Jan 25, 2007 21:47
17 yrs ago
German term
Ich hinterlasse dir ein paar Liebesspuren!
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Valentine's Card
In a Valentine's Day e-card.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
36 mins
I'll leave you a couple of love marks!
Declined
just an idea.................
Peer comment(s):
neutral |
sylvie malich (X)
: (smile) a coupla hickies!
10 hrs
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+1
1 hr
I am sending you a few imprints of my love
Declined
or: I have left a few imprints of my love for you
.... (because she/he has already left)
as in: imprinted (abgedrückt) in der Karte
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-01-26 01:42:46 GMT)
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or: footprints of my love - depending on any illustration
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-01-26 01:45:01 GMT)
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on second thought: forget the footprints - that sounds like kicking somebody ...
.... (because she/he has already left)
as in: imprinted (abgedrückt) in der Karte
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-01-26 01:42:46 GMT)
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or: footprints of my love - depending on any illustration
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-01-26 01:45:01 GMT)
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on second thought: forget the footprints - that sounds like kicking somebody ...
Peer comment(s):
agree |
casper (X)
: How about 'impressions'? That would convey the meaning of imprints + an effect, feeling, remembrance or image retained as a consequence of experience
3 hrs
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yes, very good suggestion, thank you!
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neutral |
Francis Lee (X)
: Not keen on imprints but you never know - perhaps "footprints" would work for their S&M range ... ("It's been a year since you walked all over me ...")
13 hrs
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I am not keen on imprints either. I almost took it out, but Chetan suggested "impressions" which I think works.
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4 hrs
I am sending you some traces of love!
Declined
This is what I found.
Reference:
http://foreignrights.hanser.de/output.asp?verlag=Hanser&zuordnung=Nonfiction&sortierung=Nachname
6 hrs
Shining as diamonds and gold, my love, printed in bold
Declined
Nicer than chocolate or wine, my loving touches, to remember me by
18 days
I'm gonna leave some (a couple of) love traces on you
Declined
sounds sexy to me...
755 days
I will leave you with some love notes!
I don't take it in the literal sense, since it appears to be part of a love letter, I went with notes.
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