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German德语: aus der Luft gegriffen

English英语 translation: created out of thin air



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German德语词条或短语:aus der Luft gegriffen
English英语翻译:created out of thin air
输入者:Lone Fundby
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12:18 Apr 26, 2006Login or register (free) for more options.
German德语至English英语翻译 [专业]
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German德语词条或短语: aus der Luft gegriffen
yet another idiom - does anyone know the equivalent in English ? It means something which is 'invented'. The only context I can give is that these 'inventions' are allegations considered to be totally untrue.
Thanks in advance for any help
Lesley Burgon
意大利
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xxxFrancis Lee: 12:20 Apr 26, 2006: Personally, I think this totally depends on the context. Who's speaking to whom about what? -

created out of thin air
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Lone Fundby
加拿大
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Asker: This is what I was looking for - sorry for lack of content and thanks to everyone for your comments.
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所提供的全部ENGLISH英语翻译如下:
4 +2created out of thin air
Lone Fundby
4 +1totally unfounded
Cetacea
4snatched out of the blue sky
gangels
3 +1dreamt up
mbrodie
3plucked out of the airxxxCMJ_Trans
3fashioned from/of/out of whole cloth
Lori Dendy-Molz


  

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4分钟   信心度: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 同仁同意(净值): +2
created out of thin air


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Lone Fundby
加拿大
母语: Danish丹麦语
此类别中专业问题的积分: 8
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Asker: This is what I was looking for - sorry for lack of content and thanks to everyone for your comments.

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同意 Claire Cox
17分钟
  -> Danke

同意 Andras Malatinszky
5小时
  -> Danke
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20分钟   信心度: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 同仁同意(净值): +1
totally unfounded


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Actually, another possibility is "sheer invention".


Cetacea
瑞士
母语: German德语

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同意 Ingeborg Gowans: or: have no foundation
7小时
  -> Thanks, Ingeborg.
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23分钟   信心度: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
plucked out of the air


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it wasn't just simply plucked out of the air like that - it had substance

xxxCMJ_Trans
法国
专精该领域
母语: English英语
此类别中专业问题的积分: 60
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1小时   信心度: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fashioned from/of/out of whole cloth


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...is another way to say it

Lori Dendy-Molz
德国
在该领域工作
母语: English英语
此类别中专业问题的积分: 12
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1小时   信心度: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 同仁同意(净值): +1
dreamt up


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this is also said

mbrodie
英国
在该领域工作
母语: English英语
此类别中专业问题的积分: 24

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同意 Louise Mawbey
1小时
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7小时   信心度: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
snatched out of the blue sky


说明:
'created out of thin air' is more akin to 'made something out of nothing' while 'snatched out of the blue sky' is a totally unfounded guess or even a calculated falsehood

gangels
美国
母语: English英语, German德语
此类别中专业问题的积分: 10
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