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23:52 Nov 6, 2011
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German to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
German term or phrase: bienenfleissig
From a rusty novel:

Context;

Die Lina war eine gelernte Naeherin. Ein Auftrag von der Harrerin kaeme ihr sicher gelegen. Sie wuerde schnell arbeiten. Man hoerte sie war bienenfleissig, denke nur an die Naeherei, und wehre jeden Mann ab."

"Busy as a bee?" Sounds too flat
lmulter
United States


Summary of answers provided
3 +7a busy bee at her job/ a busy (little) bee
David Hollywood
3 +1obsessed
Ramey Rieger


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
a busy bee at her job/ a busy (little) bee


Explanation:
I would say

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Note added at 3 mins (2011-11-06 23:55:54 GMT)
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or: (extremely) industrious

David Hollywood
Local time: 22:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Horst Huber: No worry, "bienenfleissig" would not require a flowery rendering.
1 hr
  -> thanks Horst :)
agree  writeaway: is in all Ger-En dictionaries. just industrious (the follow-up answer)
1 hr
  -> thanks writeaway :)
agree  Michele Fauble: "worked as hard as a bee"
6 hrs
agree  EdithK
7 hrs
agree  mill
8 hrs
agree  Oliver_F
9 hrs
agree  Tanja Rother: she was a busy bee
13 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
obsessed


Explanation:
as an alternative, for what it's worth, considering your track record.

Ramey Rieger
Local time: 03:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leonhard Schmeiser: :)
23 hrs
  -> Thank-you Leonhard! He's done it again, though!
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PRO / non-PRO		Non-PRO (3): Kim Metzger, Daniel Gebauer, Cilian O'Tuama


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Changes made by editors
Nov 7, 2011 - Changes made by writeaway:
FieldArt/Literary => Other
Field (specific)Poetry & Literature => General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Nov 7, 2011 - Changes made by writeaway:
Language pairEnglish to German => German to English
Nov 7, 2011 - Changes made by Cilian O'Tuama:
LevelPRO => Non-PRO


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