Aug 25, 2000 16:27
23 yrs ago
German term
Lili
tshcuess, schmetterling
Non-PRO
German to English
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
It was written to me at the end of a letter.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 0 | bye bye, butterfly |
Eva Gerkrath
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| 0 | so long or ciao, butterfly |
Michael Reynolds
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| 0 | bye, butterfly |
tuanis
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Proposed translations
25 mins
Eva Gerkrath
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in German
Works in field
Netherlands
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, Dutch to German, German to Dutch, and 1 more.
Selected
bye bye, butterfly
Nice alliteration in the English version. And it rhymes, too!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
12 hrs
Michael Reynolds
In-house translator for engineering co
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, German to English, and 2 more.
so long or ciao, butterfly
An informal way of signing off in a letter and showing a measure of affection. A butterfly is associated with fragility and elusiveness.
14 hrs
bye, butterfly
The first answer for inspiration + the second answer for substantiation = this answer for final refinement to, by just using one "bye", get the plaintiveness and slightly melancholy effect that the original evokes.
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