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12:47 Oct 7, 2001 |
German to English translations [PRO] Medical - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||||
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4 +1 | extraordinarily |
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5 | more than anything |
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4 +1 | very much |
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4 | beyond all measure |
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4 | extremely |
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4 | excessively |
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beyond all measure Explanation: Hope this helps. |
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extremely Explanation: HTH, Serge L. experience |
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extraordinarily Explanation: "beyond all measure" is a standard phrase, since at least the King James Bible. But not very appropriate here. "immeasurably" is a calmer version of the same thing, and may be appropriate. "extraordinarily" is less literal but has the same meaning and sounds well. |
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excessively Explanation: "almost exclusively" is another possibility über alle Maßen means ÜbermÄßig. hope that helps. |
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more than anything Explanation: Implicit in answer. My geriatric brain. |
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very much Explanation: I probably get a 'disagree' with this now, but nonetheless, I think it is one of the typical German exaggerations: The hippocampus depends on kreatin very much. Reference: http://www.sportmedinfo.de/Kreatin.htm native German speaker |
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