Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Deutsch term or phrase:
dazu steuern / dazu beisteuern
Englisch translation:
do my bit too
Deutsch term
Vereinigtes Königreich
More than 10 years' experience
Native in: Englisch 
Works in: Deutsch > Englisch, Französisch > Englisch, Polnisch > Englisch
dazu steuern
Ich werde auf alle Faelle wieder arbeiten gehen. Obwohl wir mit Jimmys Lohn ganz gut zurecht kommen, wuerde es helfen wenn ich etwas dazu steuern koennte.
The usual meaning of control does not make sense - contribute?
| 4 | do my bit too |
Wendy Lewin
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| 4 +9 | contribute |
Kartik Isaac
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| 3 +3 | pitch in |
Ramey Rieger (X)
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Non-PRO (2): AllegroTrans, Lancashireman
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Proposed translations
Vereinigtes Königreich
do my bit too
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Note added at 1 day 7 hrs (2021-06-24 09:35:21 GMT)
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just seen David mentioned this as an option
Schweiz
The Translating Engineer
Native in: Englisch (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: Deutsch > Englisch, Französisch > Englisch
contribute
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David Hollywood
: chip in/do my bit (I would go with "chip in")
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philgoddard
: Isn't it usually beisteuern?
3 Stunden
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uyuni
: w/ Phil ("Beisteuern" wäre im Deutschen eigentlich gängiger...). "Contribute"/"Beitragen" passt doch hier...
3 Stunden
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| agree |
Rama Bhave
4 Stunden
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Steffen Walter
: Also with Phil.
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AllegroTrans
7 Stunden
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aykon
8 Stunden
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Susan Starling
: Agree with Phil about "beisteuern". It's hard to get a feel for the correct register in English (i.e. contribute vs chip in) if we're not 100% sure of the German but probably "beisteuern" is meant rather than steuern (control, manage) as Elizabeth notes.
12 Stunden
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Wendy Lewin
: Don't know why, I prefer "make a contribution too"
1 Tag 7 Stunden
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pitch in
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Rama Bhave
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Mercí!
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Johanna Timm, PhD
: fits the register! "etwas dazu steuern" is actually a common idiom , cp.: https://dpsg-stotzheim.de/2019/03/06/stammesversammlung/
17 Stunden
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My thought exactly, Johanna. Be and keep WELL!
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Lancashireman
: Random act of closure. Non-PRO, IMO.
1 Tag 15 Stunden
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Discussion
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