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poiesis

English translation: poiesis

12:41 Nov 8, 2003
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
Spanish term or phrase: poiesis
¿Existe esa palabra, o es un typo? Disculpen mi ignorancia, pero no soy traductor literario.

Contexto: Se combina el ensayo, la poiesis, la dialéctica y el mensaje directo entre otros, para llegar así con mucha más fuerza a quienes se desea llegar; a la vez, para que ése número de personas cobijadas por el mensaje sea mayor.
Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Local time: 19:47
English translation:poiesis
Explanation:
–poiesis

SUFFIX: Production; creation; formation: hematopoiesis.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek poisis, creation, from poiein,
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Maria Luisa Duarte
Spain
Local time: 00:47
Grading comment
Muchas gracias.

Roberto
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poiesis


Explanation:
–poiesis

SUFFIX: Production; creation; formation: hematopoiesis.
ETYMOLOGY: From Greek poisis, creation, from poiein,



    Reference: http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/difficultwor...
Maria Luisa Duarte
Spain
Local time: 00:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 3168
Grading comment
Muchas gracias.

Roberto

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kika Capretti
14 mins
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agree  karin förster handley
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agree  Nikki Graham: It means creative production, espec. of art and in Psychology, the coining of neologisms, esp. by a schizophrenic (New Shorter Oxford)
33 mins
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agree  Manuel Ca�edo
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agree  Alicia Jordá
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