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Engels Poëzie en literatuur Translation Glossary

Engels term Engels translation
manifests now for the best of the wish, properly visualised, becomes "reality" for the betterment of all
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
Martha Stewart a paragon of good (pure) taste
marvelling (pronunciation) [three syllables]
Mary in a Bathtub old claw foot tub turned on end
mason jar locks wire bail (latch/metal clasp / Lightning closure)
master of nothing a feeling she could not master/be in control of anything
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
Maybe a harkening back A call/memories to days gone by
meaning of a sentence hurting others will eventually hurt you
Entered by: Thayenga
measure serenity quantify inner calm
merlatter man mulatto man
midnight marriage clandestine marriage
Milesian viewed across the years in hindsight it seemed ridiculous
Mis-draws pins with defects resulting from faults in the process of drawing the steel during manufacture
mithered bothered
Entered by: Angela Arnone
mobs groups of angry, selfish, irrational people
monastic impulse monastic spirit
more real as a myth than as a live human being as a live human being he seemed less real; as a myth he seemed more real
mountainous piled high/lots of topping
Entered by: Maria Rosich Andreu
move the goal posts change the object of the game DURING the game itself
Entered by: Yavor Dimitrov
mudder Mother******
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
multiplication table All forms are correct and fairly exhaustive: Three times one are three...
musical brocade beautifully intricate and lyrical
MVD (Russian) Ministry of Internal Affairs
My Skirmish with Jolly Roger my clash/battle with pirates
narrow his eyes skepticism as to humor, knowing look
national impotence (objection to war) lack of national power (conscientious objection)
ne plus ultra impassable obstacle
nerves outside of their clothes (they had) they were extremely sensitive
newsie whistle a loud, piercing whistle in the manner of a newspaper boy
newspapers funnies the Comics page of the newspaper
Entered by: NancyLynn
night-farmers night-farmers = gong-farmers = night-soil men
nithered very cold/frozen
no cloak, no dagger idiom cloak and dagger
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
No donut for you no reward/prize for you
no signs in the East reference to signs in the east announcing the birth of Christ
no soap? no luck?
Entered by: NancyLynn
non-regulation not the organization's (e.g. Police) authorized gun, but another type of gun
noon-struck Struck by the midday sun
Northern European cool northern european smart design
nose-tapping Trust me!
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