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06:31 Jul 17, 2017 |
German to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||||
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| Selected response from: franglish Switzerland Local time: 19:33 | ||||||
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... as seen from (deckchair/binoculars etc.) in any case. Explanation: I have an inkling this "allenfalls" might be in the older sense of 'at any rate'. Cf. http://www.dict.cc/?s=allenfalls. If so, then not 'without a hope of ascent or descent UNLESS seen from afar', but 'at least as seen from a distant vantage point'. |
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at best observed through binoculars from far away deck chairs Explanation: ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2017-07-17 12:19:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The climber is being observed, if he is lucky. See discussion entries. |
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