German: BeständigkeitEnglish translation: of lasting significance 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | Bedeutung und Beständigkeit | | English translation: | of lasting significance | | Entered by: | germansarah |
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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | | German term or phrase: Beständigkeit | Ich hoffe dass dieses Zentrum von Bedeutung und Beständigkeit sein wird.
wie gebe ich das am besten wieder? Aus einem Eröffnungskatalog. |
| germansarahKudoZ activityQuestions: 24 (all closed) Answers: 44
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| Clarification request(s) and responseAnnika Neudecker: 11:49am Feb 23, 2005: Hi Sarah! Weil's so viele Übersetzungen für "Beständigkeit" gibt, würde mehr Kontext helfen. Welche Art von Zentrum? Wie lauten die Sätze vor/nach diesem Satz? -
germansarah (asker): 12:39am Feb 24, 2005: Es geht um ein spirituelles zentrum fuer juedische kunst.
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| | of lasting significance | Explanation:
Just a bit more "poetical" than "permanent feature" - depends on what sort of register you need, though. |
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 Armorel Young
United Kingdom
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| permanent feature
Explanation:
“It is my hope that this (splendid new) Centre will become a significant and permanent feature in the (cultural?) landscape.”
This way the two abstract nouns become a pair of adjectives
'lasting' might also fit
| Andrew Swift
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