skape
English translation: make
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|  Selected response from: Egil Presttun Norway Local time: 06:58 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | make |
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| 4 | create |
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| 4 | stimulating, emotive, provocative, inspirational |
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| 4 | procreate |
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6 mins confidence: 
create Explanation: It's an awkward sentence, but I believe skape in this context is simply create, as in [passionless women] should be modest and creating. |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1make Explanation: skape, men ikke ha, begjær Jeg tror det som er ment her er at kvinner ikke har noe (særlig) kjønnsdrift, en myte som til en viss grad eksisterte på 1800-tallet. De skulle altså være beskjedne og ikke ha/vise begjær, men skape begjær hos mannen. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-22 14:18:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Hvilket engelsk ord man skal bruke, er vel egentlig et godt spørsmål. Jeg tenkte på noe sånt som "make/create/trigger lust" eller "make men lusty". Det går sikkert an å formulere dette på mange måter. |
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3 hrs confidence:
stimulating, emotive, provocative, inspirational Explanation: If you google Thomas Laqueur and 1800, you will come up with an abundance of articles and online books, where the essence of the target words are reflected in his writings or in quotes from his writings. Depending on the context and the nature of the document, with reference to the forceful content of the language used, I would pick a strong word like "provocative" or "stimulating" or a milder word like "inspirational". |
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4 hrs confidence:
procreate Explanation: In an era when the female body was something to be hidden and not a topic for public discussion, it might mean that a woman's role was to be modest and virtuous, and her body simply a vessel for producing children in order to carry on her husband's name; I think that "create" or "make" might be misleading, as I don't think women were encouraged to experiment or make waves in any sense. |
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