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peine perdue

German translation: verlrene Liebesmüh

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French term or phrase:peine perdue
German translation:verlrene Liebesmüh
Entered by: Brialex

21:56 Nov 1, 2006
French to German translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
French term or phrase: peine perdue
peine perdue, rien n'y fit

Merci!
Brialex
Italy
Local time: 13:17
verlrene Liebesmüh
Explanation:

verlorene Liebesmüh
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Dittrich
Local time: 13:17
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4 +6verlrene Liebesmüh
Dittrich


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
verlrene Liebesmüh


Explanation:

verlorene Liebesmüh

Dittrich
Local time: 13:17
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martina Simon
0 min
agree  Artur Heinrich: >vergebene Liebesmüh<<
5 mins
agree  Giselle Chaumien: rien n'y fit = daraus wurde nichts. Und mit Artur. Der Sigrid sei jedoch vergeben ;-)
14 mins
agree  Christine Schmit (X)
32 mins
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
41 mins
neutral  Irene Schlotter, Dipl.-Übers.: Ich kenne "vergebliche Liebesmüh(e)", nicht aber "verlorene Liebesmüh".
1 hr
agree  GiselaVigy: mit Irene
9 hrs
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