Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
in Parabelform kleiden
English translation:
to disguise them as parables
Added to glossary by
roneill
Aug 24, 2005 12:45
18 yrs ago
German term
in Parabelform kleiden
German to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Er bietet eine Fülle an scharfsinnigen, gesellschaftskritischen Ansatzpunkten und sozial engagierten Stellungnahmen, die, auch wenn es ihm gelingt, sie ***in Parabelform zu kleiden***, an Deutlichkeit und Aussagekraft nichts zu wünschen übrig und keine Frage offen lassen.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | disguises them as parables |
roneill
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| 3 +5 | present as parables |
Kathrin Harrison
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| 4 +1 | couched as a parable |
Rachel Ward
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| 2 +1 | present [them] as a parable |
hirselina
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Proposed translations
6 hrs
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disguises them as parables
Another possibility
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Note added at 6 hrs 49 mins (2005-08-24 19:34:37 GMT)
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"to disguise them as parables" would be the construction in your sentence
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Note added at 6 hrs 49 mins (2005-08-24 19:34:37 GMT)
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"to disguise them as parables" would be the construction in your sentence
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks for your help!"
+5
8 mins
Kathrin Harrison
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in German
United Kingdom
Dipl.-Dolm./Conference Interpreter EN-DE
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, French to German, Finnish to German, and 1 more.
present as parables
Just a thought...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
hirselina
: Great minds meet :-)
6 mins
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| agree |
Rebecca Garber
13 mins
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| agree |
BrigitteHilgner
: And that can actually be very nice.
31 mins
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| agree |
franglish
37 mins
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| agree |
Mario Marcolin
1 day 17 hrs
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+1
14 mins
hirselina
Specializes in field
present [them] as a parable
[them]depending on the context
+1
25 mins
Rachel Ward
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
For the Love of Language
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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2
couched as a parable
Another possibility, or "expressed as a parable"...
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