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Hebrew term or phrase:
לגלות טפח ולכסות טפחיים
English translation:
reveal a little and conceal twice as much/to let drop the barest hint
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Gad Kohenov
Nov 13, 2015 17:42
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Hebrew term
לגלות טפח ולכסות טפחיים
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לגלות טפח ולכסות טפחיים
Dear ALL!
What is the English for
לגלות טפח ולכסות טפחיים
Many thanks in advance
What is the English for
לגלות טפח ולכסות טפחיים
Many thanks in advance
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Nov 18, 2015 07:13: Gad Kohenov Created KOG entry
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Gad Kohenov
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reveal a little and conceal twice as much/to let drop the barest hint
לפי מילון אלקלעי
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Maya Lubinsky
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Concealed more than he/she was willing to reveal
This idiom doesn't exist in English. 'Concealed more than he was willing to reveal' would be the most simple translation, and it has that nice internal rhyme which may make it a suitable substitute for the idiom.
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Please provide the context, if you're interested in further input.
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Simon Charass
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little revealed and much concealed
This is just another possibility.
Both Maya’s and Gad’s answers can be used, but as Maya said, the context will be helpful.
The main thing, in my opinion, is to retain the reference in the source to quantities, in Hebrew expressed by singular and plural forms of the same word “חפט” and “םייחפט”. (Sorry for the transliteration but my word processor did it.)
Both Maya’s and Gad’s answers can be used, but as Maya said, the context will be helpful.
The main thing, in my opinion, is to retain the reference in the source to quantities, in Hebrew expressed by singular and plural forms of the same word “חפט” and “םייחפט”. (Sorry for the transliteration but my word processor did it.)
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David Greenberg
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to be discreet
I think that this would be appropriate for the context; I don't believe there is an appropriate, parallel English idiom. Depending on the precise context, you can flesh it out as "to be discreet in such discussions" or something of the sort.
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Maya Lubinsky
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To refrain from revealing all the details / To be sparing with detail
Just more ways of putting it...
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