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kleine archäologische Sensation

English translation: minor archaeological sensation

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German term or phrase:kleine archäologische Sensation
English translation:minor archaeological sensation
Entered by: Sven Petersson

14:15 Feb 23, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: kleine archäologische Sensation
Den äußerst seltenen Rest einer römischen Schusswaffe haben Archäologen in einer Kiesgrube bei Xanten am Niederrhein gefunden. Der zunächst unscheinbare Metallklumpen entpuppte sich nach genauer Untersuchung als «kleine archäologische Sensation», sagte ein Sprecher des Archäologischen Parks in Xanten .

What does «kleine archäologische Sensation» mean and is "» "a normally used punctuation for German?

TIA!
Jianming Sun
Local time: 16:10
minor archaeological sensation
Explanation:
:o)

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Note added at 15 mins (2005-02-23 14:30:45 GMT)
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\"Minor\" and \"major\" go better with \"sensation\" than \"small\" and \"huge\".
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 10:10
Grading comment
Thank you all for help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9minor archaeological sensation
Sven Petersson
4(...it turned out to be...) ... a small archeological sansation
Leveleki
3small archaeological sensation
Neil Gouw


Discussion entries: 4





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
«kleine archäologische Sensation»
small archaeological sensation


Explanation:
what they found is a something quite remarkable and significant, but a HUGE sensation would be something like the Terracotta-army in Xi'an.

punctuation-question: I have no clue.

Neil Gouw
Netherlands
Local time: 10:10
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  shabda
3 mins
  -> thanks =)
disagree  Francis Lee (X): a native would say "minor"
14 mins
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
«kleine archäologische Sensation»
(...it turned out to be...) ... a small archeological sansation


Explanation:
This is what they are gettibng at and yes, the punctuation is the German equivalent of quotation marks.

Leveleki
France
Local time: 10:10
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  shabda
2 mins
disagree  Francis Lee (X): "minor"
14 mins
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
«kleine archäologische Sensation»
minor archaeological sensation


Explanation:
:o)

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Note added at 15 mins (2005-02-23 14:30:45 GMT)
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\"Minor\" and \"major\" go better with \"sensation\" than \"small\" and \"huge\".

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 10:10
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you all for help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Francis Lee (X): Absolutely! ("minor"). Alternatively: "minor breakthrough"
9 mins
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  David Moore (X)
18 mins
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  JeffFish (X)
18 mins
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Maria Ferstl
30 mins
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  TonyTK: Please don't thank me
41 mins
  -> Would you prefer a kiss?
agree  Ian M-H (X)
43 mins
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Shane London
7 hrs
  ->  Thank you very much!
agree  gangels (X): or: 'is somewhat of an archaeologigal...' or ...'is sort of an archaeological...'
10 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Gabrielle Lyons
23 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
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