May 6, 2009 21:52
15 yrs ago
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German term
United States
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Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
hoch und heilig
German to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
From a rustic novel:
On the exclusive dating habits of some young wench:
"Am Schluss nicht mehr. Am Schluss nur mehr mit dem Gmelch Flori. Das hat man mir hoch und heilig versichert."
On the exclusive dating habits of some young wench:
"Am Schluss nicht mehr. Am Schluss nur mehr mit dem Gmelch Flori. Das hat man mir hoch und heilig versichert."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | by all that is holy |
Heidi Lind
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| 3 +1 | They swore it on a stack of Bibles |
RegineMac
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| 4 | From the bottom of my heart |
David Williams
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Proposed translations
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Heidi Lind
United States
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by all that is holy
They swore by all that is holy.
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Comment: "That is good."
+1
23 mins
They swore it on a stack of Bibles
If you can add whatever they swore, you could also say:
They swore up and down that...
They swore up and down that...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Peter Manda (X)
5 hrs
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8 hrs
David Williams
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
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Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English
From the bottom of my heart
It's like saying "She promised from the bottom of her heart" or , more colloquially "cross my heart and hope to die", as we used to say at school.
Example sentence:
What is the meaning and origin of the phrase "From the bottom of my heart"? The meaning is "with sincere and deep feeling."
I promise, from the bottom of my heart, not to repeat these same old sins, but to obey you from now on, and be a good and decent person.
Reference:
http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/7/messages/388.html
http://www.ststephenchurch.org/Worship/homilies/2009-02-25_Ash_Wednesday.pdf
Peer comment(s):
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itla
: I remember that too: cross my heart, etc. But that doesn't work for "Das hat man mir hoch und heilig versichert".
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Exactly, that was why I suggested "From the bottom of my heart" rather than "cross my heart ..."
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