Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Steinbruch
English translation:
quarry
Added to glossary by
Alison Schwitzgebel
May 23, 2002 19:40
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German term
Steinbruch
German to English
Art/Literary
Steinbruch
Seine Ausfuehrungen zur Theorie des Krieges werden immer noch als Steinbruch fuer die jeweils eigenen theoretischen Ansaetze herangezogen ...
Seine Ausfuehrungen zur Theorie des Krieges werden immer noch als Steinbruch fuer die jeweils eigenen theoretischen Ansaetze herangezogen ...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | quarry |
Alison Schwitzgebel
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| 4 +1 | ...still serve as a QUARRY for... |
Klaus Dorn (X)
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| 4 | gold mine |
Eva Blanar
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| 4 | quarry, fountain of thought |
Patrick Mueller
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Proposed translations
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Alison Schwitzgebel
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quarry
in general language this means a quarry, and I could also imagine using that word figuratively here.
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ALison
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ALison
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7 mins
Klaus Dorn (X)
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Klaus Dorn (X)
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...still serve as a QUARRY for...
still serve as a source would probably be simpler and better
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jerrie
: quarry - a source from which information can be extracted (Chambers)
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Eva Blanar
Hungary
Hungary
Hungary
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gold mine
Steinbruch is actually "quarry", but here, the sense looks like: his ideas are used by many, in their own context. I believe, in this case, "a gold mine" (of/for thoughts) would describe the situation.
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Patrick Mueller
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quarry, fountain of thought
If the relation between the cited author and those who draw on his ideas is displayed rather neutral, 'quarry' works fine and I'd roll with it.
However, the crude image of breaking away bits of the illustrious opus and shaping them into something far lesser suggests quite some disrespect for those in his footsteps.
A 'goldmine'in English would have been a 'Goldmine' in German as well, and the result of any mining effort is still gold.
How about "a fountain of thought" from which others 'distill' their ('bootlegged'?) theoretical approaches or an 'abundant plain' where they go 'poaching' for them.
Whether or not the disqualifying notion is indeed intended should be clear in extended context.
...I'd probably stick to quarry anyway ;-)
However, the crude image of breaking away bits of the illustrious opus and shaping them into something far lesser suggests quite some disrespect for those in his footsteps.
A 'goldmine'in English would have been a 'Goldmine' in German as well, and the result of any mining effort is still gold.
How about "a fountain of thought" from which others 'distill' their ('bootlegged'?) theoretical approaches or an 'abundant plain' where they go 'poaching' for them.
Whether or not the disqualifying notion is indeed intended should be clear in extended context.
...I'd probably stick to quarry anyway ;-)
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