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white little lies

German translation: kleine (harmlose) Schwindeleien


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English term or phrase:little white lies
German translation:kleine (harmlose) Schwindeleien
Entered by: erika rubinstein
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08:30 May 23, 2007
English to German translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Journalism
English term or phrase: white little lies
Literatur (Roman)
Karl Zeiler
Local time: 15:15
kleine (harmlose) Schwindeleien
Explanation:
Kontext?
Ehrlich währt am längsten – auch in der Liebe - Artikel bei ...Weiße Lügen dagegen sind eher harmlose Schwindeleien, die einen selbst oder den ... „Weiße“ Lügen sind bei uns allen mehr und mehr an der Tagesordnung, ...
www.womenweb.de/lovesex/partnerschaft/ehrlichwaehrtamlaengs...

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erika rubinstein
Local time: 15:15
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Vielen Dank
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +3kleine (harmlose) Schwindeleien
erika rubinstein
4Notlügen
Nicole Tata


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
kleine (harmlose) Schwindeleien


Explanation:
Kontext?
Ehrlich währt am längsten – auch in der Liebe - Artikel bei ...Weiße Lügen dagegen sind eher harmlose Schwindeleien, die einen selbst oder den ... „Weiße“ Lügen sind bei uns allen mehr und mehr an der Tagesordnung, ...
www.womenweb.de/lovesex/partnerschaft/ehrlichwaehrtamlaengs...



erika rubinstein
Local time: 15:15
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 13
Grading comment
Vielen Dank

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  avantix
6 mins
  -> danke schön

agree  Emilie
11 mins

agree  Kathleen
10 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Notlügen


Explanation:
shouldn't it be little white lies in English?

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Note added at 11 mins (2007-05-23 08:41:47 GMT)
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Etwas mehr Kontext wäre schon hilfreich ... ;-)

Nicole Tata
Local time: 14:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  avantix: Not"lügen" finde ich hier doch etwas zu heftig. Schwindeleien hört sich freundlicher an.
7 mins

neutral  Irene Schlotter, Dipl.-Übers.: I'm with avantix even though this is the correct German term for it. However, it really should be little white lies and not the other way around.
38 mins
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Changes made by editors
May 24, 2007 - Changes made by erika rubinstein:
Edited KOG entryerika rubinstein's old entry - "white little lies" => "kleine (harmlose) Schwindeleien"
May 23, 2007 - Changes made by erika rubinstein:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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