Voten zerreden
English translation: flog his vows/promises to death
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|  Selected response from: Stuart and Aida Nelson United Kingdom Local time: 12:37 | ||||||
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| 4 | drone on |
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| 3 | flog his vows/promises to death |
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| 3 | preach |
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41 mins confidence: 
flog his vows/promises to death Explanation: Voten is the plural of Votum. My Duden says for Votum = [feierliche] Gelübde Gelübde = vows Zerreden = to flog something to death https://dict.leo.org/englisch-deutsch/zerreden flog sth to death to use, do, or say something so often that it is no longer interesting. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/flog-sth... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 43 mins (2019-06-12 17:28:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- vows = solemn promises https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vow |
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1 hr confidence:
drone on Explanation: Drawn to the spotlight, he has a tendency to drone on (and on). "Voten" is Swiss German for "Meinungsäußerungen", as far as I can tell. Compare with this: "Ihre Voten im Kantonsrat waren oft pointiert. Als Kantonsratspräsident mussten Sie jetzt ein Jahr lang stillsitzen. Wie schwierig war dies?" https://www.solothurnerzeitung.ch/solothurn/kanton-solothurn... |
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13 hrs confidence:
preach Explanation: Fits well, I do believe. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 hrs (2019-06-13 13:15:56 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Depending on the entire context and tone: His eagernes (to sell/convince...) can often lead to (verbal) overkill. Example sentence(s):
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