Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
...entmaterialisierte, aufgebrochene und existenzialistische Mischwesen.
English translation:
dematerialised, fragmented and existentialist compound entities
Added to glossary by
Gabrielle Lyons
Jan 22, 2005 15:18
19 yrs ago
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German term
...entmaterialisierte, aufgebrochene und existenzialistische Mischwesen.
German to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Sein Hauptwerk entsteht Mitte der 50er Jahre: Es sind entmaterialisierte, aufgebrochene und existenzialistische Mischwesen.
The text concerns a Swiss sculptor. Can anyone improve on, "His most important works were created in the 1950s and consist of dematerialised, deconstructed and existential mixed forms"?
The text concerns a Swiss sculptor. Can anyone improve on, "His most important works were created in the 1950s and consist of dematerialised, deconstructed and existential mixed forms"?
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
4 hrs
Gabrielle Lyons
Native in English
The content matters.
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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6
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(It consists of) dematerialised, fragmented and existentialist compound entities.
Similar to Jonathan but with a different take on Mischwesen. I'm trying to get that there is a mixture of different parts within each individual form/object.
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Actually I didn't select any complete suggestion, but I took 'fragmented' & 'compound' from Gabrielle's. Thanks."
+1
17 mins
... a mixture of ...
aufgebrochen might be fragmented
You have my commiserations!
You have my commiserations!
Peer comment(s):
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BrigitteHilgner
: to me, this sounds better than "mixed forms", and I would prefer "existentialist" to "existential".
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45 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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28
an assortment of dematerialized, fragmented and existentialized objects
an initial stab
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Note added at 1 hr 31 mins (2005-01-22 16:50:48 GMT)
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misread existentialized, like Brigitte\'s suggestion of \"existentialist\"
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Note added at 1 hr 31 mins (2005-01-22 16:50:48 GMT)
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misread existentialized, like Brigitte\'s suggestion of \"existentialist\"
4 hrs
incorporeal, fissured and existentialist androgynes
or: existentialist creatures of indeterminate gender
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Gabrielle Lyons
: This is a great phrase IF it describes the guy's work. Mischwesen doesn't automatically suggest mixed gender to me, but if that's what they look like ...
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1 day 11 hrs
dematerialised, fragmented and existentialist chimeras
Declined
... or maybe ... chimerical creatures.
Comment: ""chimerical creatures" is a bit too suggestive of weird beasts you might find in the forest, I think.."
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