Feb 16, 2007 09:53
17 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
einen Spiegel vorhalten
German to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Redewendung
Gibt es fuer diese Redewendung ein englisches
Aequivalent?
Ist eilig...
Danke!
Aequivalent?
Ist eilig...
Danke!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +9 | Hold up a mirror |
Steven Sidore
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| 3 | afford a critical look at oneself |
Max Masutin
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Change log
Feb 16, 2007 09:56: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "Einen Spiegel vorhalten" to "einen Spiegel vorhalten" , "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (specific)" from "Media / Multimedia" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Proposed translations
+9
1 min
Selected
Hold up a mirror
Ohne weiteren Kontext ist diese die wahrscheinlichste Variante.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
earthreptile
: Yes - without knowing more detail "Hold up a mirror" sounds right.
2 mins
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| agree |
Stephen Sadie
: to hold up a mirror to: http://www2.dict.cc/?s=spiegel vorhalten
8 mins
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| agree |
Francis Lee (X)
: I recall Mailer using the phrase re. the Holocaust and Western civilization ...
36 mins
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| agree |
Richard Benham
1 hr
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| agree |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
2 hrs
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| agree |
Petra Raspel (X)
2 hrs
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| agree |
Colette Kinsella
: Yup, "to hold up a mirror to...."
2 hrs
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| agree |
Ulrike Kraemer
2 hrs
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| agree |
Diana Loos
: To hold, as 'twere, a mirror up to nature... Hamlet, speech to the players
4 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
6 mins
Max Masutin
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in English
Ukraine
Years in Software & Automotive
Native in: English 
, Russian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, German to Russian, and 4 more.
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