Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
geflügeltes Wort
English translation:
winged word
Added to glossary by
Edward L. Crosby III
Jun 4, 2003 04:42
20 yrs ago
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German term
Fantutti (X)
geflügeltes Wort
German to English
Art/Literary
Der Begriff 'Sternstunde' muß ... nicht erläutert werden - er ist uns nicht erst seit jenem Buch von Stephan Zweig geläufig, als wohl zum erstenmal dieser Begriff innerhalb eines Titels auftauchte und beinahe zum **geflügelten Wort** wurde.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | winged word |
Edward L. Crosby III
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| 4 +1 | idiom |
Ellen Zittinger
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| 4 | proverb |
Olaf Reibedanz
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| 2 | usus loquendi |
writeaway
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
Edward L. Crosby III
Native in English
The best never rest!
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Spanish to English, English to German, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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527
Selected
winged word
Bob Considine quote from "It's All News to Me":
"Call it vanity, call it arrogant presumption, call it what you wish, but I would grope for the nearest open grave if I had no newspaper to work for, no need to search for and sometimes find the WINGED WORD that just fits, no keen wonder over what each unfolding day may bring."
(http://www.bartleby.com/63/2/8002.html)
A "winged word" has much more stature than just an "idiom" or a "saying". It soars!
"Call it vanity, call it arrogant presumption, call it what you wish, but I would grope for the nearest open grave if I had no newspaper to work for, no need to search for and sometimes find the WINGED WORD that just fits, no keen wonder over what each unfolding day may bring."
(http://www.bartleby.com/63/2/8002.html)
A "winged word" has much more stature than just an "idiom" or a "saying". It soars!
Peer comment(s):
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Cécile Kellermayr
23 mins
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Thank you, Cécile!
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Ino66 (X)
5 hrs
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Thanks, Ino!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Who can resist the charm of a winged word, a word with wings? Well, I can't. Thank you very much indeed, Edward III. I also liked your 'shining hour' as an answer to my previous question. Thanks, everybody, for your ideas!"
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29 mins
Ellen Zittinger
Native in German
&
English
Educator/Realtor/Securities Rep/Agent
Native in: English , German
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
287
idiom
a saying
as the saying goes...
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Note added at 2003-06-04 05:18:47 (GMT)
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jargon
vernacularism
as the saying goes...
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Note added at 2003-06-04 05:18:47 (GMT)
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jargon
vernacularism
1 hr
usus loquendi
well, a bit outlandish but it may work.
.. Hence the importance of attending to what is commonly called the usus loquendi, or current usage of words as employed by a particular writer, or prevalent in a ...
www.zianet.com/maxey/RT2.htm - 11k
.. Hence the importance of attending to what is commonly called the usus loquendi, or current usage of words as employed by a particular writer, or prevalent in a ...
www.zianet.com/maxey/RT2.htm - 11k
1 hr
Olaf Reibedanz
Colombia
Colombia
Native in German
Colombia
Finance / Trading / Blockchain / Crypto
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, French to German, Spanish to German, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
902
proverb
another possibility...
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