Translation for "proverbial" to german
Proverbial
adjective
Translation examples
adjective
Their truthfulness is proverbial.
Ihre Ehrlichkeit ist sprichwörtlich.
The word of Hastur was proverbial.
Das Wort eines Hastur war sprichwörtlich.
Cool as the proverbial gherkin.
Kühl wie die sprichwörtliche Pfeffergurke.
Slept like the proverbial toddler.
Geschlafen wie das sprichwörtliche Baby.
He himself looked like the proverbial cat who had swallowed the unfortunate proverbial canary.
Er sah genauso aus wie die sprichwörtliche Katze, die den ebenso sprichwörtlichen unseligen Kanarienvogel gefressen hat.
And indeed, the weather in the Hellers at this season was proverbial;
Und das Winterwetter in den Hellers war sprichwörtlich;
Dump it down the proverbial tin mine?
In die sprichwörtliche Zinngrube geworfen?
This was skinning the proverbial onion.
Es ging eher um das sprichwörtliche Häuten der Zwiebel.
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