14:08 May 24, 2018 |
German to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Philosophy / Book blurb | |||||||
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3 | stepping stone to fulfillment |
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2 | profusion / copiousness |
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2 | instil / empower etc. |
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profusion / copiousness Explanation: ...that the ostensibly empty book on profusion may become useful after all. BUT: Is it a book with "Fülle" as its subject, or is it an empty book which serves as vessel (i.e. is useful) for the concept of "Fülle". IF the latter case, I'd say: ...the presumably empty book becomes a vessel of copiousness in the end. Looks like another wannabe Heidegger trying his hand on linguistic skullduggery. |
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instil / empower etc. Explanation: .. maybe along the lines of "the empty book may ultimately instil abundance" ... just as a suggestion -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 23 hrs (2018-05-25 13:53:29 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or even "inspire".... quite like that |
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stepping stone to fulfillment Explanation: "Write down your personal insights and experiences. Create vacant spaces, as seen in this book, so it can be filled with new knowledge. By the end of this story, we realize that this seemingly empty book may be our stepping stone to fulfillment.." Fülle, gefüllt - we have a theme here that should probably be reflected in the translation... Perhaps 'vacant spaces' alludes to a literary technique? https://books.google.com/books?id=nHxoDn2a7vQC&pg=PA117&lpg=... |
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