Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
die Krone aufsetzen
English translation:
that crowns it all
Added to glossary by
danilingua
Mar 21, 2003 09:14
21 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
... weil Sprache meine Leidenschaft ist
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German
Krone aufsetzen
German to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
das setzt allem noch die Krone auf
Gibt es online Datanbanken für Idioms und Sayings? Kenne Acronyms, aber das hilft mir hier ja nicht weiter... danke
Gibt es online Datanbanken für Idioms und Sayings? Kenne Acronyms, aber das hilft mir hier ja nicht weiter... danke
Proposed translations
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Change log
Dec 5, 2010 20:06: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
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...and, to crown it all,....
Yes, believe it or not! or "to cap it all"; these are both super old English Sprichwörter.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "danke, der Ausdruck gefällt mir, weil ich es schön finde, auch einmal im "Bild zu bleiben", und es scheint, als ginge der Ausdruck im positiven, wie im negativen SInne"
+7
4 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
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that tops everything
a take
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that caps it all
so says Duden/Collins
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and to add insult to injury....
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just when you think things can\'t get worse..
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to crown it all
(reverse translation from French, \"le comble\"
or
\"the height of (e.g. absurdity)
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the last straw / the height of.... /enough is enough / summit-peak of....
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that caps it all
so says Duden/Collins
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Note added at 2003-03-21 09:20:47 (GMT)
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and to add insult to injury....
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Note added at 2003-03-21 09:28:27 (GMT)
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just when you think things can\'t get worse..
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Note added at 2003-03-21 14:35:44 (GMT)
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to crown it all
(reverse translation from French, \"le comble\"
or
\"the height of (e.g. absurdity)
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Note added at 2003-03-21 14:39:41 (GMT)
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the last straw / the height of.... /enough is enough / summit-peak of....
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: if you hadn't said it, I wudduv
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Valentín Hernández Lima
: Ich empfehle Ihnen "Redewendungen Wörterbuch der deutschen Idiomatik" (Duden).
5 mins
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Anna Bittner
9 mins
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Steffen Walter
13 mins
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Nicole Tata
: and to top it all ... would be my favourite but all your suggestions are great
18 mins
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Andrea Kopf
3 hrs
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Norbert Hermann
7 hrs
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Martina Keskintepe
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in German
&
English
Türkiye
Reliable, efficient medical translations
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: English to German, German to English
and that tops it all
oder: to top it all off
zwei Vorschläge
Leider kenne ich keine Datenbank für Idioms und Sayings.
zwei Vorschläge
Leider kenne ich keine Datenbank für Idioms und Sayings.
13 mins
that beats everything
that takes the biscuit
Just other possibilities
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I\'ve got Pons Idiomatik - don\'t know of an online one
Just other possibilities
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I\'ve got Pons Idiomatik - don\'t know of an online one
13 hrs
Ellen Zittinger
Native in German
&
English
Educator/Realtor/Securities Rep/Agent
Native in: English , German
Works in: English to German, German to English
that takes the cake!
another idiom
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