaker I can say that there is no metaphorical meaning I know or could think of. "Haft" in context of prison is a legal term and only applies if a judge sentences someone to a kind of incarceration. This only made sence if you were currently in prison and it would never appear in a letter regarding of rental agreements - only in letters from a court, judge or possibly lawyer.

Like almost every word, "Haft" can have different meanings depending on the context. It can mean "imprisonment", "liability" or "adhesion". It can't be the legal term that means "incarceration" (since you can't be released from prison if you are not in prison) and it is obviously not "adhesion" so the only possible meaning is "liability" even though that is i.m.o. the least common one and is more likely to be translated as "Haftung" (Though it is correct to use "liability" for "Haft" and vice versa). It is the only meaning that makes any sence here.

You propably asked to terminate the rental agreement and they agreed and clarified the date when the liabilities end.

No metaphore, just uncommon wording and the mutual agreement not to continue the rental agreement after 2019-05-31.

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  I know different meaning of Haft only dependent from pre and post syllables. After that comes the context. Like verhaftet werden vs. xxx verhaftet sein. So I am different opinion on parts of your answer, like Haft can mean liability or adhesion. That is in my opinion reserved to Haftung only.
  
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  @ShegitBrahm: Pre and post syllables don't change the meaning of the word, they create a new word with the same radical/ word stem. Just type in "Haft" in any tranflator or look it up in any dictionary and you'll see that there are mulitble meanings. As a native speaker I often times don't know the exact rules but I DO know how the language works. Pre and post syllables change the word, inherit the meaning and give context to it. Btw. "Haftung" and "ver-" make "Verhaftung", whitch means detention again. The rdical "Haft" has three possible meanings depending on word formation and context.
  
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For me it sounds like bad German, because I don't know any other meaning of Haft than prison.

"Liability" or your "obligation" would fit much butter, because there should be used Haftung, while Haft is connected to Verhaftung as in the same context/ meaning^^.

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  Doesn't make sense either. "Aus der Haftung entlassen" is not a thing that one can do "per [date]". Either you are responsible, or you aren't. No date possible. (That's if Haftung is really what they mean.)
  
  – Christian Geiselmann
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  One can be "aus der Haftung entlassen werden per Datum", which means that one is no longer responsible for a liability after the specified date.
  
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For me it sounds like bad German, because I don't know any other meaning of Haft than prison.

"Liability" or your "obligation" would fit much butter, because there should be used Haftung, while Haft is connected to Verhaftung as in the same context/ meaning^^.

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  Doesn't make sense either. "Aus der Haftung entlassen" is not a thing that one can do "per [date]". Either you are responsible, or you aren't. No date possible. (That's if Haftung is really what they mean.)
  
  – Christian Geiselmann
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  One can be "aus der Haftung entlassen werden per Datum", which means that one is no longer responsible for a liability after the specified date.
  
  – SirFartALot
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For me it sounds like bad German, because I don't know any other meaning of Haft than prison.

"Liability" or your "obligation" would fit much butter, because there should be used Haftung, while Haft is connected to Verhaftung as in the same context/ meaning^^.

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As you said that this letter is from a Swiss speaker I think this is could be Swiss dialect for "aus der Haftung entlassen am [Datum]", mean your contract ends at this date.

Nevertheless I want to point out, that there can be in fact a metaphorical meaning:
"Haft" can be interpreted as "Geiselhaft" (to held hostage), meaning that you are under some kind of oppression by the other party and this oppression will end.

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  Did you find any dictionary entry or similar that supports the theory that using Haft instead of Haftung is used in Swiss dialects?
  
  – Arsak
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  No, this is just a theory evolving from the fact that the suffix "-ung" is spoken "-ig" in many Swiss dialects. Shorten the word even more leads to completly omitting it. But I am not a native speaker of any Siwss dialect so this is just guessing and linguistic intution based on my expirience with Swiss dialects.
  
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  I have a word in my mind where they actually do that, but I am not getting to it.
  
  – Madjosz
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  But OP mentions it is a formal writen letter.
  
  – IQV
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As you said that this letter is from a Swiss speaker I think this is could be Swiss dialect for "aus der Haftung entlassen am [Datum]", mean your contract ends at this date.

Nevertheless I want to point out, that there can be in fact a metaphorical meaning:
"Haft" can be interpreted as "Geiselhaft" (to held hostage), meaning that you are under some kind of oppression by the other party and this oppression will end.

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  Did you find any dictionary entry or similar that supports the theory that using Haft instead of Haftung is used in Swiss dialects?
  
  – Arsak
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  No, this is just a theory evolving from the fact that the suffix "-ung" is spoken "-ig" in many Swiss dialects. Shorten the word even more leads to completly omitting it. But I am not a native speaker of any Siwss dialect so this is just guessing and linguistic intution based on my expirience with Swiss dialects.
  
  – Madjosz
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  I have a word in my mind where they actually do that, but I am not getting to it.
  
  – Madjosz
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• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  But OP mentions it is a formal writen letter.
  
  – IQV
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

As you said that this letter is from a Swiss speaker I think this is could be Swiss dialect for "aus der Haftung entlassen am [Datum]", mean your contract ends at this date.

Nevertheless I want to point out, that there can be in fact a metaphorical meaning:
"Haft" can be interpreted as "Geiselhaft" (to held hostage), meaning that you are under some kind of oppression by the other party and this oppression will end.

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Your translation is correct. As @Madjosz already suspected, Haft, in Schweizerdeutsch can mean collateral (left column, end of second third, fourth meaning). That said, it is not commonly used that way. What @Shegit said still holds true: Haftung would be more appropriate.

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Your translation is correct. As @Madjosz already suspected, Haft, in Schweizerdeutsch can mean collateral (left column, end of second third, fourth meaning). That said, it is not commonly used that way. What @Shegit said still holds true: Haftung would be more appropriate.

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Your translation is correct. As @Madjosz already suspected, Haft, in Schweizerdeutsch can mean collateral (left column, end of second third, fourth meaning). That said, it is not commonly used that way. What @Shegit said still holds true: Haftung would be more appropriate.

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As a native speaker I can say that there is no metaphorical meaning I know or could think of. "Haft" in context of prison is a legal term and only applies if a judge sentences someone to a kind of incarceration. This only made sence if you were currently in prison and it would never appear in a letter regarding of rental agreements - only in letters from a court, judge or possibly lawyer.

Like almost every word, "Haft" can have different meanings depending on the context. It can mean "imprisonment", "liability" or "adhesion". It can't be the legal term that means "incarceration" (since you can't be released from prison if you are not in prison) and it is obviously not "adhesion" so the only possible meaning is "liability" even though that is i.m.o. the least common one and is more likely to be translated as "Haftung" (Though it is correct to use "liability" for "Haft" and vice versa). It is the only meaning that makes any sence here.

You propably asked to terminate the rental agreement and they agreed and clarified the date when the liabilities end.

No metaphore, just uncommon wording and the mutual agreement not to continue the rental agreement after 2019-05-31.

share|improve this answer

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I know different meaning of Haft only dependent from pre and post syllables. After that comes the context. Like verhaftet werden vs. xxx verhaftet sein. So I am different opinion on parts of your answer, like Haft can mean liability or adhesion. That is in my opinion reserved to Haftung only.
  
  – Shegit Brahm
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  @ShegitBrahm: Pre and post syllables don't change the meaning of the word, they create a new word with the same radical/ word stem. Just type in "Haft" in any tranflator or look it up in any dictionary and you'll see that there are mulitble meanings. As a native speaker I often times don't know the exact rules but I DO know how the language works. Pre and post syllables change the word, inherit the meaning and give context to it. Btw. "Haftung" and "ver-" make "Verhaftung", whitch means detention again. The rdical "Haft" has three possible meanings depending on word formation and context.
  
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As a native speaker I can say that there is no metaphorical meaning I know or could think of. "Haft" in context of prison is a legal term and only applies if a judge sentences someone to a kind of incarceration. This only made sence if you were currently in prison and it would never appear in a letter regarding of rental agreements - only in letters from a court, judge or possibly lawyer.

Like almost every word, "Haft" can have different meanings depending on the context. It can mean "imprisonment", "liability" or "adhesion". It can't be the legal term that means "incarceration" (since you can't be released from prison if you are not in prison) and it is obviously not "adhesion" so the only possible meaning is "liability" even though that is i.m.o. the least common one and is more likely to be translated as "Haftung" (Though it is correct to use "liability" for "Haft" and vice versa). It is the only meaning that makes any sence here.

You propably asked to terminate the rental agreement and they agreed and clarified the date when the liabilities end.

No metaphore, just uncommon wording and the mutual agreement not to continue the rental agreement after 2019-05-31.

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  I know different meaning of Haft only dependent from pre and post syllables. After that comes the context. Like verhaftet werden vs. xxx verhaftet sein. So I am different opinion on parts of your answer, like Haft can mean liability or adhesion. That is in my opinion reserved to Haftung only.
  
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  @ShegitBrahm: Pre and post syllables don't change the meaning of the word, they create a new word with the same radical/ word stem. Just type in "Haft" in any tranflator or look it up in any dictionary and you'll see that there are mulitble meanings. As a native speaker I often times don't know the exact rules but I DO know how the language works. Pre and post syllables change the word, inherit the meaning and give context to it. Btw. "Haftung" and "ver-" make "Verhaftung", whitch means detention again. The rdical "Haft" has three possible meanings depending on word formation and context.
  
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As a native speaker I can say that there is no metaphorical meaning I know or could think of. "Haft" in context of prison is a legal term and only applies if a judge sentences someone to a kind of incarceration. This only made sence if you were currently in prison and it would never appear in a letter regarding of rental agreements - only in letters from a court, judge or possibly lawyer.

Like almost every word, "Haft" can have different meanings depending on the context. It can mean "imprisonment", "liability" or "adhesion". It can't be the legal term that means "incarceration" (since you can't be released from prison if you are not in prison) and it is obviously not "adhesion" so the only possible meaning is "liability" even though that is i.m.o. the least common one and is more likely to be translated as "Haftung" (Though it is correct to use "liability" for "Haft" and vice versa). It is the only meaning that makes any sence here.

You propably asked to terminate the rental agreement and they agreed and clarified the date when the liabilities end.

No metaphore, just uncommon wording and the mutual agreement not to continue the rental agreement after 2019-05-31.

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