Stilrichtung
English translation: style (the artist) - styles for every taste (the clothing store)
| 15:04 Feb 21, 2000 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary | ||||
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|  Selected response from: Dan McCrosky (X) Local time: 08:27 | |||
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| na | technique, styles |
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| na | Stylistic bent/orientation |
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| na | style; styles |
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| na | 1. style; 2. fashion trend |
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| na | style (the artist) - styles for every taste (the clothing store) |
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| na | "school" (artist); "style" (fashion) |
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4 mins
technique, styles Explanation: The artist's technique is the unique quality of his work whereas in the clothing industry, the word style is used more often than any other. |
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15 mins
Stylistic bent/orientation Explanation: For the two contexts described |
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41 mins
style; styles Explanation: Both fashion (5) and creative painting (9) are specifically listed among the meanings of >>style<< in Webster's Encyclopedic Unabdridged Dictionary of the English Language. I would be comfortable with using the term (in its singular or plural form) just like tha in your contexts. |
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5 hrs
1. style; 2. fashion trend Explanation: In art, style is the term. Stilrichtung extends the meaning by a nuance but I don't think there is any need to capture it in the example given. |
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style (the artist) - styles for every taste (the clothing store) Explanation: The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) agrees with Tom's old Webster's: "style = a way of painting, writing, composing, building, etc." and "style = a particular design of clothing" I would stay away from the word "trend" in your example because some of the many styles might not be "trendy". |
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"school" (artist); "style" (fashion) Explanation: In the context of a painter you may talk about his "style" most generally. Say, he/she uses an ornamental style. If you talk about, say, impressionism, that is called a "school" of painting. With fashion, we talk about styles. The frequent use of this word as part of other words in the industry (stylish, styling) indicates this as the reight choice. Best regards, Nils |
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