German: BeifallheischenEnglish translation: clamouring for attention, seeking acknowledgement/praise 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | Beifallheischen | | English translation: | clamouring for attention, seeking acknowledgement/praise | | Entered by: | Hilary Davies |
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German to English translations [PRO]
Other / Fortune-telling, tarot | | German term or phrase: Beifallheischen | Hello! This is from a book on tarot cards. Please could someone help me with the bit between the asterisks? Many thanks!
"Sie sollten versuchen, Liebe selbstlos zu schenken, ohne dass Selbstsucht oder gar ***Beifallheischen zum Zuge kommen***." |
| | Clarification request(s) and responsexxxFrancis Lee: 5:19pm Dec 6, 2004: What comes before and after that sentence? -
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| | looking/clamouring for attention | Explanation:
Not 100% sure, but I think this means "looking for attention" - or "clamouring for attention".
(And you said that I get all the interesting jobs, Hilary?!) |
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xxxIanW
Germany
| Note from asker to answererThank you all (yes, this was a really interesting job actually, but it contained some very obscure terms!). I went with "clamouring for attention".
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| looking/clamouring for attention
Explanation:
Not 100% sure, but I think this means "looking for attention" - or "clamouring for attention".
(And you said that I get all the interesting jobs, Hilary?!)
| xxxIanW
Germany
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PRO pts in category: 51
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| Note from asker to answerer| Thank you all (yes, this was a really interesting job actually, but it contained some very obscure terms!). I went with "clamouring for attention". |
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