Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
dead prose
Dutch translation:
saai proza
Added to glossary by
Mirjam Bonne-Nollen
Feb 7, 2008 18:26
16 yrs ago
English term
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dead prose
English to Dutch
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
"Their brilliance constantly rescued me from dead ends or dead prose"
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Proposed translations
(Dutch)
| 4 | doods proza |
Ron Willems
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| 4 | dooddoener |
Bea Geenen
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| 3 | levenloos proza |
frameworks
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Proposed translations
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Ron Willems
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Netherlands
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Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands)
Works in: English to Dutch
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doods proza
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Het tegenovergestelde van levendig, meeslepend, boeiend, opwindend, pakkend...
Dead prose worse than stealing: Don Watson and Grahame Morris
Plagiarism is a sin, but Don Watson, the former speech writer for Paul Keating, believes the deadness of political speech is a worse crime.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/22/1082616263890.h...
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saai proza, zou je dus ook kunnen zeggen :^)
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Note added at 9 mins (2008-02-07 18:35:58 GMT)
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Het tegenovergestelde van levendig, meeslepend, boeiend, opwindend, pakkend...
Dead prose worse than stealing: Don Watson and Grahame Morris
Plagiarism is a sin, but Don Watson, the former speech writer for Paul Keating, believes the deadness of political speech is a worse crime.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/04/22/1082616263890.h...
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Note added at 9 mins (2008-02-07 18:36:23 GMT)
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saai proza, zou je dus ook kunnen zeggen :^)
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43 mins
frameworks
Native in Dutch
Specializes in field
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Flemish)
Works in: English to Dutch, French to Dutch, Spanish to Dutch, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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2
levenloos proza
doods, levenloos, zielloos,... idd mogelijkheden zat en keuze afhankelijk van waar je nadruk wilt op leggen of niet. En afhankelijk of je de Engelse symmetrie met 'dead' wilt behouden of niet.
9 hrs
Bea Geenen
Native in Dutch
Chinese/English/Spanish/German/French
Native in: Dutch
Works in: Chinese to Dutch, English to Dutch, Spanish to Dutch, and 2 more.
dooddoener
"Hun vernuft redde me voortdurend van dooddoeners en dood proza".
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