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mortal coil and cosmic coil

German translation: irdische Verstrickung

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English term or phrase:mortal coil
German translation:irdische Verstrickung
Entered by: Karoline Schulz

16:07 Aug 25, 2017
English to German translations [PRO]
Science - Philosophy / Denial of Death
English term or phrase: mortal coil and cosmic coil
All of us, and all of our loved ones, will vanish from the world literally (our sentience extinguished for eternity) and probably figuratively as well, since the likelihood that anyone will be remembered, beyond, say, their grandchildren, is extremely improbable.
And even with regard to that bit of fake ‘immortality’—being recognized for having existed at some point in the intangible past, by grandchildren—one might ask: how could that constitute adequate satisfaction for the insatiable vanities of human life?

And should one of us, against all odds, inherit a century or two of influence or significance while our bodies and our minds are long decomposed and consumed by insects—what will that matter, since all those we posthumously affect, like ourselves, are destined for oblivion, not just that of the --- mortal coil---, but also that forecast by astronomers for the ---cosmic coil---, when our sun is extinguished, and nothing remains of any person or place or work of art or anything else in which creatures like us are emotionally invested.
Karoline Schulz
Germany
Local time: 09:08
irdische Verstrickung
Explanation:
Deutsche Übersetzung von August Wilhelm von Schlegel (1767–1845)

zit. n.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sein_oder_Nichtsein,_das_ist_h...


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Bernd Albrecht
Switzerland
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Danke! Dafür habe ich mich entschieden.
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4Zirkel der Sterblichen/kosmischen Zirkels
Bernie Graezer, MLaw UZH (X)
2irdische Verstrickung
Bernd Albrecht


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mortal coil
irdische Verstrickung


Explanation:
Deutsche Übersetzung von August Wilhelm von Schlegel (1767–1845)

zit. n.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sein_oder_Nichtsein,_das_ist_h...




Bernd Albrecht
Switzerland
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Zirkel der Sterblichen/kosmischen Zirkels


Explanation:
Wörtliche Übersetzung von "coil" erscheint zu plump. "Irdische Verstrickung" etwas zu frei.

Bernie Graezer, MLaw UZH (X)
Switzerland
Local time: 09:08
Native speaker of: German
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