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es in sich haben

English translation: carry a punch

03:50 Jun 8, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
German term or phrase: es in sich haben
Es gibt eine ganze Reihe scheinbar einfacher Dinge und alltäglicher Begriffe, die es jedoch **in sich haben**.
Fantutti (X)
Local time: 18:07
English translation:carry a punch
Explanation:
seemingly simple things that nevertheless carry a punch

Just another option
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Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 21:07
Grading comment
short and says it all, just like mom. Good one, Trudy! Thank you and all the others!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3There is a lot more....
Anne-Carine Zimmer
4 +2that involve/contain more than meets the eye at first glance
Anglo-German (X)
5a more profound meaning underneath the superficial
Ellen Zittinger
4 +1that contain more than meets the eye
William Stein
4maybe
gangels (X)
3 +1carry a punch
Trudy Peters
3another idea
Olaf Reibedanz


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
There is a lot more....


Explanation:
to plenty of seemingly simple things and common words/expressions...

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Note added at 2003-06-08 03:56:17 (GMT)
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or: Often, there is a lot more to seemingly simple etc.

Anne-Carine Zimmer
United States
PRO pts in pair: 276

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Teresa Reinhardt
56 mins
agree  Anglo-German (X): 'twixt heaven and earth than you would dream of in your school philosophy, Horatio :-)
2 hrs
agree  Ron Stelter
11 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
that involve/contain more than meets the eye at first glance


Explanation:
Guten Morgen :-)

Anglo-German (X)
Germany
Local time: 03:07
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 203

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: 'More than meets the eye' sounds good.
8 hrs
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: yipp, though 'at first glance' is superfluous IMO
14 hrs
  -> Superfl.? Na, dann eben weg damit ;-)
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
a more profound meaning underneath the superficial


Explanation:
a richer, buried, or deeper meaning to the appearant

Ellen Zittinger
Local time: 18:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 287

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Kim Metzger: What's 'to the appearant'?
8 hrs
  -> where is your suggestion?
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
that contain more than meets the eye


Explanation:
or
that warrant closer examination

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 19:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1734

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stultitia Au (X)
41 mins
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
maybe


Explanation:
...and commonplace notions, which carry a lot of weight, nonetheless

gangels (X)
Local time: 19:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 5559
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
carry a punch


Explanation:
seemingly simple things that nevertheless carry a punch

Just another option

Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 21:07
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 3087
Grading comment
short and says it all, just like mom. Good one, Trudy! Thank you and all the others!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: Now we're getting closer. Those things and terms are loaded.
13 mins
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
another idea


Explanation:
seemingly simple things that are a lot trickier than they may appear (at first sight).

or

...than you might think.
...than one would think.
etc.

Olaf Reibedanz
Colombia
Local time: 20:07
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 902
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