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English translation: serenity

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Dutch term or phrase:	verstilling
English translation:	serenity
Entered by:	Adela Van Gils

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20:04 Apr 18, 2004

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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting

Dutch term or phrase: verstilling

De verstilling in een schilderij.

Adela Van Gils KudoZ activity Questions: 786 (1 open) (8 without valid answers) (54 closed without grading) Answers: 1572 Netherlands
Local time: 23:17

tranquillity

Explanation:
or calmness or serenity

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Note added at 2004-04-19 08:01:54 (GMT)
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difficult to phrase without more context, but perhaps you can use something like \'calm(s) down\' or \'become(s) still/quiet/peaceful\', or even \'seem(s) to become etc\'

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Lindsay Edwards
Local time: 23:17

Grading comment

Thanks. I go for serenity.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

tranquillity

Lindsay Edwards

4 +1

stillness

Kate Hudson

stilling effect

Saskia Steur

Discussion entries: 2

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21 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

tranquillity

Lindsay Edwards
Local time: 23:17
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 6

Grading comment

Thanks. I go for serenity.

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

stillness

Explanation:
As you say this is the effect or feeling that time has stopped.

Kate Hudson
Netherlands
Local time: 23:17
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24

11 hrs confidence:

stilling effect

Explanation:
The stilling effect of a painting.

Or perhaps: stilling qualities

Ik zou er dus een iets andere constructie van maken.

www.natsoc.org.uk/downloads/connectingre/ musicconnecting.pdf

Saskia Steur
Local time: 23:17
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Native speaker of: Dutch

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