Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
short sentence
English translation:
Olga's knees turned to jelly....
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jerrie
Apr 2, 2004 05:04
20 yrs ago
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German term
Fantutti (X)
short sentence
German to English
Art/Literary
Slang
Er küßte sie sanft. **Olgas Kniee gaben nach wie eine gefällte Eiche**.
Nothing surprises me anymore!
So far I've got 'Olga's knees buckled as if hit by a ton of bricks'. Ouch!!
Maybe there's a better way to deal with that nonsense. By the way, the 'author' is not willing to change the sentence.
TIA, have fun!
Nothing surprises me anymore!
So far I've got 'Olga's knees buckled as if hit by a ton of bricks'. Ouch!!
Maybe there's a better way to deal with that nonsense. By the way, the 'author' is not willing to change the sentence.
TIA, have fun!
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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Olga's knees turned to jelly....
Olga's knees turned to jelly (giving way like a felled oak)
Olga's knees gave way (buckled) beneath her like a felled oak
Olga's knees collapsed beneath her like a temperamental deckchair (!!!)
Olga's knees gave way (buckled) beneath her like a felled oak
Olga's knees collapsed beneath her like a temperamental deckchair (!!!)
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Comment: "O.k., I go for the jelly solution, even though I much prefer the deckchair one. Thanks, Jerrie, and thanks to all of you!!!"
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jccantrell
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
And it starts with "It was a dark and stormy night."
Sorry.
No help, but a good laugh.
No help, but a good laugh.
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gangels (X)
: how about 'knees gave way like a cut-down weeping willow' How about a double-date with Olga? Are you game?
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48 mins
buckled/gave out...felled oak/toppled oak
Olga's knee buckled like a felled oak / buckled like a toppled oak
Olga's knee gave out with a mighty crash
...just to get the ball rolling for you...
Olga's knee gave out with a mighty crash
...just to get the ball rolling for you...
2 hrs
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
she felt the earth give way under her feet
typical dime-novel jargon....
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