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etagenförmig

English translation: branches ascending like stairs

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German term or phrase:etagenförmig
English translation:branches ascending like stairs
Entered by: Henry Schroeder

08:55 Feb 21, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
German term or phrase: etagenförmig
Etagenförmiges Wachsen der Äste. Himmelwärts, nach oben gerichtet. Ich werde ruhig, mein Kopf wird klarer und ein Bild in mir wird deutlich erkennbar.
martina1974
Austria
Local time: 06:43
branches ascending like stairs
Explanation:
Even sounds poetic with the "S"s running through it.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-02-21 11:34:23 GMT)
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By the way, the Duden has the following definition of "etagenförmig": in Form von Etagen, Terassen, Stufen o.Ä. (angeordnet, verlaufend).
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Henry Schroeder
United States
Local time: 00:43
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3in tiers
Steven Sidore
3branches ascending like stairs
Henry Schroeder
2(branches growing) in layers
Barbara Wiegel


Discussion entries: 1





  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
in tiers


Explanation:
or tiered

"Branches growing in tiers"

Steven Sidore
Germany
Local time: 06:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Armorel Young: good idea
19 mins
  -> Thanks! We did a Geburtsvorbereitungkurs this weekend, and this sounds like it could have been taken from one of the "relaxation visualizations" we did. ;)
agree  franglish
1 hr
  -> Thanks
agree  Rachel Ward: I quite like "tiered branches"
3 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
(branches growing) in layers


Explanation:
just another suggestion (see 3rd para of reference)



    Reference: http://www.newsday.com/other/special/naturalworld/ny-nw-dad-...
Barbara Wiegel
Germany
Local time: 06:43
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Native speaker of: German
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
branches ascending like stairs


Explanation:
Even sounds poetic with the "S"s running through it.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-02-21 11:34:23 GMT)
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By the way, the Duden has the following definition of "etagenförmig": in Form von Etagen, Terassen, Stufen o.Ä. (angeordnet, verlaufend).

Henry Schroeder
United States
Local time: 00:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 88
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