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German: Brisanz

English translation: edge



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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:Brisanz
English translation:edge
Entered by:Steve Yates
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10:17am Oct 25, 2004Login or register (free) for more options.
German to English translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
German term or phrase: Brisanz
"Der unerwartete Mauerbau 1961 hatte den Gegenwartsstoff plötzlich zu einem historischen gemacht und ihm ungeahnte Brisanz verliehen"
'Gegenwartsstoff' here referring to contemporary plots in GDR filmmaking. Can't find a clever way of rendering "Brisanz"... explosive/controversial nature?
xxxFrancis Lee
Germany
edge
Explanation:
concise if nothing else
Selected response from:

Steve Yates
United Kingdom
Note from asker to answerer
Yup - I liked this as soon as it was posted. Ta!
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3edge
Steve Yates
4(very) aproposMag_RaWa
4explosive
Daniela Wolff
4hot topicKrokodil
3explosive powerShane London
3explosivenesseweber


  

Answers

9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
explosive power

Explanation:
might just work

Shane London
Australia
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
explosive

Explanation:
in terms of it being politically explosive

Daniela Wolff
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
edge

Explanation:
concise if nothing else

Steve Yates
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 9
Note from asker to answerer
Yup - I liked this as soon as it was posted. Ta!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Ian M-H: yes - gave it an unexpected edge
1 min
agree Sebastian Witte
41 mins
agree Ralf A. Schumacher
2 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hot topic

Explanation:
i.e. for example "unsuspectly made it a hot topic".

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Note added at 2004-10-25 12:55:29 (GMT)
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Should be \"unsuspectedly\" ....

Krokodil
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
explosiveness

Explanation:
can´t think of any better

eweber
Austria
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(very) apropos

Explanation:
could fit

Mag_RaWa
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