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German to English Poetry & Literature Translation Glossary

German term		English translation
verhaltensunauffällig		to return to being another (inconspicuous) face in the crowd
Verhältnisse untereinander		intimate bonds
vernetzt denken		to think holistically
Verrückt und drei sind sieben.		(sure and) three and three make seven
verschenkt		chance missed/wasted	Erik Macki
Entered by: Erik Macki
verschroben		cantankerous / irascible
Vertrag		treaty
vertreten		stand by/be true to
Verwirrspiel		tale of confusion and intrigue
Verwissenschaftlichung		influence of popular science on .......
verzeipeln		entangled, knotted
vielgerühmte Steinzerklopfer		much vaunted stone breakers
Vielschreiber		a bit of a hack writer
Vile		Vile is probably a name of an Etruscan person or even god
Vokabeldämmerung		Degeneration of language
Vollgesichtshelm		full-face helmet
von dannen		away
von der nesselumwucherten Kalkgrube		the lime pit, overrun with nettles/chalkpit ringed with stands of nettles
von Gnade		by grace and favour of
Von Grunde zu Grund		from causation to cause
von herumeilenden Hunden eingekreist werden		surrounded by frolicking dogs
von sprichwörtlichem Leichtsinn		are proverbially/notoriously rash/imprudent
von wegen		You wish! Dream on! In your dreams! Forget it! No way! Pah! Yeah, right! Oh, please! As if!	Erik Macki
Entered by: Erik Macki
Vulgärdichtung		popular poetry	Stephen Old
Entered by: Stephen Old
Wahrscheinlich ist es so		We are probably looking at
Waldzug		stretch of forest
Walle-Locken		flowing curls
Was suchst du mir dich zu verstecken!		Why seek to hide thyself from me?
was von herzen kommt gelingt.		True success comes from the heart
Wünschelrutenhase		divining (rod)/dowsing rabbit/bunny/hare	Steffen Walter
Entered by: Steffen Walter
Würdepathos		oppressive dignity
Weihegut		votive offering
Weissagung		Nehmen wir also mal an,
Weltenge		constraints / confines of the world
weltgerecht		socially responsible / responsible
Weltgewissen		The World's Conscience/The Conscience of the World
Wenn das Licht aufspielt, tanzen die Schatten		When light comes in to/into play, the shadows dance
wenn man als Krabbeltier schon längst auf den Beinen ist		Most humans are still fast asleep while bugs are already going about their day.
Wer Wissen hat, lasse andere ihr Licht daran entzünden		If you have knowledge, let others light their candles at it
Werde Herr jeder Lage und du wirst immer am rechten Ort sein		Make yourself master of every situation and wherever you stand is the true place	Douglas Arnott
Entered by: Douglas Arnott

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