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in Parabelform kleiden

English translation: to disguise them as parables


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German term or phrase:in Parabelform kleiden
English translation:to disguise them as parables
Entered by: roneill
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12:45 Aug 24, 2005
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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
German term or phrase: in Parabelform kleiden
Er bietet eine Fülle an scharfsinnigen, gesellschaftskritischen Ansatzpunkten und sozial engagierten Stellungnahmen, die, auch wenn es ihm gelingt, sie ***in Parabelform zu kleiden***, an Deutlichkeit und Aussagekraft nichts zu wünschen übrig und keine Frage offen lassen.
gfish
Local time: 05:16
disguises them as parables
Explanation:
Another possibility

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"to disguise them as parables" would be the construction in your sentence
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roneill
Local time: 05:16
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thanks for your help!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5present as parables
Kathrin Harrison
4 +1couched as a parable
Rachel Ward
4disguises them as parables
roneill
2 +1present [them] as a parablehirselina


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
present as parables


Explanation:
Just a thought...

Kathrin Harrison
Local time: 13:16
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  hirselina: Great minds meet :-)
6 mins

agree  Rebecca Garber
13 mins

agree  BrigitteHilgner: And that can actually be very nice.
31 mins

agree  franglish
37 mins

agree  Mario Marcolin
1 day17 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
present [them] as a parable


Explanation:
[them]depending on the context

hirselina
Local time: 14:16
Specializes in field
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Rebecca Garber
7 mins
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
couched as a parable


Explanation:
Another possibility, or "expressed as a parable"...

Rachel Ward
Local time: 13:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2

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agree  Mario Marcolin
1 day17 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
disguises them as parables


Explanation:
Another possibility

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Note added at 6 hrs 49 mins (2005-08-24 19:34:37 GMT)
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"to disguise them as parables" would be the construction in your sentence

roneill
Local time: 05:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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