Sep 21, 2006 17:50
17 yrs ago
English term

extravagant expressions of grief

English to German Art/Literary Poetry & Literature Margaret Thatcher's biography
Grandmother Stephenson, Beatrice's mother, who lived with them until her death when Margaret was ten, reinforced the parental sententiousness with her own Victorian dose. They escaped her disapproval of music-halls only on summer holidays to Skegness ....
When her grandmother died in 1935, Margaret was bundled away to stay with friends until the funeral was over and all her grandmother's belongings had been packed away. Even if she had attended, it is unlikely she would have seen extravagant expressions of grief. However, she and her mother would visit Phoebe Stephenson's grave on early-closing day.
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Manuela Junghans Sep 21, 2006:
With Ingeborg :-)
Ingeborg Gowans (X) Sep 21, 2006:
I am fascinated with your project.. it seems endless..How many pages do you have to do???

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übermäßige Trauerbekundungen

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agree Ingeborg Gowans (X)
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agree Manuela Junghans
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agree Ulrike MacKay
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks a lot Norbert for this excellent answer!"
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ueberfluessige Truebsausdruecke.

der Mangel an Umlauete tut mir Leid.
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disagree NGK : That's not correct German.
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disagree Aniello Scognamiglio (X) : I am afraid but...
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überbordender Ausdruck der Trauer

... hätte sie vermutlich keinen überbordenden Ausdruck der Trauer gesehen.
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agree seehand
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Danke schön, seehand!
agree Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
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Thank you, Aniello.
neutral Ulrike MacKay : Der Ausdruck an sich gefällt mir ausgesprochen gut (weil er so schön altmodisch ist), nur finde ich, passt er besser zu einem einzelnen Trauergast als zu einer ganzen Trauergemeinde - ist aber nur mein persönliches Empfinden. Sonst wirklich sehr schön!
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