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12:54 Mar 10, 2008 |
French to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / \ | |||||||
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4 +1 | in the grand scheme of things |
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4 | please see below.. |
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3 | a long standing... |
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3 | under heaven |
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a long standing... Explanation: Or for more emphasis, "one of the greatest....of all time" |
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please see below.. Explanation: Éternel is a Biblical word (Old Testament) for "God" or "the Lord". If you wish to keep that idea, you could say something like: "one of the Lord's hardest working creatures" or something more poetic (it's Monday morning, I'm obviously not inspired ;-) |
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in the grand scheme of things Explanation: Debbie's explanation (l'Eternel = the Lord) is right. Here's a suggestion off the top of my head. You could also say"among God's creatures" or "among the Almighty's creatures" or opt for an expression that includes everlasting (the everlasting scheme of things?) HTH - Gaby |
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under heaven Explanation: You would need to amend the sentence to include a superlative: "best under heaven", "most ... under heaven". This is a very (but far from exclusively) Chinese expression. "Guilin is one of China's most picturesque cities, with a population of 670000, ... Its scenery is reputed by many Chinese to be the "finest under heaven", ..." www.china.org.cn/english/travel/217363.htm "Cigars and rum in the fairest land under Heaven ... The northern coast of the DR has long been the most popular spot on the island for tourists, ..." www.escapeartist.com/OREQ24/Dominican_Republic.html |
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