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bolschewismus

English translation: Bolshevism

22:07 Mar 28, 2002
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
German term or phrase: bolschewismus
on a WWI german propaganda poster with a giant german spider poised over the world.
andrew
English translation:Bolshevism
Explanation:
Any decent German - English dictionary will tell you this :)

HTH
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Roddy Tannahill
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:18
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Summary of answers provided
5 +17Bolshevism
Roddy Tannahill
1 +4bolschewismus = Bolshevism
Jennie Sherrick, MA


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +17
Bolshevism


Explanation:
Any decent German - English dictionary will tell you this :)

HTH

Roddy Tannahill
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:18
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 148
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul Edgar: Totally agree
1 min
  -> Thanks Paul :o)
agree  Maya Jurt: Yep!
14 mins
  -> Thanks Maya ;o)
agree  & Associates (X)
15 mins
  -> Thanks David :o)
agree  Alev Ellington: very true
27 mins
agree  Sheila Hardie
1 hr
agree  Dr. Fred Thomson: Yes, and the spider probably isn't German at all. It is meant to depict the danger of spreading Bolshevism.
1 hr
agree  Andrea Kopf
2 hrs
agree  John Kinory (X): Wow, never would have guessed [G D & RVF]. And agree with Fred.
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agree  Lilla (X)
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agree  msebold
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agree  Palmyra
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agree  Elvira Stoianov
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agree  Norman Ellis
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16 hrs
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +4
bolschewismus = Bolshevism


Explanation:
Bolshevism (1917) = the doctrine or program of the Bolsheviks (communists)advocating violent overthrow of capitalism OR in other words, Russian communism. The Bolsheviks (the word itself stemming from the Russian word bolshoi meaning greater) were members of the extremist wing of the Social Democratic party that seized power in Russia by the Revolution of November 1917.


    self for translation and definition came from Merriam-Webster's dictionary
Jennie Sherrick, MA
United States
Local time: 12:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 61

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marcus Malabad: correction: bolshoi > great or big; bolshe > greater, bigger
6 hrs
agree  Codrut Tudor
8 hrs
agree  Tabea Petersen: Marcus, you're right about bolshoi
9 hrs
agree  brute (X)
13 hrs
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