Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Schächtelchen
English translation:
little box
Added to glossary by
Anne Spitzmueller
Apr 14, 2006 00:31
18 yrs ago
German term
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Schächtelchen
German to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
It is a lyric from the German Band Rammstein. I was translating the song "Hilf Mir" from the CD Rosenrot, when I came upon this unfamiliar word. The preceding lines are as follows :"Da sah ich plötzlich vor mir stehen; Ein Schächtelchen nett anzusehen"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | little box |
Anne Spitzmueller
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| 4 | "little box", Idiom. for "cute girl" |
Kathleen
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Change log
Apr 14, 2006 00:56: Anne Spitzmueller changed "Language pair" from "English to German" to "German to English"
Apr 14, 2006 07:33: Ian M-H (X) changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary"
Apr 14, 2006 07:34: Ian M-H (X) changed "Field (specific)" from "Music" to "Poetry & Literature"
Proposed translations
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little box
here is a link to an unofficial translation of the whole song:
http://herzeleid.com/en/lyrics/rosenrot/hilf_mir
http://herzeleid.com/en/lyrics/rosenrot/hilf_mir
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"little box", Idiom. for "cute girl"
because of the way the word is used in this song, I believe that it isan idiomatic meaning of "cute girl"
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