drei Sekunden Gegenwart
English translation: taking life three seconds at a time
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| 4 +2 | taking life three seconds at a time |
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| 4 | the 3-second present |
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| 3 | to be present for 3 seconds |
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to be present for 3 seconds Explanation: My guess is that Gegenwart means present, as opposed to Zukunft, and is a noun, but in this case it doesn't make any sense. I think Gegenwart is used as a verb although the word is capitalized, but used as a synonym for Anwesenheit, and like the usage: Deine Gegenwart ist nicht erwuenscht, or Befreie mich von deiner Gegenwart. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 mins (2009-03-18 07:38:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or another way of saying, to leave immediately, or instantly. |
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peer agreement (net): +2taking life three seconds at a time Explanation: There is no correspondent fixed phrase for "3 Sekunden Gegenwart". The idea has been discussed in the Times article "MIND/BODY/HEALTH; TAKING LIFE THREE SECONDS AT A TIME" - which actually sounds good ("taking life 3 seconds at a time") if your intention is to translate a play title, like that of Claus von Wagner. Otherwise, you can build an expression on the models of: - three-second rule - in basketball (http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/593892/three-secon... or http://www.seducenow.com/3sec_rule.html - three-second memory - song of Lee Ewans (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odx7tDeNgWU) - three-second killers (http://www.metacafe.com/watch/485456/the_3_second_killers/) etc. ----> you could simply say: "three-second present (time)", or "three-second contemporaneity" Reference: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE7DA173FF... |
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