Oct 4, 2006 14:20
17 yrs ago
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English term
'Look before you leap' (in the following context!)
Non-PRO
English to German
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Margaret Thatcher\'s biography
What she did very much enjoy were aphorisms and proverbs - plain truths, plainly put: 'Cleanliness is next to godliness' and 'If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well'. She liked their confidence and conciseness even if sometimes she did not get the point. Why, she wondered as a child, say 'Look before you leap'? Wouldn't it be better to say 'Look before you cross'? (Telling this joke on herself in her memoirs, she observes with uncharacteristic self-deprecation, 'I already had a logical and indeed somewhat literal mind — perhaps I have not changed much in this regard.')
Proposed translations
(German)
3 +2 | Erst wägen, dann wagen |
Kim Metzger
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4 +4 | Erst denken, dann lenken. |
David Hollywood
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Change log
Oct 4, 2006 14:20: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Proposed translations
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7 mins
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Erst wägen, dann wagen
Erst wägen, dann wagen
http://www.phrasen.com/uebersetze,Look-before-you-leap,4188,...
'Look before you leap'? Wouldn't it be better to say 'Look before you cross'?
"Erst wägen, dann wagen?" Sollte man nicht lieber sagen, "Erst wägen dann überqueren?"
http://www.phrasen.com/uebersetze,Look-before-you-leap,4188,...
'Look before you leap'? Wouldn't it be better to say 'Look before you cross'?
"Erst wägen, dann wagen?" Sollte man nicht lieber sagen, "Erst wägen dann überqueren?"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot Kim!"
+4
5 mins
Erst denken, dann lenken.
Erst denken, dann lenken.
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-10-04 14:26:51 GMT)
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http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/German_proverbs
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-10-04 14:29:09 GMT)
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that's the meaning ... I'm sure someone will help with "cross"
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-10-04 14:26:51 GMT)
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http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/German_proverbs
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-10-04 14:29:09 GMT)
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that's the meaning ... I'm sure someone will help with "cross"
Peer comment(s):
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Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
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thanks Aniello :)
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agree |
Annette Heinrich
: and for the more pragmatic "cross" variation something like "Erst denken, dann handeln."
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thanks Annette and good comment :)
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agree |
Ulrike MacKay
: auch mit Annette! Ein tolles "Paar" - passt prima zueinander und in den gesamten Kontext! ;-)
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danke Tanja & Ulrike :)
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agree |
erika rubinstein
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danke erika :)
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