Aug 12, 2000 15:34
23 yrs ago
German term
Kim Martin Metzger
traenenverschmiert
German to English
Art/Literary
An old lady has just died. Her sons are griefstricken. "Sie liefen traenenverschmiert hin und her." This is a literary translation. I suppose there's no perfect direct translation, but what's closest?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 0 | streaked with tears / with tear-streaked faces |
Eva Gerkrath
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| 0 | tearful/in tears/with tears in their eyes |
FionaT
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| 0 | Please see below |
two2tango
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| 0 | blinded by tears |
Beth Jones
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| 0 | see below |
Nina Gettler
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Proposed translations
31 mins
Eva Gerkrath
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in German
Netherlands
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, Dutch to German, German to Dutch, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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54
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streaked with tears / with tear-streaked faces
When I read the sentence, I see them walking through the room and their faces are streaked with tears. Maybe something like: They were pacing with tear-streaked faces. Hth, Eva
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Danke schoen, Eva. Das passt sehr gut."
13 mins
tearful/in tears/with tears in their eyes
"Traenenverschmiert" I would say is literally along the lines of "covered in tears", but as you can't really use that as an expression, I would choose one of these three:
"tearful(ly)": crying or about to cry.
"in tears": actually crying.
"with tears in their eyes": speaks for itself really
Maybe "in tears" is not so good, as it can only be used if they are actually crying.
"tearful(ly)": crying or about to cry.
"in tears": actually crying.
"with tears in their eyes": speaks for itself really
Maybe "in tears" is not so good, as it can only be used if they are actually crying.
48 mins
Please see below
- tearful
- reduced to tears
- in tears
- with tears in their eyes
Gruesse!
- reduced to tears
- in tears
- with tears in their eyes
Gruesse!
1 hr
blinded by tears
"verschmieren" has the nuance of "verwischen" or TO BLUR (something written).
You could perhaps stretch that to mean their vision.
You could perhaps stretch that to mean their vision.
Reference:
1 hr
Nina Gettler
Austria
Austria
Native in English
Austria
experienced and dependable
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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36
see below
I definitely agree with Eva. I think her translation comes closest to the German meaning.
Nina
Nina
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