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