Translation of "sich rupfen" to English
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Dictionary translations for "sich rupfen"
sich rupfen
verb
Contexts with "sich rupfen"
Als Plato einen Menschen als zweibeiniges Tier ohne Federn definiert hatte, rupfte Diogenes einen Hahn, brachte ihn in die Akademie und sagte „Das ist Platos Mensch,“, weswegen dieser Zusatz zur Definition hinzugefügt wurde: „Mit breiten, flachen Nägeln.“
Plato having defined man to be a two-legged animal without feathers, Diogenes plucked a cock and brought it into the Academy, and said, "This is Plato’s man." On which account this addition was made to the definition,—"With broad flat nails."
Es scheint, dass jeder mit jemandem ein Hühnchen zu rupfen hat, aber wenige können das philosophisch betrachten.
Everyone seems to have a bone to pick with someone, but only a few people can be philosophical about it.
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