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schone schmetterlinge

English translation: beautiful butterflies

20:23 Mar 8, 2001
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
German term or phrase: schone schmetterlinge
it has to deal with spring
lulu
English translation:beautiful butterflies
Explanation:
there is a typo here - it should read 'schoene' or an o with an umlaut (two dots). It then means beautiful (or lovely) butterflies
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Natalie Grassmann
Italy
Local time: 04:38
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Summary of answers provided
nabeautiful butterflies
Natalie Grassmann
naschöne schmetterlinge = pretty/lovely butterflies
Elisa Capelão
nanice butterflies
nettranslatorde
nanice/beautiful butterflies
Henri (X)
nabe kind to butterflies
George A.R (X)
naPlease grade all answers and choose a winner
Henri (X)


  

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7 mins
beautiful butterflies


Explanation:
there is a typo here - it should read 'schoene' or an o with an umlaut (two dots). It then means beautiful (or lovely) butterflies

Natalie Grassmann
Italy
Local time: 04:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 54
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Mats Wiman
Sven Petersson
Uschi (Ursula) Walke
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19 mins
schöne schmetterlinge = pretty/lovely butterflies


Explanation:
I agree with the previous answer...its not schone but schöne...


regards


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Elisa Capelão
Local time: 03:38
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 117

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H. G.
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3 hrs
nice butterflies


Explanation:
the word schon is actually "schoen"


    Greetings. Kerstin Mouhannaya
nettranslatorde
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 17

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1 day 9 hrs
nice/beautiful butterflies


Explanation:
According to:


    Collins German-English Dictionary
Henri (X)
Local time: 04:38
PRO pts in pair: 59
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1 day 16 hrs
be kind to butterflies


Explanation:
schone would be the imperative, 2nd pers. singular, of schonen, to have mercy, to spare. There is an error anyway, because Schmetterlinge as a noun, should be capitalised.

George A.R (X)
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3 days 13 hrs
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Explanation:
Those who have done their best to help you will appreciate it.

Thank you.

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