Nov 19, 2004 10:50
19 yrs ago
German term
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mit dem sich römische Kaiser ebenso schmückten
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Aus diesen unterschiedlichen Elementen wurde der Lorbeerkranz schließlich zum Symbol des unsterblichen Sieges, mit dem sich römische Kaiser ebenso schmückten wie Dichter, Wissenschaftler oder Sportler.
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German term (edited):
mit dem sich r�mische Kaiser ebenso schm�ckten
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adorning Roman emperors as well as poets, scientists, or athletes
one way of expressing it
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
5 mins
sported by Roman emperors just like ......
with which they garlanded or festooned themselves
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Note added at 2004-11-19 10:58:24 (GMT)
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in the same way as
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Note added at 2004-11-19 10:58:24 (GMT)
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in the same way as
6 mins
German term (edited):
mit dem sich r�mische Kaiser ebenso schm�ckten
with which not only Roman emperors bedecked themselves but also poets ...
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Note added at 13 mins (2004-11-19 11:04:21 GMT)
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or adorned themselves, if you wish, however, i like the \'bedeck\' because of the connotation it carries
Peer comment(s):
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Francis Lee (X)
: "bedecked" does not have the same feel as "adorned"
17 mins
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| neutral |
CMJ_Trans (X)
: you clearly didn't read the whole of my answer - and I don't think "not only, but also" is correct
21 mins
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