Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
transparent of
English answer:
bespeaks of, demonstrates, obvious, manifests
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Vassyl Trylis
Nov 4, 2003 07:42
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transparent of
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I'm looking for an explanation consistent with EACH of the next examples:
The dominance approach is beyond the ken of liberalism because liberals aim at 'formal' or 'abstract' law that is 'transparent of substance'.
... The user process is transparent of this mechanism and could possibly gain access
to the connection only at the end of this 2 Page 3.
Virgin Mary is transparent of Jesus.
Christ is transparent of the Divine.
I can choose between "full of", "penetrated by" and "devoid of" - but only when context permits. It is unjust, I believe...
The dominance approach is beyond the ken of liberalism because liberals aim at 'formal' or 'abstract' law that is 'transparent of substance'.
... The user process is transparent of this mechanism and could possibly gain access
to the connection only at the end of this 2 Page 3.
Virgin Mary is transparent of Jesus.
Christ is transparent of the Divine.
I can choose between "full of", "penetrated by" and "devoid of" - but only when context permits. It is unjust, I believe...
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Montefiore
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bespeaks of, demonstrates, obvious, manifests
First - dictionary usage:
A transparent object permits light to be transmitted and the images from the other side are visible. An opaque object is impervious to light.
In an abstract sense, transparent means frank, clear, and open.
Here are my applications to the examples provided by the Asker:
1. The dominance approach is beyond the ken of liberalism because liberals aim at 'formal' or 'abstract' law that is 'transparent of substance'.
1. Transparent of substance = bespeaks of substance, is honest about substance, manifests the substance, deals with\addresses the substance
2.... The user process is transparent of this mechanism and could possibly gain access
to the connection only at the end of this 2 Page 3.
2. The user process demonstrates this mechanism/reveals this mechanism/speaks of this mechanism
3. Virgin Mary is transparent of Jesus.
3. Virgin Mary is obvious of [the presence] of Jesus/manifests Jesus
4. Christ is transparent of the Divine.
Christ manifests the Divine.
I must comment that the word "transparent" is not the word I would use in some of those cases. However, this is the best shot I can give, as far as the interpretation is concerned. I apologize in advance if some of it is far-fetched. Without reading the whole text, it's hard to assess the situation.
A transparent object permits light to be transmitted and the images from the other side are visible. An opaque object is impervious to light.
In an abstract sense, transparent means frank, clear, and open.
Here are my applications to the examples provided by the Asker:
1. The dominance approach is beyond the ken of liberalism because liberals aim at 'formal' or 'abstract' law that is 'transparent of substance'.
1. Transparent of substance = bespeaks of substance, is honest about substance, manifests the substance, deals with\addresses the substance
2.... The user process is transparent of this mechanism and could possibly gain access
to the connection only at the end of this 2 Page 3.
2. The user process demonstrates this mechanism/reveals this mechanism/speaks of this mechanism
3. Virgin Mary is transparent of Jesus.
3. Virgin Mary is obvious of [the presence] of Jesus/manifests Jesus
4. Christ is transparent of the Divine.
Christ manifests the Divine.
I must comment that the word "transparent" is not the word I would use in some of those cases. However, this is the best shot I can give, as far as the interpretation is concerned. I apologize in advance if some of it is far-fetched. Without reading the whole text, it's hard to assess the situation.
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Comment: "Such a good commentary in 25 minutes - You are in excellent form!
Other commentaries are not less helpful. As always when in face with two-faced words, I tried to catch some KEY which would fit to ALL meanings. And I could not. Fuad Yahya and CRAndersen have consoled me: not the key but the lock is scratching.
Many thanks to all participants!"
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5 mins
Your approach IS just.
Consistency in translation does not have an absolute value, but a relative value, forever in contention with other requirements, such as accommodating the context, as you have so correctly done. That is one reason translation cannot be effectively done by a machine.
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Christine Andersen
: Agree 100%. To my rather purist ear, 'transparent of' sounds like machine language and would be underlined heavily in red by any of my teachers and gurus!! But that is no help with the present meaning, sorry...
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Rajan Chopra
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Montefiore
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independent of
I must admit to having a completely different interpretation here to my other colleagues.
In my mind, 'transparency' is being referred to in the sense of 'not having any effect on', just as a transparent glass window does not distort what we see through it.
This is the way the word is often used technically: a 'transparent' process or system is one which lets the original signal (or whatever) through without alteration.
Certainly in your first 2 examples, this would fit very well; they are looking for law-making that exists in its own right, and is not determined by the content or cointext. The same could go for the 'user process'
Sorry, I can't comment on the last 2 examples, as I don't have enough religious understanding to know how it would work; however, I do know that the Virgin Mary IS worshipped by some people almost independently of Jesus (i.e. not JUST because she was the Mother of God), so perhaps the meaning there could work the same way.
In my mind, 'transparency' is being referred to in the sense of 'not having any effect on', just as a transparent glass window does not distort what we see through it.
This is the way the word is often used technically: a 'transparent' process or system is one which lets the original signal (or whatever) through without alteration.
Certainly in your first 2 examples, this would fit very well; they are looking for law-making that exists in its own right, and is not determined by the content or cointext. The same could go for the 'user process'
Sorry, I can't comment on the last 2 examples, as I don't have enough religious understanding to know how it would work; however, I do know that the Virgin Mary IS worshipped by some people almost independently of Jesus (i.e. not JUST because she was the Mother of God), so perhaps the meaning there could work the same way.
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jerrie
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Thanks, Jerrie! I'm relieved I'm not the ONLY one who sees it that way!
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a reflection of, embodies, dependent on
a reflection of, embodies, dependent on
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