Tereziánský předstupeň osvícenského absolutismu

English translation: Initial stage of enlightened absolutism in the period of Maria Theresia reign

08:22 Aug 6, 2008
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Czech term or phrase: Tereziánský předstupeň osvícenského absolutismu
Comes from the sentence: Druhá kapitola je nazvána Tereziánský předstupeň osvícenského absolutismu.

I know we're talking about the period of Maria Theresia, and I know that at least literally we've got a "pre-degree", and we know what enlightened absolutism is, but how to put it all together to sound and be correct?
Scott Evan Andrews
United States
Local time: 19:30
English translation:Initial stage of enlightened absolutism in the period of Maria Theresia reign
Explanation:
or Therezian pre-stage of enlightened absolutism or Theresian initial stage of enlightened absolutism.
I am not native speaker so you must select the best way of translating it.
Theresian as Victorian.

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Sarka Rubkova
Czech Republic
Local time: 19:30
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Initial stage of enlightened absolutism in the period of Maria Theresia reign
Sarka Rubkova
3 +1Early Stage of Enlightened Absolutism, the Reign of Maria Theresa
Veronika Hansova
3 +1Theresian First Stage of Enlightened Absolutism ?
Martha Sullivan
3Reign of Maria Theresa: A Path to the Absolutism of the Age of Enlightment
Radomir HRIVNAK


  

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Initial stage of enlightened absolutism in the period of Maria Theresia reign


Language variant: initial stage of enlightened absolutism unde reign of Maria Theresia

Explanation:
or Therezian pre-stage of enlightened absolutism or Theresian initial stage of enlightened absolutism.
I am not native speaker so you must select the best way of translating it.
Theresian as Victorian.



Sarka Rubkova
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agree  Martin König: Zní to nejpodobněji
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Early Stage of Enlightened Absolutism, the Reign of Maria Theresa


Explanation:
Just an idea...

Veronika Hansova
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agree  Jana Bedanova: I think it's the best suggestion, not literal as some of the others, but as a name of the chapter it sounds pretty elegant and English to me
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Theresian First Stage of Enlightened Absolutism ?


Explanation:
Just a guess. Do you have any more information about the book/chapter or is that just a reference in something else you are translating?
Another possibility:
First Stage of Enlightened Absolutism under Maria Theresa's Reign

Martha Sullivan
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agree  Pavel Blann: or: Theresian Preliminary Stage of Enlightened Absolutism
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Reign of Maria Theresa: A Path to the Absolutism of the Age of Enlightment


Explanation:
What we call the "Theresan" (or Theresian) Period and Theresan Reforms may also refer to the reign of Emperor Joseph II, son of Maria Theresa and an equally renowned representative of the Enlightment.
Check out whether restricting the chapter title to Maria Theresa's reign would correspond with the context.

As for a more accurate translation, I am almost sure no precise and uniform term would be available, so it is best to see it as a figurative expression and try to put in a bit of creative approach.

Other alternatives:
Theresan Period - Dawn of Absolutism of the Enlightment Era
Early Absolutism Stage of the Age of Enlightment in the Theresan Period

Radomir HRIVNAK
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Native speaker of: Native in SlovakSlovak
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