Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
die Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten
English translation:
the world-stage
Added to glossary by
Kieran McCann
Nov 24, 2004 13:00
20 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
die Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten
German to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Hallo alle zusammen,
gibt es im Englischen eine Äquivalente für diese Redewendung?
Danke!
Sven
gibt es im Englischen eine Äquivalente für diese Redewendung?
Danke!
Sven
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | the stage we call the world |
Kieran McCann
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| 3 +5 | "All the world's a stage" |
Barbara Cashin (X)
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| 4 | the theatre |
Orla Shanaghy
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| 2 | on the road to glory |
Francis Lee (X)
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Proposed translations
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Kieran McCann
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Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
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the stage we call the world
or maybe 'the theatre of life' depending on context
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Note added at 52 mins (2004-11-24 13:52:51 GMT)
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I\'m not sure where the phrase fits into the note you\'ve added, but if we\'re talking about bands and so on, then \'conquer the world-stage\' comes to mind
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Note added at 52 mins (2004-11-24 13:52:51 GMT)
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I\'m not sure where the phrase fits into the note you\'ve added, but if we\'re talking about bands and so on, then \'conquer the world-stage\' comes to mind
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babbelbekkie
: with "conquer the world-stage"
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Thanks Annelie
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MMUlr
: with Annelie
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Thank you
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you everyone and my apology for the delay.
I think that "conquer the world stage" fits best in the given context, although in a different context I would go for Schiller's quote.
Thank you.
Sven"
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"All the world's a stage"
Langenscheidt suggests simply "the stage", but you could try the famous Shakespeare line "All the world's a stage"
Peer comment(s):
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Steve Yates
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Klaus Hartmann
: Excellent suggestion. (It's really Schiller, cf. Büchmann, Geflügelte Worte) Cf. dict.leo.org/archiv.ende/ 2003_07/12/20030712180213e_en.html - 11k -
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Tamara Ferencak
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Hilary Davies Shelby
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Laszlo Szabo
: The Schiller tip was good: Pass before us on the world's wide stage is on http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=2728
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the theatre
Agree with Barbara's answer. But if you just need a noun equivalent rather than a phrase, plain old 'the theatre' might fit.
Also, see http://dikigoros.150m.com/bretter.htm: "Früher sagte man vom Theater, daß seine Bretter "die Welt bedeuten"".
Also, see http://dikigoros.150m.com/bretter.htm: "Früher sagte man vom Theater, daß seine Bretter "die Welt bedeuten"".
27 mins
on the road to glory
"on the road" as in: touring concert venues
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