engelska-danska översättning av Spartan

spartanerJeg er ikke selv spartaner, nok snarere athener! I was not a Spartan, I am much more an Athenian. Hr. formand, i mit land var det før i tiden spartanerne, der var i stand til at give så korte svar, som det rådsformanden præsterede. Mr President, brevity such as that of the President-in-Office's answers was characteristic of the Spartans in my country in ancient times. Jeg kan kun sige, at dette ikke er et spørgsmål for Rådet, hvad enten det er fra spartanerne, athenæerne, de nye spartanere eller de nye athenæer. I can only say that this is not a matter for the Council, whether it be from the Spartans, the Athenians, the new Spartans or the new Athenians.
spartanskHr. formand, i det europæiske hus er værelserne til børnene og de unge stadig meget spartansk indrettet. Mr President, in the European Parliament, the room for young people and children is still, even now, equipped in only a very Spartan fashion.

I went on the retreat to the monastery, thinking I would be sleeping in a spartan cell, only to discover a simple but comfortable bedroom
The spartan legionaries vowed to fight to the death
After ten years as a fashion designer in the rough-and-tumble Garment District, Eloise left New York for the spartan but serene life of a farmers wife

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