Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Sentenzenliteratur
English translation:
aphorisms
Added to glossary by
jerrie
Jan 30, 2003 12:14
21 yrs ago
German term
United Kingdom
Sentenzenliteratur
German to English
Other
is it the same as "spruchweisheit"?
it relates to Old Testament proverbs, the sentence is:
"Man ist versucht die Eigenart der Sentenzenliteratur gerade darin zu sehen, daß iht all das fehlt, was die Mitte de Alten Testamentes auszeichnet und bestimmt."
it relates to Old Testament proverbs, the sentence is:
"Man ist versucht die Eigenart der Sentenzenliteratur gerade darin zu sehen, daß iht all das fehlt, was die Mitte de Alten Testamentes auszeichnet und bestimmt."
Proposed translations
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| 4 | aphorisms |
jerrie
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| 3 | maxims |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Proposed translations
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aphorisms
More succinct, limited to a sentence (or 2) to make the point
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The most familiar poems in the Bible are the psalms of the Psalter, the love songs of the Song of Solomon, and the aphorisms of Proverbs.
http://www.oup.co.uk/isbn/0-19-213243-1
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Note added at 2003-01-30 12:41:01 (GMT)
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The most familiar poems in the Bible are the psalms of the Psalter, the love songs of the Song of Solomon, and the aphorisms of Proverbs.
http://www.oup.co.uk/isbn/0-19-213243-1
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Jonathan MacKerron
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maxims
according to Duden
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or \"adages\"
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Note added at 2003-01-30 13:38:31 (GMT)
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19 google hits for \"aphoristic literature\"
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Note added at 2003-01-30 13:37:44 (GMT)
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or \"adages\"
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Note added at 2003-01-30 13:38:31 (GMT)
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19 google hits for \"aphoristic literature\"
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