awesome possibilities glitter

German translation: funkeln ehrfurchtgebietende/gewaltige Möglichkeiten

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English term or phrase:awesome possibilities glitter
German translation:funkeln ehrfurchtgebietende/gewaltige Möglichkeiten
Entered by: Kathinka van de Griendt

17:48 Aug 14, 2004
English to German translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
English term or phrase: awesome possibilities glitter
In the sheeping gaze of Dolly from Edinburgh, awesome
possiblities glitter

In den ängstlichen Augen/In den ängstlichen Blicken/
des Klonschafes Dolly funkeln..?
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Explanation:
warum ist "sheeping" ängstlich? Ich würde eher sagen: "lammfrommen" oder "gefügigen" Augen. Und "awesome" wäre in diesem Fall vielleicht eher "ehrfurchtgebietend" oder "gewaltig".
Also, "...funkeln ehrfurchtgebietende/gewaltige Möglichkeiten..."
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4siehe unten...
Kathinka van de Griendt
4glitzern phantastische Möglichkeiten
gremberg
3funkeln atemberaubende Möglichkeiten
NGK


  

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funkeln atemberaubende Möglichkeiten


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Explanation:
warum ist "sheeping" ängstlich? Ich würde eher sagen: "lammfrommen" oder "gefügigen" Augen. Und "awesome" wäre in diesem Fall vielleicht eher "ehrfurchtgebietend" oder "gewaltig".
Also, "...funkeln ehrfurchtgebietende/gewaltige Möglichkeiten..."

Kathinka van de Griendt
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glitzern phantastische Möglichkeiten


Explanation:
comment to "sheepish": In Dolly's Schafsaugen ...
"Schafsaugen" has a bit of stupidity, a bit of expectation - it sais "please do this for me because I can't..."

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