Jul 11, 2017 18:03
6 yrs ago
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German term
alles Hiesige uebertreffe
German to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Literature
Kritiker lobten den Autor wie folgt
Das Faszinosum eines Autors, der sich die Sprache und die Kultur eines Landes von aussen aneigne, und dabei alles Hiesige uebertreffe
Was meint man mit "alles Hiesige" hier? Der Autor kann besser schreiben als die lokalen Autoren oder er kennt alles hier besser?
Der Sinn wirkt vage fuer mich. Helfen Sie mir bitte und ich danke Euch im voraus!
Das Faszinosum eines Autors, der sich die Sprache und die Kultur eines Landes von aussen aneigne, und dabei alles Hiesige uebertreffe
Was meint man mit "alles Hiesige" hier? Der Autor kann besser schreiben als die lokalen Autoren oder er kennt alles hier besser?
Der Sinn wirkt vage fuer mich. Helfen Sie mir bitte und ich danke Euch im voraus!
Proposed translations
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19 mins
Lancashireman
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Related KudoZ points
:
159
German term (edited):
alles Hiesige übertreffe
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surpasses all native speakers / local writers / authors for whom X is their first language
He/she has learnt the language as a non-native speaker but still manages to produce prose more elegant that the 'hiesige', i.e. the authors from here (hier).
http://dict.leo.org/englisch-deutsch/hiesig
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surpasses anything written by the locals
alles Hiesige = everything from the country (i.e. the literature)
alle Hiesigen = everyone from the country (i.e. the authors)
http://dict.leo.org/englisch-deutsch/hiesig
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Note added at 23 mins (2017-07-11 18:27:15 GMT)
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surpasses anything written by the locals
alles Hiesige = everything from the country (i.e. the literature)
alle Hiesigen = everyone from the country (i.e. the authors)
Note from asker:
| Thank you very much for your very clear explanation! It helped a lot |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
1 hr
Michael Martin, MA
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
Works in field
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
43
putting the locals to shame
Bit of a cliche but very adaptable to a variety of contexts including this one.
1 hr
surpassing all domestic efforts
This would be my attempt avoid narrowing it down to language, as he has acquired both language and culture.
6 hrs
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
50
and goes above and beyond
any (and all) native exponents
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writers
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Note added at 6 hrs (2017-07-12 00:23:13 GMT)
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lots of ways to do this
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Note added at 6 hrs (2017-07-12 00:22:45 GMT)
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writers
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Note added at 6 hrs (2017-07-12 00:23:13 GMT)
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lots of ways to do this
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