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פניני לשון

English translation: language treasures

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Hebrew term or phrase:פניני לשון
English translation:language treasures
Entered by: Ruth Rubina

20:39 Feb 25, 2008
Hebrew to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
Hebrew term or phrase: פניני לשון
How to translate this idiom?
Ruth Rubina
United States
Local time: 07:37
language treasures
Explanation:
maybe
http://www.ecml.at/edl/treasures.asp?f=0
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Sabine Akabayov, PhD
Israel
Local time: 14:37
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Summary of answers provided
4Choice words
Tal Ganani (X)
4linguistic jewels
Keren Terret
4words of wisdom
Mary Jane Shubow
3language treasures
Sabine Akabayov, PhD
3Bywords
Gad Kohenov


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
language treasures


Explanation:
maybe
http://www.ecml.at/edl/treasures.asp?f=0

Sabine Akabayov, PhD
Israel
Local time: 14:37
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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Bywords


Explanation:
If you take Babylon's word for it!

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 14:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Choice words


Explanation:
A witty remark coming from a sharp tongue, for instance

Tal Ganani (X)
United States
Local time: 07:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HebrewHebrew
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linguistic jewels


Explanation:
It's a fairly direct translation. See Amazon book review link below. Also, if you Google the "linguistic jewels", you'll see numerous more examples.


    www.amazon.com/review/product/1894663519?showViewpoints=1 - 136k -
Keren Terret
Israel
Local time: 14:37
Native speaker of: English
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10 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
words of wisdom


Explanation:
The Hebrew idiom literally means language pearls, which I understand as valuable and precious sayings, which seems to me equivalent to the "words of wisdom" in English.

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Note added at 10 days (2008-03-06 22:51:44 GMT) Post-grading
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Sorry for the typo in the example sentence. It should read --
Both the Bible and Shakespeare's writings contain many words of wisdom.

Example sentence(s):
  • Both the Bible and Shakespeare's contain many words of wisdom.

    Reference: http://www.wow4u.com/
    Reference: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/8424/quotes.html
Mary Jane Shubow
United States
Local time: 04:37
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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