Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
andeutungsweise anschaulich werden lassen
English translation:
to give an inkling of
Added to glossary by
silfilla
May 24, 2005 14:22
18 yrs ago
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German term
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, German to English, English to French
lässt...andeutungsweise anschaulich werden
German to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
I am not feeling all that confident about my translation of this sentence and would greatly appreciate any suggestions (or just reassurance if it isn't too bad!) Thank you in advance!
"Die noch gegenwärtige politische Vergangenheit des Areals lässt, besonders für den Ausländer, einen schmerzhaften Teil der chinesischen Geschichte andeutungsweise anschaulich werden."
My translation:
"The persisting political past of the complex allows a painful part of Chinese history to become allusively concrete, especially to foreigners."
"Die noch gegenwärtige politische Vergangenheit des Areals lässt, besonders für den Ausländer, einen schmerzhaften Teil der chinesischen Geschichte andeutungsweise anschaulich werden."
My translation:
"The persisting political past of the complex allows a painful part of Chinese history to become allusively concrete, especially to foreigners."
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | gives ... an inkling of ... |
silfilla
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| 3 +1 | points to/hints/suggests |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 3 | illustrative |
Monika Leit
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Proposed translations
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silfilla
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gives ... an inkling of ...
;-)
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Note added at 12 mins (2005-05-24 14:35:18 GMT)
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The lingering political past of the complex gives foreigners in particular an inkling of a painful part of Chinese history.
Webster\'s: inkling: slight indication or suggestion/slight knowledge or vague notion
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Note added at 12 mins (2005-05-24 14:35:18 GMT)
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The lingering political past of the complex gives foreigners in particular an inkling of a painful part of Chinese history.
Webster\'s: inkling: slight indication or suggestion/slight knowledge or vague notion
Peer comment(s):
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Craig Meulen
: Great, I knew there was a nice English word that was escaping me .... "inkling" ! // Perfect Silfilla, perfect!!
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;-)) // thank you!!! ;-)))
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for the suggestions!! :)"
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Monika Leit
Native in German
Specializes in field
12 years in finance & accounting
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
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illustrative
für anschaulich würde ich eher illustrative or clear nehmen.
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Craig Meulen
: also a nice idea - but can you incorporate it into a complete translation without changing the emphasis? - Been thinking about it but can't get a satisfactory answer // Hmm, now I see silfilla has done just that..
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