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15:07 Mar 6, 2005 |
German to English translations [PRO] Government / Politics / war/politics | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Richard Benham France Local time: 15:21 | ||||||
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4 +3 | in a cave somewhere |
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3 +3 | behind the seven hills |
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5 +1 | Over the hills and far away |
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4 +1 | in a land far, far away |
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4 | in realms unknown |
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4 | In his hideout in the land where the fox and the hare say goodnight. |
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4 | at the end of the world |
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4 | scot-free |
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3 | Far, Far Away |
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3 | hall of the Mountain King |
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3 | his hidey-hole at the back of beyond the hills |
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3 | invisible hideaway |
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3 | beyond reach |
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Far, Far Away Explanation: Hm, first thing I thought of was the name of that kingdom in Shrek. Let's see what others come up with. |
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hall of the Mountain King Explanation: Hi Hilary, Can you fit this into the context if you reword the sentence? Fairly well-known and keeps the mountain context |
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in realms unknown Explanation: I would say "in realms unknown" or something along those lines. I agree that you'd need to render this differently in English - I for one wouldn't have got the Schneewittchen reference. |
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in a land far, far away Explanation: how about this one? |
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his hidey-hole at the back of beyond the hills Explanation: Just an idea! |
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In his hideout in the land where the fox and the hare say goodnight. Explanation: To wax poetic in a rather Grimm way. |
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behind the seven hills Explanation: Or behind the Seven Hills. I don't see why you need to assume the reader is stupid. It could equally well be a reference to the Seven Hills of Rome. Who knows? Who cares? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 28 mins (2005-03-06 15:35:49 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Hello there. For those who think that \"seven hills\" is too obscure (I\'m not one of them), I would suggest \"over the hills and far away\". Perhaps a little flippant, but then so is the original. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 35 mins (2005-03-06 15:42:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Actually, I am in a position to reveal the real whereabouts of Mr bin Laden. He lives in a Berlin U-Bahn station, in a rubbish bin. He even has his name plate over the top, with an arrow pointing down, surmounted by the words \"Bin laden\". I am not joking; I have seen this sign with my own eyes. |
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