Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
in tiefster Ehrfurcht
English translation:
with (the) deepest/greatest respect
Added to glossary by
Ulrike Kraemer
Apr 9, 2008 00:39
16 yrs ago
German term
United States
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to English, and 3 more.
in tiefster Ehrfucht
German to English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
In *tiefster Ehrfurcht* waget der Unterzeichnete die gehorsamste Bitte um allergnädigste Verleihung ...
anybody some great ideas --
anybody some great ideas --
Proposed translations
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Change log
Apr 23, 2008 08:01: Ulrike Kraemer Created KOG entry
Apr 25, 2008 15:05: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "in tiefster Erfucht" to "in tiefster Ehrfucht"
Proposed translations
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Ulrike Kraemer
Germany
Germany
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Germany
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Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
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German term (edited):
in tiefster Erfucht
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with (the) deepest/greatest respect
Da jemand "in tiefster Ehrfurcht " um etwas bittet, und die Bitte offensichtlich von einer tiefergestellten Person an eine höhergestellte Person gerichtet wird, passen hier IMHO weder reverence noch awe.
Awe ist zwar Ehrfurcht, aber anders gemeint (in Ehrfurcht erstarren, z.B.), und reverence würde ich eher mit Verehrung gleichsetzen. Deshalb wäre mein Vorschlag: "with (the) deepest/greatest respect".
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Note added at 5 hrs (2008-04-09 06:27:43 GMT)
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Nachtrag:
Ich wollte mir eigentlich verkneifen, auch noch auf Google hinzuweisen, aber "Google UK" liefert etliche gute Treffer. ;-)
Awe ist zwar Ehrfurcht, aber anders gemeint (in Ehrfurcht erstarren, z.B.), und reverence würde ich eher mit Verehrung gleichsetzen. Deshalb wäre mein Vorschlag: "with (the) deepest/greatest respect".
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Note added at 5 hrs (2008-04-09 06:27:43 GMT)
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Nachtrag:
Ich wollte mir eigentlich verkneifen, auch noch auf Google hinzuweisen, aber "Google UK" liefert etliche gute Treffer. ;-)
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GeorginaW (X)
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franglish
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Textklick
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Mario Marcolin
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Rachel Ward
: in a modern context
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Hilary Davies Shelby
: i'd prefer this for both modern and historical contexts
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Rebecca Garber
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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TDfreelance
Native in German
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German term (edited):
in tiefster Erfucht
awestruck
Tiefste Erfuhrcht is an old expression - meaning in awe of, or awestruck
Hope this helps
Hope this helps
Peer comment(s):
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Ulrike Kraemer
: awestruck = von Ehrfurcht ergriffen. Das ist hier IMHO nicht gemeint.
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German term (edited):
in tiefster Erfucht
greatest / deepest reverence
"greatest reverence" gets about 21K G-hits, "deepest reverence" gets about 16K G-hits
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Robert Feuerlein
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Works in: Spanish to German, English to German, German to English, and 3 more.
German term (edited):
in tiefster Erfucht
in deepest awe / reverence
Both possible. As the sentence sounds very formal, i would go for awe.
Deepest awe - 238,000 Google hits
Deepest reverence - 715.000 Google hits
Deepest awe - 238,000 Google hits
Deepest reverence - 715.000 Google hits
Example sentence:
That kind of courage fills us all with the deepest awe and admiration
To kneel, in the soul's intention, is to bow down before God in deepest reverence.
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: the German should be "Ehrfurcht" it implies honour (to give" Ehre" to someone
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Thank you, Ingeborg.
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Gauri Shringarpure
: For the phrase I'd go with reverence, much as I'd have translated just Ehrfurcht as awe.
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Thank you, Gauri.
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GeorginaW (X)
: only if we're talking about the Dalai Lama...
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Thanks you, GeorginaW.
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Trudy Peters
United States
United States
Native in German
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English
Works in field
United States
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German term (edited):
in tiefster Erfucht
with utmost reverence
googles well
Peer comment(s):
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Barbara Wiebking
5 hrs
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Rachel Ward
: for a religious/historical/sarcastic context
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Edwin Miles
6 hrs
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Damian Harrison (X)
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mill2
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German term (edited):
in tiefster Erfucht
most respectfully ...
the undersigned dares most respectfully to request ...
Discussion
"Ehrfurcht" for a proper glossary entry; thanks