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German to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Speech | | German term or phrase: auf Taubenfüßen gekommen | Wir stehen am Anfang dieses Prozesses, den Castells ganz zu Recht eine Revolution nennt, die man nur deshalb nicht als solche wahrnimmt, weil sie auf Taubenfüßen gekommen ist, weil sie eine lange Latenzzeit hat.
A speech talking about the implications of digitilisation and globalisation for society.
The idea behind this phrase is most important as the rest of the speech is fairly factual. No flowery translations are needed! |
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because it has crept up on us...
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| Grading comment "Crept up" is definitely the best suggestion in this otherwise no-nonense business presentation. Thanks to everyone for their creative input!
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13 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +6 has been sneaking up
Explanation:
an allusion to Nietzsche's saying:
Die stillsten Worte sind es, welche den Sturm bringen. Gedanken, die mit Taubenfüßen kommen, lenken die Welt.
` It is the stillest words which bring the storm. Thoughts that come on doves' feet guide the world.'
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The translation workplace 
