stop a clock

German translation: potthäßlich/häßlich wie die Nacht/die Sünde

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English term or phrase:stop a clock
German translation:potthäßlich/häßlich wie die Nacht/die Sünde
Entered by: klf

10:01 Jan 14, 2011
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: stop a clock
I don't have any context. It is the text of a button.
My question is : Is the meaning of "stop a clock" uggly, horrifing ?
Thank's
klf
Local time: 09:09
potthäßlich/häßlich wie die Nacht/die Sünde
Explanation:
Fig. a very ugly face. (Usually jocular. See also homely enough to stop a clock.) The poor baby has a face only a mother could love. Look at that guy. That's a face that could stop a clock.
See also: could, face, love, mother
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/clock
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 09:09
Grading comment
Merci
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Summary of answers provided
4potthäßlich/häßlich wie die Nacht/die Sünde
Wendy Streitparth
4zum schreien hässlich/abstoßend/widerlich
Thayenga
5 -2die Zeit stoppen/ jemandem verdutzen/überraschen/schockieren(mild)/im Staunen versetzen
Ramey Rieger (X)


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -2
die Zeit stoppen/ jemandem verdutzen/überraschen/schockieren(mild)/im Staunen versetzen


Explanation:
mit höchste Wahrscheinlichtkeit, eine von die Beiden

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 09:09
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Cilian O'Tuama: too many basic grammatical mistakes to merit an agree. // Am actually quite surprised a "native" speaker of German would make so many in so few words... But then again, I'm not a native G speaker so obviously can't judge properly.
38 mins
  -> you have a point there!

disagree  Erik Freitag: With Cilian./Sorry, I didn't mean to be impolite.
52 mins
  -> which is why there's 5, but, okay. The CL 5 was unintentional, sorry./One THOSE days! Let's move on......
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
potthäßlich/häßlich wie die Nacht/die Sünde


Explanation:
Fig. a very ugly face. (Usually jocular. See also homely enough to stop a clock.) The poor baby has a face only a mother could love. Look at that guy. That's a face that could stop a clock.
See also: could, face, love, mother
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/clock

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 09:09
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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Merci
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
zum schreien hässlich/abstoßend/widerlich


Explanation:
More options.

Thayenga
Germany
Local time: 09:09
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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