15:22 Sep 12, 2017 |
German to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Philosophy | |||||
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[the] dichotomies that are present in all living creatures / in all life Explanation: Dichotomy: "A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different." https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/dichotomy [the] dichotomies that are characteristic of all living creatures / in all life alles Lebendigen (neuter singular, genitive) = all that is living aller Lebendigen (plural, genitive) = all living creatures Here is the context: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UpFrAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT228&lp... |
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opposite poles of life Explanation: The expression is more crisp, if we qualify poles with 'opposite' and life with nothing. Compare with this: "It is designed to accommodate the personal and the planetary, political awareness and head-in-the-sand retreat. These opposite poles of life are dressed in identical trappings, and we’re invited to react to them with a single, limited set of coded responses." https://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/the-big-and-small-of... |
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[rephrase] Explanation: Stability and change, stasis and progress – (our) life fluctuates between these (two) poles. ...we all live in the tension between these poles |
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the poles between which all life forms cycle Explanation: Constancy and Change. Conserving and Progressing. These are the poles between which all life forms cycle. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2017-09-13 02:12:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Living things" is better if talking about music: These are the poles between which all things must cycle to live. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 hrs (2017-09-13 09:14:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I tried out the "pole," but I agree that this is not natural in this context. Using "phases" might cover what is in the speech/bulletin: http://frankenland.franconica.uni-wuerzburg.de/login/data/19... Compare to a phase diagram: http://chemguide.co.uk/physical/phaseeqia/phasediags.html "Constancy, conserving, progressing, change. These are the phases that enable things to live." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 hrs (2017-09-13 09:51:39 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Actually, it is possible to drop the "Pole" altogether to avoid clashing with other references to these later on. "Constancy,... are what enable things to live." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2017-09-13 18:36:57 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Thank you for the feedback, Nina. Glad I helped. Indeed a tough one. Best of luck! |
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