Oct 4, 2006 14:17
17 yrs ago
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English term
United Kingdom
Works in: English to German
packed to the gunnels
Non-PRO
English to German
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Margaret Thatcher\'s biography
Other customers remember from their youth that the place 'was very nice to enter', that it was 'like most shops in those days stocked, absolutely packed to the gunnels', that it offered a variety of cheeses. The ordinary grocery would have only one type.
Proposed translations
(German)
| 4 +3 | voll gestopft |
jccantrell
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| 3 +1 | zum Bersten gefüllt |
Annette Heinrich
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| 3 +1 | schien förmlich aus den Nähten zu platzen / überzuquellen |
Ulrike MacKay
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| 3 | proppenvoll |
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
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Change log
Oct 4, 2006 14:17: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Proposed translations
+3
2 mins
jccantrell
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
voll gestopft
Old Navy terminology that means filled up to the very brim.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot Jccantrell!"
17 mins
proppenvoll
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+1
22 mins
Annette Heinrich
Native in German
Experienced and professional
Native in: German
Works in: Dutch to German, English to German, French to German
zum Bersten gefüllt
als weitere Alternative
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Francis Lee (X)
21 mins
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Thanks, Francis
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+1
2 hrs
Ulrike MacKay
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Specializes in field
Germany
Marketing and "green" specialist
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, French to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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40
schien förmlich aus den Nähten zu platzen / überzuquellen
... wie die meisten Geschäfte dieser Tage war auch dieses gut bestückt, oder besser, es schien förmlich aus den Nähten zu platzen / .... es schien förmlich überzuquellen, ....
nur noch ein Vorschlag....
Gruß, Ulrike
nur noch ein Vorschlag....
Gruß, Ulrike
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
3 hrs
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Danke, Ingeborg!
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