Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
in tiefster Ehrfurcht
English translation:
with (the) deepest/greatest respect
German term
United States
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to English, and 3 more.
in tiefster Ehrfucht
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Apr 23, 2008 08:01: Ulrike Kraemer Created KOG entry
Apr 25, 2008 15:05: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "in tiefster Erfucht" to "in tiefster Ehrfucht"
Proposed translations
Germany
Combining technical expertise and style
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
with (the) deepest/greatest respect
Awe ist zwar Ehrfurcht, aber anders gemeint (in Ehrfurcht erstarren, z.B.), und reverence würde ich eher mit Verehrung gleichsetzen. Deshalb wäre mein Vorschlag: "with (the) deepest/greatest respect".
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Note added at 5 hrs (2008-04-09 06:27:43 GMT)
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Nachtrag:
Ich wollte mir eigentlich verkneifen, auch noch auf Google hinzuweisen, aber "Google UK" liefert etliche gute Treffer. ;-)
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GeorginaW (X)
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franglish
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Textklick
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Mario Marcolin
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Rachel Ward
: in a modern context
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Hilary Davies Shelby
: i'd prefer this for both modern and historical contexts
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Rebecca Garber
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Fast and accurate - letter for letter
Native in: German
Works in: German to English, English to German
awestruck
Hope this helps
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Ulrike Kraemer
: awestruck = von Ehrfurcht ergriffen. Das ist hier IMHO nicht gemeint.
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greatest / deepest reverence
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Native in: German , Spanish
Works in: Spanish to German, English to German, German to English, and 3 more.
in deepest awe / reverence
Deepest awe - 238,000 Google hits
Deepest reverence - 715.000 Google hits
That kind of courage fills us all with the deepest awe and admiration
To kneel, in the soul's intention, is to bow down before God in deepest reverence.
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: the German should be "Ehrfurcht" it implies honour (to give" Ehre" to someone
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Thank you, Ingeborg.
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Gauri Shringarpure
: For the phrase I'd go with reverence, much as I'd have translated just Ehrfurcht as awe.
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Thank you, Gauri.
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GeorginaW (X)
: only if we're talking about the Dalai Lama...
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Thanks you, GeorginaW.
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United States
with utmost reverence
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kriddl
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Rachel Ward
: for a religious/historical/sarcastic context
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Edwin Miles
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Damian Harrison (X)
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mill2
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Discussion
"Ehrfurcht" for a proper glossary entry; thanks