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English: absolute härte - hier

German translation: elemental hardness







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English term or phrase:absolute härte - hier
German translation:elemental hardness
Entered by:danilingua
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English term or phrase: absolute härte - hier
Hallo, ein Wortspiel. Rohre. Überschrift: Absolute Härte....

und nu??
DANKE :-)
wo schaut Ihr denn in links, fĂĽr D-E Wendungen? Einsprachige habe ich, helfen aber nicht so... :-)
danilingua
Germany
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danilingua (asker): 12:41pm Mar 10, 2004: hier ist der satz - DIE ABSOLUTE HÄRTE AUS FEUER, WASSER, LUFT UND ERDE…

elemental hardness
Explanation:
perhaps

elemental = urgewaltig (Langenscheidt)

elemental: of, relating to, or resembling a great force of nature (Merriam-Webster)

element: any of the four substances air, water, fire, and earth formerly believed to compose the physical universe (M.-W.)
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Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Note from asker to answerer
danke - hier lassen sich die vier Elemente schön zusammenfassen - danke für alle Vorschläge!
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Summary of answers provided
5hard as steel
Inge Festesen
4 +1piping hot stuff
Nicole Tata
2elemental hardnessCilian O'Tuama


  


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
hard as steel

Explanation:
nur ein Vorschlag

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Note added at 2004-03-10 12:45:11 (GMT)
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tubing - made hard as steel by the four elements

Inge Festesen
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
piping hot stuff

Explanation:
perhaps?

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Note added at 2004-03-10 14:28:07 (GMT)
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The world’s hardest pipes made by the four elements of creation – earth fire, water, air

best I can do, I\'m afraid

hope it helps

Nicole Tata
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman

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agree klausie-hamburg: i think that's very good - the only answer conveying the meaning of the wordplay
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elemental hardness

Explanation:
perhaps

elemental = urgewaltig (Langenscheidt)

elemental: of, relating to, or resembling a great force of nature (Merriam-Webster)

element: any of the four substances air, water, fire, and earth formerly believed to compose the physical universe (M.-W.)

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Note from asker to answerer
danke - hier lassen sich die vier Elemente schön zusammenfassen - danke für alle Vorschläge!
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