German-English translations for beiklang

connotationThe word policy has a connotation of activities being closely controlled by Brussels. Das Wort Politik hat so einen Beiklang, als würden die Aktivitäten streng von Brüssel aus gelenkt. The connotations of the phrase "you are a dog" are that you are physically unattractive or morally reprehensible, not that you are a canine.The two expressions "the morning star" and "the evening star" have different connotations but the same denotation (i.e. the planet Venus).

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