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Gegenwart

English translation: The present


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German term or phrase:Gegenwart
English translation:The present
Entered by: Sueg
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10:20 Feb 19, 2011
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Gerhard Uhlenbruck quote
German term or phrase: Gegenwart
"Die Gegenwart ist die zukünftige Erinnerung. Entsprechend sollte man sie gestalten."

Is there a translation for this already somewhere? I couldn't find it but I know many of you are better researchers than I am.

If there is no accepable translation already, what are your suggestions.

TIA
Sueg
Austria
Local time: 14:20
The present
Explanation:
The present is(composed of) future memories.One should shape it accordingly.
Selected response from:

Oliver Toogood
Grading comment
Of course The present but I did not use the whole suggestion. It did not ring true for me. I agree with Brigitte.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7The present
Oliver Toogood
4 +2Now
Ramey Rieger
2todayphillee


Discussion entries: 8





  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Die Gegenwart
The present


Explanation:
The present is(composed of) future memories.One should shape it accordingly.

Oliver Toogood
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Of course The present but I did not use the whole suggestion. It did not ring true for me. I agree with Brigitte.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BrigitteHilgner: I agree with the term "the present", not with your translation of the whole sentence. / The present is the content of our future memories.
8 mins
  -> What don't you agree with? IMHO that's exactly what it means.
agree  Sylvie Schorsch: I second that.
39 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  Rose Newell: I third it.
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  writeaway: as in, what else could it be? (ie the translation of Die Gegenwart)
3 hrs
  -> thanks for fourthing it!
agree  babli: agree
3 hrs
  -> and for fifthing it!
agree  Jim Tucker: but of course
6 hrs
agree  Horst Huber: And one more. "Erinnerung" is the problem, it has a "global" touch that "memory" lacks.
11 hrs
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Die Gegenwart
today


Explanation:
e.g. Take care what you do today, it will go down in memory/become memory/be future memory. (or similar - ad infinitum)



phillee
Local time: 13:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Now


Explanation:
My idea:

Example sentence(s):
  • Now is our future's memory (reminder).
Ramey Rieger
Local time: 14:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrew Swift: Or: die Gegenwart = the here and now
13 mins
  -> Thanks, dude!
agree  Thayenga: Andrew was faster, cause I would have suggested thesame. Enjoy your weekend.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Sweetie, you, too! (3 legitimate commas in a 4-word sentence!)
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PRO / non-PRO		Non-PRO (3): Rose Newell, Jim Tucker, Thayenga


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Changes made by editors
Feb 19, 2011 - Changes made by Thayenga:
LevelPRO => Non-PRO
Feb 19, 2011 - Changes made by Astrid Elke Johnson:
Term askedDie Gegenwart => Gegenwart
Feb 19, 2011 - Changes made by Ingo Dierkschnieder:
Term askedDie Gegenwart => Die Gegenwart


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