Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
gemauerte Chronik
English translation:
the history written within these walls
Added to glossary by
Kim Metzger
Jun 18, 2003 16:39
20 yrs ago
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gemauerte Chronik
German to English
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History
history
Die gemauerte Chronik ... beginnt ... in der vorzeitlichen Steinzeit.
Die Stadt Ptuj – die gemauerte Chronik an der Straßenkreuzung, die das sonnige Italien mit dem weiten Pannonischen Becken und dem Alpental mit der Weite des Balkans verbindet, beginnt mit ihrem ersten Kapitel in der vorzeitlichen Steinzeit.
Die Stadt Ptuj – die gemauerte Chronik an der Straßenkreuzung, die das sonnige Italien mit dem weiten Pannonischen Becken und dem Alpental mit der Weite des Balkans verbindet, beginnt mit ihrem ersten Kapitel in der vorzeitlichen Steinzeit.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | The history within these walls |
David Moore (X)
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| 3 +2 | the story told by the stones |
Armorel Young
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| 4 +1 | (hi)story set [engraved/inscribed] in stone(s) [bricks?] |
Steffen Walter
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Proposed translations
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The history within these walls
could be a good start; the epithet
"gemauerte Chronik" oder "Abfallhaufen der Geschichte"? was recently applied to Nürnberg by Alexandra Gerstner, on P. 151. of her book - see link below.
"gemauerte Chronik" oder "Abfallhaufen der Geschichte"? was recently applied to Nürnberg by Alexandra Gerstner, on P. 151. of her book - see link below.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you everyone. I don't know if David's translation was a precise equivalent of the words, but in my view it captured the author's somewhat fuzzy intent very nicely."
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the story told by the stones
I'm just getting a bit fanciful. Actually I think David's suggestion is fantastic.
Peer comment(s):
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David Moore (X)
: This ain't bad either!
28 mins
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| agree |
Nancy Arrowsmith
: i agree, a little poetic
7 hrs
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2 hrs
Steffen Walter
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(hi)story set [engraved/inscribed] in stone(s) [bricks?]
variation on the theme
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Note added at 2003-06-18 18:57:05 (GMT)
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(town) walls witnessing history
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Note added at 2003-06-18 18:57:05 (GMT)
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(town) walls witnessing history
Peer comment(s):
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Dirgis (X)
: or: The chronicle, set in stone, begins in the prehistoric stone age.
6 hrs
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Discussion
Bereits bei der Entstehung war der Stadt Ptuj aufgrund ihrer Lage das Schicksal bestimmt, mehrmals in geschichtliche Ereignisse von europ�ischer Bedeutung verwickelt gewesen zu sein.