English-German translation for "proverbial"

"proverbial" German translation

proverbial
[prəˈvəː(r)biəl]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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  • proverbial wisdom
    Sprichwörterweisheit, Weisheitssprüche
    proverbial wisdom
  • to be proverbial for
    zum Sprichwort gewordenor | oder od sprichwörtlich sein für
    to be proverbial for
In dieser Hinsicht ist Venezuela der sprichwörtliche Fisch auf dem Trockenen.
In this respect, Venezuela is the proverbial fish out of water.
Source: News-Commentary
Das war der sprichwörtliche Funke, der das Pulverfass zum Explodieren brachte.
It was the proverbial match thrown by a careless smoker into a parched forest.
Source: News-Commentary
Wie der sprichwörtliche Vogel Strauß stecken wir die Köpfe in den Sand.
Our heads are in the sand, like the proverbial ostrich.
Source: Europarl
Es sollte daher alles getan werden, um die sprichwörtliche goldene Mitte zu finden.
Everything should therefore be done to find the proverbial golden mean.
Source: Europarl
Aber ob das sprichwörtliche zum Wasser geführte Pferd auch trinken wird, ist überhaupt nicht klar.
But it is far from clear whether the proverbial horse led to water will actually drink.
Source: News-Commentary
Aber kann solch ein Ansatz wirklich eine Wunderwaffe gegen die griechische Krise sein?
But could such an approach really be the proverbial silver bullet for Greece s crisis ’?
Source: News-Commentary
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