Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
kristallen
English translation:
crystalline
Added to glossary by
Sheila Hardie
Aug 28, 2002 11:33
21 yrs ago
German term
Spain
passion des mots
Native in: English 
Works in: Catalan to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
kristall (in this context)
German to English
Marketing
Tourism & Travel
mountains
Der Platz – mit Blick auf die ***kristallenen*** Gipfel des schneebedeckten Atlas - erschien ihm unwirklich schön wie eine Fata Morgana, und er verlängerte seinen Aufenthalt um eine Woche und eine weitere ...
I have never heard of crystal peaks - crystal lakes or rivers, yes, but not peaks. Have you? I would normally describe peaks as rugged, rocky or snow-capped (as here) etc. but not crystal. Any ideas what they might mean?
MTIA
Sheila
I have never heard of crystal peaks - crystal lakes or rivers, yes, but not peaks. Have you? I would normally describe peaks as rugged, rocky or snow-capped (as here) etc. but not crystal. Any ideas what they might mean?
MTIA
Sheila
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +6 | crystalline peaks |
mckinnc
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| 4 +2 | crystal / sparkling |
Mary Worby
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| 5 | crystal |
Jos Essers
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| 4 | glacial |
jerrie
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Change log
Jun 14, 2019 10:18: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing" , "Field (write-in)" from "moutains" to "mountains"
Proposed translations
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crystalline peaks
Seems like a good image to me. Sometimes the sun can glint off the tops of snow-capped mountains.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Alan Johnson
: yes, it's meant poetically.
3 mins
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| agree |
Dr. Fred Thomson
32 mins
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| agree |
Louise Mawbey
: glinting sounds good
51 mins
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| agree |
Cassandra Greer
: I like this imagery :)
1 hr
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| agree |
Susan Geiblinger
16 hrs
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| agree |
Ron Stelter
1 day 6 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks to all - crystalline and glinting both sound great. "
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5 mins
Mary Worby
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Specializes in field
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Works in: German to English, French to English
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crystal / sparkling
Just imagine the sun glinting off the rocks and the snow ..
Admittedly, it's a slightly unusual image, but I think it works OK in English as well.
The adjective is 'kristallen' ...
HTH
Mary
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Note added at 2002-08-28 11:41:41 (GMT)
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Or you could go for the word both Colin and I came up with - glinting
Their shadows were projected on to the white billows below them. Each saw his own shadow surrounded by a halo, the shadow arms were huge, extending outwards from the centred head like the hands of a massive clock, sweeping the rainbow circumference. An archipelago of *glinting peaks* in a white ragged cloud-sea stretched to the horizon.
All quite poetic, really!
Admittedly, it's a slightly unusual image, but I think it works OK in English as well.
The adjective is 'kristallen' ...
HTH
Mary
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Note added at 2002-08-28 11:41:41 (GMT)
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Or you could go for the word both Colin and I came up with - glinting
Their shadows were projected on to the white billows below them. Each saw his own shadow surrounded by a halo, the shadow arms were huge, extending outwards from the centred head like the hands of a massive clock, sweeping the rainbow circumference. An archipelago of *glinting peaks* in a white ragged cloud-sea stretched to the horizon.
All quite poetic, really!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
jccantrell
: I would have suggested 'sparkling' myself
3 hrs
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| agree |
writeaway
: I like sparkling too
2 days 4 hrs
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8 mins
Jos Essers
I'm a High Yellow. What colour are you?
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: English to Dutch, German to Dutch, French to Dutch, and 1 more.
crystal
des schneebedeckten Atlas - It must be old snow that shines like crystal.Fresh snow has a different appearance.
12 mins
glacial
glassy
icy
icy-capped
quartzite
if you don't want to use crystal/crystalline
icy
icy-capped
quartzite
if you don't want to use crystal/crystalline
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