Gemengelage
English translation: eclectic reading
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| 22:47 Dec 18, 2005 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Literary Criticism | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Stephen Roche Local time: 03:55 | ||||||
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| 3 | Read everything! |
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| 3 | hodgepodge / mishmash |
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| 3 | scattered readings |
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| 3 | eclectic reading |
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14 mins confidence: 
Read everything! Explanation: Gemengelage is a legal term that refers to permission to build structures in close proximity for different purposes (the kind of things that modern zoning tends to prohibit). Here it's meant to encourage the reader to read a melange of texts. |
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15 mins confidence:
hodgepodge / mishmash Explanation: Does this fit the context? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 17 mins (2005-12-18 23:04:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "mixed bag" perhaps |
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7 hrs confidence:
scattered readings Explanation: Gemengelage: parcels of ground of an agricultural concern scattered over an area |
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10 hrs confidence:
eclectic reading Explanation: or 'eclectic scholarship' if the context is broader another nice term is 'catholic' (with a small c!) |
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