Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
liegt längst bei den Akten
English translation:
been consigned to the archives
Added to glossary by
Wendy Streitparth
Mar 19, 2014 14:02
10 yrs ago
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German term
liegt längst bei den Akten
German to English
Art/Literary
Journalism
review of a piano concert
So haftete dem Klavier-Duo lange der Geruch des Laienhaften an. Das alte Vorurteil liegt längst bei den Akten, man verdankt ihm bis heute einen Mangel an interessanter Literatur aus jener Zeit, während im 2. Jahrhundert die virtuose Literatur wuchs.
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Apr 4, 2014 13:49: Wendy Streitparth Created KOG entry
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
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been consigned to the archives
A little morel iterally, though I also like Phil's been laid to rest.
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Michael Martin, MA
: "Consigned to" can be combined with many endings even more colorful than archives, e.g. annals of history, realm of myth. Choices are endless...
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Thanks, Michael
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Dhananjay Rau
: although "long since" could be added here before the phrase
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Thanks, would agree with your comment!
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
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Many thanks, Harald
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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Michael Martin, MA
United States
United States
Native in German
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English
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
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has been gathering dust for a while
That writer below has a way with words...
"The prospect of the French cutting loose as supposedly only the French can do with their "tries from the end of the earth", a bewitching mix of flair and precision, a synthesis of abandon in the soul and harmony in movement. No, that stereotype has been gathering dust for a while too...."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/en...
"The prospect of the French cutting loose as supposedly only the French can do with their "tries from the end of the earth", a bewitching mix of flair and precision, a synthesis of abandon in the soul and harmony in movement. No, that stereotype has been gathering dust for a while too...."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/en...
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has been proven erroneous
an alternative
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Gudrun Wolfrath
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Specializes in field
Germany
34 years of experience in translation
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, French to German
(prejudice) has long since been refuted
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33 mins
has long since been debunked
I actually prefer Phil's "has long since been laid to rest" but don't believe in pinching/tweaking someone else's version.
See Discussion Box: "Even though the old prejudice against piano duets (namely that they were the preserve of amateurs) has long since been 'laid to rest', there was a dearth of suitable compositions/arrangements (Literatur) until the 20th century (2. Jahrhundert > 20. Jh. typo?)"
The last bit of this over-simple narrative has by now been comprehensively debunked.
That's simply false, a myth that's been debunked countless times.
The tests have already been debunked as giving no new information.
Moreover, this garbage about moving the pollution to a different location has been debunked many times.
Their anecdotal claims are easily debunked: the sun is at a minimum, despite record global temperatures.
http://www.reference.com/example-sentences/debunked
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Note added at 14 days (2014-04-02 17:40:06 GMT) Post-grading
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"Selected automatically based on peer agreement." It's always nice to get feedback and to see that some thought went into the final selection.
See Discussion Box: "Even though the old prejudice against piano duets (namely that they were the preserve of amateurs) has long since been 'laid to rest', there was a dearth of suitable compositions/arrangements (Literatur) until the 20th century (2. Jahrhundert > 20. Jh. typo?)"
The last bit of this over-simple narrative has by now been comprehensively debunked.
That's simply false, a myth that's been debunked countless times.
The tests have already been debunked as giving no new information.
Moreover, this garbage about moving the pollution to a different location has been debunked many times.
Their anecdotal claims are easily debunked: the sun is at a minimum, despite record global temperatures.
http://www.reference.com/example-sentences/debunked
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Note added at 14 days (2014-04-02 17:40:06 GMT) Post-grading
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"Selected automatically based on peer agreement." It's always nice to get feedback and to see that some thought went into the final selection.
Discussion
Has existed for a long time.
But I'm not sure which is correct.