Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
lösend und befreiend
English translation:
a sense of release and liberation
Added to glossary by
germansarah
Feb 25, 2005 14:38
19 yrs ago
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German term
oxford medical and theology student
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German
lösend und befreiend
German to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
"Das Licht in ihrer Malerei wirkt lösend und befreiend."
Aus dem Eroeffnungskatalog einer Kunstgalerie.
Aus dem Eroeffnungskatalog einer Kunstgalerie.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | a sense of release and liberation |
Lancashireman
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| 4 | elevating and liberating |
Terry Moran
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| 3 +1 | lifting and liberating (?) |
JeffFish (X)
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Proposed translations
+2
10 mins
Lancashireman
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Related KudoZ points
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159
German term (edited):
l�send und befreiend
Selected
a sense of release and liberation
The use of light in her painting gives the viewer a sense of release and liberation
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Note added at 3 hrs 2 mins (2005-02-25 17:40:41 GMT)
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\'release\' in all directions: to the sides, front, rear (not forgetting, of course, upwards!)
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Note added at 3 hrs 2 mins (2005-02-25 17:40:41 GMT)
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\'release\' in all directions: to the sides, front, rear (not forgetting, of course, upwards!)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks!"
19 hrs
Terry Moran
France
France
Native in English
Works in field
France
Brain the size of a planet, modest too
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Russian to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
German term (edited):
l�send und befreiend
elevating and liberating
To avoid the association with lifting and separating.
+1
11 mins
German term (edited):
l�send und befreiend
lifting and liberating (?)
two terms the art set might use (and a nifty bit of alliteration too)
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Note added at 3 days 5 hrs 12 mins (2005-02-28 19:51:10 GMT)
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if \"lifting\" makes you think of bras, substitute \"uplifting\"
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Note added at 3 days 5 hrs 12 mins (2005-02-28 19:51:10 GMT)
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if \"lifting\" makes you think of bras, substitute \"uplifting\"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Dmytro Voskolovych
: i REALLY like it
1 hr
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| neutral |
TonyTK
: Hmmm. It sounds like an advert for a bra. Anyway, the official nifty count for alliteration is at least three words.
2 hrs
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add light to make 3
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