German | English | |
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Urgestein {n} | prehistoric rock; primary rocks | |
Größe {f}; Grande {m}; Honoratior {m} [geh.] | grandee; magnifico; notable; notability [dated] | |
politisches Schwergewicht; politisches Urgestein | political grandee; political panjandrum | |
die Parteigranden | the party grandees | |
sein ganzes Leben in der Firma verbringen; quasi zum Firmeninventar gehören {vi} | to be a company lifer [coll.] | |
ein BBC-Urgestein sein | to be a BBC lifer |