Oct 30, 2008 21:55
15 yrs ago
English term
letterbox glasses
English to German
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Dressed in his impeccable black suit, dazzling white
shirt, and thin black tie—an ensemble that had become
his calling card—Mr Grimm read the message on the
display in front of him. He adjusted his letterbox glasses
and tapped his chin thoughtfully. It looked set to be a
busy day.
shirt, and thin black tie—an ensemble that had become
his calling card—Mr Grimm read the message on the
display in front of him. He adjusted his letterbox glasses
and tapped his chin thoughtfully. It looked set to be a
busy day.
Proposed translations
(German)
| 3 +2 | rechteckige Brille |
Dagmar Epple
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| 3 +2 | Lesebrille |
Katja Schoone
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Proposed translations
+2
2 days 1 hr
Dagmar Epple
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Specializes in field
Germany
Keen to get the job done - well!
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
rechteckige Brille
Im vorgenannten Onlinekatalog wird zu letterbox glasses noch mehr ausgefuehrt:
1) Not everyone wants to see the world through a letterbox, yet a visit to most Opticians would have you believe there is no other shape of frame on the market. For those who don`t want to wear the same glasses as everyone else we offer a wide variety of frame shapes - shockingly including round & oval shapes (and rectangular!).
Meine Schlussfolgerung: die Form ist rectangular/rechteckig.
1) Not everyone wants to see the world through a letterbox, yet a visit to most Opticians would have you believe there is no other shape of frame on the market. For those who don`t want to wear the same glasses as everyone else we offer a wide variety of frame shapes - shockingly including round & oval shapes (and rectangular!).
Meine Schlussfolgerung: die Form ist rectangular/rechteckig.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Barbara Wiebking
10 hrs
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| neutral |
Katja Schoone
: So kann man es auch verstehen, tue ich aber nicht wg. For those who don`t want to wear the same glasses as everyone else ....
11 hrs
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Hi, ich finde nicht, dass er mir mir widerspricht - ich verweise hier auf das Ausrufezeichen in der Klammer. Hier wird gesagt, wir haben tausenderlei Variationen - und JA, auch rechteckige letterbox Gestelle!!!
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| agree |
Annette Scheler
12 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
6 mins
Katja Schoone
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
DIN EN15038 registered
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, Spanish to German
Related KudoZ points
:
20
Lesebrille
Da ich davon ausgehe, dass es keine Briefkastenbrillen gibt ;-)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ilona Hessner
11 mins
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Danke Ilona!
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| agree |
Rolf Keiser
: nach all meinen Recherchen bin ich auch nicht weiser geworden
2 days 0 min
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Danke!
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Discussion
es geht hier um den Stil, der wahrscheinlich zu dem ganzen Aufzug passt ; etwas altmodisch, ganz korrekt, aber vielleicht nicht unbedingt eine Lesebrille? Die könnte ja auch halbmondig gefasst sein .
Sucht man "letterbox glasses" oder "letterbox style glasses" kommt man immer zu eckigen Brillen...