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17:42 Nov 13, 2015 |
Hebrew to English translations [PRO] Poetry & Literature / לגלות טפח ולכסות טפחיים | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Gad Kohenov Israel Local time: 11:43 | ||||||
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Concealed more than he/she was willing to reveal Explanation: This idiom doesn't exist in English. 'Concealed more than he was willing to reveal' would be the most simple translation, and it has that nice internal rhyme which may make it a suitable substitute for the idiom. Please provide the context, if you're interested in further input. |
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reveal a little and conceal twice as much/to let drop the barest hint Explanation: לפי מילון אלקלעי |
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little revealed and much concealed Explanation: This is just another possibility. Both Maya’s and Gad’s answers can be used, but as Maya said, the context will be helpful. The main thing, in my opinion, is to retain the reference in the source to quantities, in Hebrew expressed by singular and plural forms of the same word “חפט” and “םייחפט”. (Sorry for the transliteration but my word processor did it.) |
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to be discreet Explanation: I think that this would be appropriate for the context; I don't believe there is an appropriate, parallel English idiom. Depending on the precise context, you can flesh it out as "to be discreet in such discussions" or something of the sort. |
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To refrain from revealing all the details / To be sparing with detail Explanation: Just more ways of putting it... |
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