"im Verschwinden begriffenen"

10:05 Sep 5, 2008

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German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting

German term or phrase: "im Verschwinden begriffenen"

Here is the text, thank for any help - Es gibt die geteilten Schalen auch ohne eigentliche Füllung, die jedoch als mutmaßliche, assoziative Füllung deutliche Spuren hinterlassen hat; im Abdruck solcher Art „verlorener“ Form erscheint uns die Möglichkeit des „im Verschwinden begriffenen“ oder genauer: nur im Verschwinden zu begreifenden sehr bildhaft, und xxxxxx xxxxxxx entwickelt diese wirkungsvollen Bilder weiter über die großen gespaltenen Blöcke der „Menschlichen Abdrücke im Stein“ bis zu den jüngsten keramischen Werken der „Halbschalen“.

marklevy KudoZ activity Questions: 31 (2 open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 27 Germany
Local time: 06:42

Summary of answers provided

dissolving

Amphyon

evanescing

Paul Kachur

2 +1

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TonyTK

Answers

32 mins confidence:

dissolving

Explanation:
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Amphyon
Italy
Local time: 06:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German

59 mins confidence:

evanescing

Explanation:
a nice poetic-sounding word tor "to disappear from view" or to dissolve into thin air.

Paul Kachur
Germany
Local time: 06:42
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Comment

Explanation:
This a truly awful job. All I can say is that if this particular sentence had been dumped on me, I'd probably try and write something that sounded vaguely arty, save it, vow never to look at it again, sit down with a box of Pringles and watch an episode of the hugely underrated Titus (starring Chrisptopher Titus)

- The "impression" left by this example of "lost contents" allows the onlooker to visualise the possibility of the something that is in the process of disappearing – or, more precisely, that can only be comprehended as something that is, gradually, no longer where it used to be. -

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Note added at 1 Stunde (2008-09-05 11:49:03 GMT)
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"... starring Christopher Titus).

"... the possibility of something that ..."

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Note added at 3 Stunden (2008-09-05 13:42:54 GMT)
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IOW I don't think you can reproduce the play on the different meanings of "in ... begriffenen" and "zu begreifenden"

TonyTK
Native speaker of:

English

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