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LeichentuchdasDies darf jedoch nicht der Grund dafür sein, erneut in die konstitutionellen Verhandlungen einzutreten, als webten wir Penelopes Leichentuch. This, however, must not be a reason for reopening the constitutional negotiations, as if we were weaving Penelope's shroud.
DeckedieViel zu viel in dieser Aussprache und viel zu viele dieser Sorgen wurden im Rat und anderswo unter der Decke gehalten. Far too much of this debate and far too many of these concerns have been hidden behind a shroud of secrecy in the Council and elsewhere.

TotentuchJa, der Beitrittsprozess ist ein Werkzeug, es sollte sich aber nicht langsam in das Totentuch der Penelope verwandeln, indem wir in der Nacht das auftrennen, was wir am Tage gewoben haben. Yes, the accession process is a tool, but it should not slowly turn into Penelope's shroud, where we unravel at night that which we have woven during the day.
Wantdie

That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment
Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet
That which covers or shelters like a shroud
A covered place used as a retreat or shelter, as a cave or den; also, a vault or crypt
A rope or cable serving to support the mast sideways
To cover with a shroud
To conceal or hide from view, as if by a shroud
To take shelter or harbour
The branching top of a tree; foliage
To lop the branches from (a tree

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