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09:25 Mar 31, 2012 |
English to German translations [PRO] Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||||
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3 +1 | das war alles etwas präzise verglichen mit dem, was er angedeutet hat |
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3 +1 | platt, abgedroschen |
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that was all a little ‘on the nose’ compared to what he has hinted at das war alles etwas präzise verglichen mit dem, was er angedeutet hat Explanation: The sentence doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, but maybe the context would clarify it. on the nose = on the button = precise, exact Adj. 1. on the nose - being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified criterion; "his guess was on the nose"; "the prediction for snow was right on the button" on the button precise - sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment" Adv. 1. on the nose - just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said" on the button, on the dot, exactly, precisely http://www.thefreedictionary.com/on the nose |
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on the nose platt, abgedroschen Explanation: das war alles etwas platt/abgedroschen/banal/seicht - o.ä. in dieser Richtung Man hat etwas Originielleres erwartet als die abgedroschenen Bilder von Doppeldeckerbussen und Männern mit Schirm und Melone. "on the nose" im Sinne von "platitudinous" |
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