16:06 Jan 4, 2015 |
German to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - History | |||||||
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3 +2 | interpreter |
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3 +1 | critical ameliorater/ enhancer |
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3 +1 | a successor of |
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critical ameliorater/ enhancer Explanation: or amender, augmenter, magnifier, embellisher, critical improvement on |
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a successor of Explanation: I would say he is his successor, the context of aviable texts defines him as someone who used the teachings of aristoteles to form his own, so this term would be appropriate, even if he is critical he still has the teachings as his basis |
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interpreter Explanation: "Avicenna was one of the main interpreters of Aristotle..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotelianism Or a verb construction with 'develop'. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day4 hrs (2015-01-05 20:20:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or a verb construction with 'expand'. (Dictionary translation of 'erweitern'. But you already knew that, didn't you, lirka) |
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