drink deeply

Hebrew translation: לגמוע בשקיקה

08:51 Jan 20, 2009
English to Hebrew translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Philosophy
English term or phrase: drink deeply
"Some people drink deeply from the fountain of knowledge"
Blue Sparrow
Local time: 10:26
Hebrew translation:לגמוע בשקיקה
Explanation:
שקיקה doesn't actually translate to "deeply", but IMO, serves as the correct meaning of the term "drink deeply"
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Lingopro
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Local time: 10:26
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4 +1ללגום לגימות עמוקות ממעיין הידע
Pnina
4לגמוע בשקיקה
Lingopro
4גומעים ממעמקי (מעיין הידע) / מעמיקים לשאוב (מבאר הידע
Ron Armon


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לגמוע בשקיקה


Explanation:
שקיקה doesn't actually translate to "deeply", but IMO, serves as the correct meaning of the term "drink deeply"

Lingopro
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גומעים ממעמקי (מעיין הידע) / מעמיקים לשאוב (מבאר הידע


Explanation:
I believe "deeply" means "(from) the depth of the well/fountain", and not a description of the drinking itself
(our stomach has a fixed depth :-))

As to fountain - in this context it will be מעיין or באר in Hebrew.

Ron Armon
Israel
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Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ללגום לגימות עמוקות ממעיין הידע


Explanation:
מעיין הידע הוא מקור הידע האנושי

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-01-20 11:30:21 GMT)
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"בכל לגימה ממעיין הידע אין בי שובע. רק כמהה לדעת יותר על החיים
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Pnina
Israel
Local time: 10:26
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew

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