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12:33 Mar 10, 2004 |
English to German translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Wortspiel | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Cilian O'Tuama Germany Local time: 17:16 | ||||||
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5 | hard as steel |
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4 +1 | piping hot stuff |
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2 | elemental hardness |
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hard as steel Explanation: nur ein Vorschlag -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-03-10 12:45:11 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- tubing - made hard as steel by the four elements |
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piping hot stuff Explanation: perhaps? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-03-10 14:28:07 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 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 |
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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.) |
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