"erfroren sind schon viele, aber erstunken ist noch keiner" meaning in German

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Phrase

IPA: [ɛɐ̯ˈfʁoːʁən zɪnt ʃoːn ˈfiːlə aːbɐ ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʊŋkn̩ ɪst nɔx ˈkaɪ̯nɐ] Audio: De-erfroren sind schon viele%2C aber erstunken ist noch keiner.ogg , De-erfroren sind schon viele, aber erstunken ist noch keiner.ogg
Etymology: Literally, “many have frozen to death, but no one has yet been stank to death”. erstunken is the past participle of erstinken, but is used in this idiom to mean "killed by stink" by analogy with erfroren. Etymology templates: {{m-g|many have frozen to death, but no one has yet been stank to death}} “many have frozen to death, but no one has yet been stank to death”, {{lit|many have frozen to death, but no one has yet been stank to death}} Literally, “many have frozen to death, but no one has yet been stank to death” Head templates: {{head|de|phrase}} erfroren sind schon viele, aber erstunken ist noch keiner
  1. (idiomatic) a request to close an open window letting cold air in despite a bad smell in the room Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-erfroren_sind_schon_viele,_aber_erstunken_ist_noch_keiner-de-phrase-hd0b3tkx Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "1": "many have frozen to death, but no one has yet been stank to death"
      },
      "expansion": "“many have frozen to death, but no one has yet been stank to death”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "many have frozen to death, but no one has yet been stank to death"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “many have frozen to death, but no one has yet been stank to death”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “many have frozen to death, but no one has yet been stank to death”. erstunken is the past participle of erstinken, but is used in this idiom to mean \"killed by stink\" by analogy with erfroren.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "de",
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      },
      "expansion": "erfroren sind schon viele, aber erstunken ist noch keiner",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        },
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        },
        {
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a request to close an open window letting cold air in despite a bad smell in the room"
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) a request to close an open window letting cold air in despite a bad smell in the room"
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɛɐ̯ˈfʁoːʁən zɪnt ʃoːn ˈfiːlə aːbɐ ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʊŋkn̩ ɪst nɔx ˈkaɪ̯nɐ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-erfroren sind schon viele%2C aber erstunken ist noch keiner.ogg",
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    },
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      "audio": "De-erfroren sind schon viele, aber erstunken ist noch keiner.ogg",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "erfroren sind schon viele, aber erstunken ist noch keiner"
}
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        "1": "many have frozen to death, but no one has yet been stank to death"
      },
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    },
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        "1": "many have frozen to death, but no one has yet been stank to death"
      },
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    }
  ],
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        "2": "phrase"
      },
      "expansion": "erfroren sind schon viele, aber erstunken ist noch keiner",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "German lemmas",
        "German multiword terms",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a request to close an open window letting cold air in despite a bad smell in the room"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) a request to close an open window letting cold air in despite a bad smell in the room"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɛɐ̯ˈfʁoːʁən zɪnt ʃoːn ˈfiːlə aːbɐ ɛɐ̯ˈʃtʊŋkn̩ ɪst nɔx ˈkaɪ̯nɐ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-erfroren sind schon viele%2C aber erstunken ist noch keiner.ogg",
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    },
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      "audio": "De-erfroren sind schon viele, aber erstunken ist noch keiner.ogg",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "erfroren sind schon viele, aber erstunken ist noch keiner"
}

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