18:14 Dec 16, 2009 |
Czech to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Religion / sociology of religion under Communism | |||||||
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4 +1 | ideological spinning wheel |
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4 | ideological rollercoaster |
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4 | an ideological merry-go-round |
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3 | ideological hurdy-gurdy / organ-grinder |
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ideological spinning wheel Explanation: Why not? Let the reader decide what it might mean... |
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ideological rollercoaster Explanation: Slightly stronger term, but you could also perhaps use "ideological rollercoaster" as in the enclosed article, please see link below. Reference: http://www.lib.umd.edu/drum/bitstream/1903/2658/1/umi-umd-25... |
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an ideological merry-go-round Explanation: slightly sarcastic but maybe you'll like it |
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ideological hurdy-gurdy / organ-grinder Explanation: Well, the metaphors in your text are quite colourful. My above two suggestions both express the idea of the same thing repeated again and again. A hurdy-gurdy (whether you take it in its original sense of a medieval instrument, or in the sense of a barrel-organ) just drones on... If you want to "personalise" it, you could say "ideological organ-grinder", i.e. the one who cranks the handle. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 hrs (2009-12-17 09:11:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I'm taking "kolovrátek" in the sense of "barrel organ". I think the idea of mindless repetition is there. Earlier, I was thinking of "refrain" (same old monotonous refrain). This is in line with Maria's idea, "worn-out song". |
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