Oct 29, 2005 17:12
19 yrs ago
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Dutch term
frank
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rots in de branding
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Dutch to English
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just looking for a correct English translation!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | tower of strength |
Robert van de Ven
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| 5 | a rock in the storm |
rafw
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| 3 | "A Rock of Gibraltar" |
Larry Salas
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| 3 | the rock in the surf, 'point break' |
George Vardanyan
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| 3 | solid as a rock |
Jacob Winsemius (X)
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Proposed translations
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4 hrs
Robert van de Ven
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Netherlands
Technical Documentation & Translation
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: English to French, French to English, Dutch to French, and 2 more.
Selected
tower of strength
(figuurlijk) een rots in de branding
tower of strength
(figuurlijk) als een rots in de branding
steady as a rock
Source Van Dale Ned-Eng
tower of strength
(figuurlijk) als een rots in de branding
steady as a rock
Source Van Dale Ned-Eng
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Kate Hudson (X)
29 mins
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| agree |
mariette (X)
3 hrs
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| agree |
Benno Groeneveld
: agree
20 hrs
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| agree |
Sanmar
23 hrs
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| agree |
Hester Eymers
1 day 11 hrs
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| agree |
AllisonK (X)
5 days
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24 mins
a rock in the storm
1. “Him and Him alone,” he adds, “I found to be a refuge, a rock in the storm of contending feelings, on which my soul could cast the anchor of its hope for pardon and acceptance before God...
2. Madam M. Sampil, an ambassador, a diplomat, a rock in the storm, a willow in the wind, a beacon of light, an invincible summer in the midst of winter,
2. Madam M. Sampil, an ambassador, a diplomat, a rock in the storm, a willow in the wind, a beacon of light, an invincible summer in the midst of winter,
32 mins
Larry Salas
United States
United States
Native in Dutch
&
English
Works in field
United States
Accurate and affordable
Native in: Dutch (Variants: Netherlands, Flemish) , English
Works in: Dutch to English, Spanish to English, Papiamento to English, and 1 more.
"A Rock of Gibraltar"
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Note added at 33 mins (2005-10-29 17:46:47 GMT)
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Or, simply "a rock"
58 mins
George Vardanyan
Works in field
the language - first
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Flemish to Russian, French to Russian, and 22 more.
the rock in the surf, 'point break'
literally: the rock in the surf, figurally: 'point break' among other things
The Point Break is a wave that breaks onto a rocky point. A good example of a Pointbreak is Bells Beach in Australia (nice how this links the film and the wave together!)
http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:EOcjkTXV5V8J:www.surfing...
The Point Break is a wave that breaks onto a rocky point. A good example of a Pointbreak is Bells Beach in Australia (nice how this links the film and the wave together!)
http://66.249.93.104/search?q=cache:EOcjkTXV5V8J:www.surfing...
1 hr
solid as a rock
or "firm as a rock", or just "like a rock"
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