Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

An legenden gestrickt

English translation:

legends continue to be spun [around Mozart and his life]

Added to glossary by Markus Heinr (X)
Aug 18, 2010 13:34
13 yrs ago
German term

An legenden gestrickt

German to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature article
the sentence is : "
Bis heute wird über Mozart und sein Leben berichtet und an Legenden gestrickt"

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legends continue to be spun [around Mozart and his life]

The verb "spin" is frequently used together with "legends".

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Note added at 9 mins (2010-08-18 13:43:16 GMT)
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"To this day, new reports emerge about Mozart and legends continue to be spun about his life."

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"Jean-Louis Kerouac: His life was the stuff of which legends are spun."
http://www.americanlegends.com/authors/kerouac.html
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fine tales are told

Bis heute wird über Mozart und sein Leben berichtet und an Legenden gestrickt"

in English we say: it's a fine tale you tell (..young man)... meaning it is not true - like the big big fish..., a story not to be believed - made up

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tall tales are woven

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