Oficiozinė literatūra
English translation: ideologically tainted literature
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| Lithuanian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||||
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| 4 | semi-official literature |
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| 3 | kowtow literature |
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kowtow literature Explanation: kowtow literature just a suggestion; semi-official sounds ambiguous -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2006-03-02 14:10:03 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Kowtow is derived from Chinese koutou, with kou meaning 'knock' and tou meaning 'head'. The original sense of the term as used in China involved knocking (or at least touching) one's forehead to the ground while kneeling in front of a religious shrine or a person, in order to express worship and obedience or to show respect, reverence, and utter submission to someone higher than oneself in the social order. |
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semi-official literature Explanation: Oficiozas - period. leidinys, kuris reiškia vyriausybės požiūrį, bet nėra jos oficialus organas -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2006-03-02 15:01:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Man atrodo, kad šiuo atveju tiktu 'ėjimas ratais'. Turint galvoje, kad lietuviška 'oficiozinis' reikšmė - bent šiame kontekte - skiriasi nuo bendrai priimtosios, siūlyčiau: 'ideologically tainted literature' Alkonas Tarptautinių žodžių žodynas Interleksis |
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