Fortschrittseuphorie
English translation: enthusiasm / zeal / euphoria for progress
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| 13:11 Jun 27, 2009 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Guidebook to Prague | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Helen Shiner United Kingdom Local time: 00:39 | ||||||
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| 3 +8 | enthusiasm for progress |
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| 3 +2 | progress frenzy |
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| 4 | euphoric belief in progress |
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| 3 | euphoria of progress |
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| 3 | construction boom |
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| 3 -1 | glee of progress |
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| Reply to RegineMac |
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7 mins confidence: 
euphoria of progress Explanation: ...my first idea -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 mins (2009-06-27 13:20:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- On second thoughts: euphoria about progress -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2009-06-27 13:21:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The official euphoria about progress contradicted the quasi-modern classicism, which referred not only to the timeless aesthetic values, but also brought analysis to bear on its ethical implications and thereby served an important function in protesting the gauges of art. http://www.aicgs.org/documents/gdrart.pdf |
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5 hrs confidence:
construction boom Explanation: Might also be worth considering in this context. Of course far from literal, but like F. sums up what has been described earlier. |
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8 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1glee of progress Explanation: A bit more over the top than "mere" enthusiasm. Glee suggests not only excitement but a bit of hysteria mixed in, which in my impression is what Kafka is communicating here. |
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10 hrs confidence:
euphoric belief in progress Explanation: I'm used to hearing the phrase "faith in progress" or "belief in progress" used to describe an uncritical attitude toward progress and its presumed beneficent gifts ;-) So, to remain true to the original German here, the phrase "euphoric belief (or faith) in progress" could work. |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2progress frenzy Explanation: Could it be this? Doesn't get many hits in google, but does make sense to me. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2009-06-27 23:56:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Here's the answer: enthusiasm for radical makeover got that from a description of the Judenviertel: In their enthusiasm for radical makeovers, the city fathers' original plan for urban renewal also called for this building, the Jewish Town Hall, to be demolished. But, in the end, it wasn't. Hope that suggestion finds more takers! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2009-06-28 00:08:46 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- This was from: http://www.alicewhittenburg.com/kafka_prague/jewish_town_hal... Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://vincemichael.wordpress.com/2005/10/ |
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