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buravirgil
Joined: 23 Jan 2014
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Location: Jiangxi Province, China
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 Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 2:20 pm Post subject: Lost in Translation |
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Ella Frances Sanders publishes Lost in Translation which illustrates words held to be untranslatable, to English equivalents, from their native languages.
Here's an excerpt of ten.
Over the years, I've seen a few such lists, but wanted to post these because they're illustrated. |
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johnslat
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Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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| Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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Dear buravirgil,
I think "glaswen" could be pretty well translated by "smirk."
Regards,
John |
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buravirgil
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| Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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| johnslat wrote: |
| I think "glaswen" could be pretty well translated by "smirk." |
I read a little of Beckett for a while; he had some strong opinions about translations.
Smirk and smile are cognates for sure, and Sanders translates "blue smile" as sarcastic and mocking, while my dictionary defines smirk as v. smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way and
n. a smug, conceited, or silly smile.
A conceited person certainly could smirk to mock, but I read the German as more narrow than the English.
Or maybe Sanders needs you as an editor  |
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johnslat
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| Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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Dear buravirgil,
My smirks are ALWAYS sarcastic and mocking.
Regards,
John |
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