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bilden (see context)

English translation: create,form

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German term or phrase:bilden
English translation:create,form
Entered by: Elvira Stoianov

09:14 May 30, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
German term or phrase: bilden (see context)
Wer bildet den Foetus im Mutterleib?

Article on religion and whether or not God creates life.

Unsure if this means nurtures or places foetus in womb.
MSH
Local time: 03:29
Who creates the foetus in the womb
Explanation:
This is the literal translation
Selected response from:

Elvira Stoianov
Luxembourg
Local time: 04:29
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6Who creates the foetus in the womb
Elvira Stoianov
4 +1forms or creates
Susan Geiblinger
4 +1Who shapes the foetus in the womb?
Mary Wilburn


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Who creates the foetus in the womb


Explanation:
This is the literal translation

Elvira Stoianov
Luxembourg
Local time: 04:29
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian, Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in pair: 1082

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ursula Peter-Czichi: The literal translation also reflects the ambiguity of the question.
29 mins
agree  jerrie
37 mins
agree  Andrea Kopf: Agree with Ursula.
1 hr
agree  Jeannie Graham
1 hr
agree  Trudy Peters
3 hrs
agree  ninasc (X)
3 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
forms or creates


Explanation:
Use form if the text is decidedly pro-abortion or creates with its reference to the creator of all life if it is an anti-abortion, pro-life text

Susan Geiblinger
Austria
Local time: 04:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 136

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ninasc (X)
3 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Who shapes the foetus in the womb?


Explanation:
The verb "bilden" is not static but includes the idea of growth, change.

Mary Wilburn
United States
Local time: 22:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 76

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lydia Molea: maybe even "forms and shapes"
24 mins
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