Sep 9, 2003 08:18
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English term
whimper
Non-PRO
English to Dutch
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This is how the world ends. Not with a bang, but with a whimper.
Proposed translations
(Dutch)
| 3 +8 | zucht |
Marianne Sluyter
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| 4 +1 | een zacht geruis |
joeky janusch
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| 4 | (met) gekreun, gejank, gejengel,... |
Evert DELOOF-SYS
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Proposed translations
+8
5 mins
Marianne Sluyter
Native in Dutch
Consistency in translations via CAT tool
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: French to Dutch, English to Dutch
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30
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zucht
Zo gaat de wereld ten onder. Niet met een knal maar met een zucht.
Wel vrij vertaald. Whimper betekent letterlijk iets van zacht gejank, gejammer.
Wel vrij vertaald. Whimper betekent letterlijk iets van zacht gejank, gejammer.
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Comment: "Bedankt, Marianne! Dit vind ik een leuke oplossing."
+1
9 mins
joeky janusch
Israel
Israel
Native in Dutch
Israel
quality and cast-iron nerves
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch, Dutch to English, and 2 more.
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230
een zacht geruis
een andere mogelijkheid, misschien
7 mins
Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Belgium
Native in Dutch
Belgium
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Native in: Dutch , Flemish
Works in: English to Dutch, French to Dutch, Dutch to English, and 31 more.
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2706
(met) gekreun, gejank, gejengel,...
Whimper:
Definition: [n] a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
[v] cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"
Synonyms: mewl, pule, wail, whine
See Also: complaint, cry, weep
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Definition: \Whim"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whimpered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Whimpering}.] [Cf. Scot. whimmer, G. wimmern.]
To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to
complain; as, a child whimpers.
Was there ever yet preacher but there were gainsayers
that spurned, that winced, that whimpered against him?
--Latimer.
\Whim"per\, v. t.
To utter in alow, whining tone.
\Whim"per\, n.
A low, whining, broken cry; a low, whining sound, expressive
of complaint or grief.
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/whimper
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Note added at 10 mins (2003-09-09 08:29:05 GMT)
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zacht, lichte kreun/ zacht, licht gekreun...
Definition: [n] a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
[v] cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"
Synonyms: mewl, pule, wail, whine
See Also: complaint, cry, weep
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Definition: \Whim"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whimpered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Whimpering}.] [Cf. Scot. whimmer, G. wimmern.]
To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to
complain; as, a child whimpers.
Was there ever yet preacher but there were gainsayers
that spurned, that winced, that whimpered against him?
--Latimer.
\Whim"per\, v. t.
To utter in alow, whining tone.
\Whim"per\, n.
A low, whining, broken cry; a low, whining sound, expressive
of complaint or grief.
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/whimper
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Note added at 10 mins (2003-09-09 08:29:05 GMT)
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zacht, lichte kreun/ zacht, licht gekreun...
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