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I just bumped into this, Earion. Typically I read forums on bilingual inquiries. BILDUNG Oh Boy! Sure I know there's no simple answer to this one. But my brain can't help incubating more ideas in quest of a summary term to use where footnotes are not an option. I'll keep passing them on as...

Good catch, Marinos! Speaking of "catch," let's not forget the American classic coming-of-age novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger!

I really enjoyed reading Fritz Ringer's definition of Bildung in dominotheory's post. This indeed is a multifaceted and all-encompassing term that defies any attempt to reach a simple translation in any other language. Even the French culture générale seems hopelessly incomplete. According to...

Hi Raiden, I think the Doc's title is actually the more accurate one! Here's why: Visit http://www.imdb.com and scroll down to Details Click on Also Known As to see how the movie title has been rendered once released in other countries. I didn't see any other titles listed there, just the...

You got it right, doc. In fact, it appears that the two terms for this one part are interchangeable (2nd link). The entire apparatus is called διαιρέτης φρέζας Here's IATE's definition: Domain Mechanical engineering el Definition δίσκος στερεωμένος στο εμπρόσθιο μέρος των διαιρετών...

I'm just reporting facts, doc. Besides, some sports do not involve any physical contact. That doesn't make them sports any less! ΛΚΝ talks about... Πρωτάθλημα / ολυμπιάδα σκακιού.

Now, don't get me wrong. That was about physical as used in sports. In all other uses, this word lends itself to an entire constellation of Greek renditions. In fact, in the lingo of some US Gov't linguists, physical is called a "chameleon word" because of its ever changing meaning depending on...

Folks, I think you read too much into this word in its sport context:-) A simple search will remove all doubt: TFD 3. involving or requiring bodily contact: rugby is a physical sport. ΛΚΝ γ. που ασκείται, που γίνεται στο ή με το σώμα U of Patras [...] ένα σωματικό άθλημα όπως το ποδόσφαιρο...

Hi unique, I see our friend sarant's got you covered already. Are you working on a translation going from another language into Greek? Or is it a straight ahead Greek text? If it's in English, my guess is that the original verb would be flanked by. Either way, however, I would bypass your...

No reason really. There's no one-size-fits-all answer anyway. This is why I said earlier that the right choice of words is up to the translator's personal discretion. As such, renditions of the same idiom may need to vary or adjust accordingly on a case by case basis. That said, I'm not sure...

Go ahead, Nickel. You can pick any animal you like. Try the local zoo. But whatever you do, remember to thank that German translator. Say something like "Too many clowns, not enough circuses" and wait until he translates that American proverb. Now, what's the look on his face?

Χαίρομαι που όχι μόνο ήδη υπάρχει σχετικό νήμα, αλλά που υπάρχει και εύστοχη απόδοση αυτού καθαυτού του όρου malapropism=ακυρολεξία παρ' Έλλησι. Σημειωθήτω ότι ανάμεσα στα διάφορα συνώνυμα που προτείνουν κάποια αμερικάνικα λεξικά (DC, TFD)είναι οι και τρεις ελληνογενείς όροι: barbarism...

PROPOSED THREAD : Evaluating Internet search results Thanks much, doc. I think your question is a significant one and deserves a separate thread of its own. Do we filter what we read? Or just adopt them as gospel truths "because...it's on the Internet" as some people dare claim! In my view, a...

That's a great one to use!

OK folks, let's not literally ignore the elephant in this room. We're on page 2 of this thread already, and we still haven't tackled the "elephant in the room" in Greek. Time to get to work. Let's try rendering it, however imperfectly, for future searches. Earlier today, I promised Nickel a...

Interesting topic, indeed. To begin with, let me make clear to the perplexed neophyte that no attempt whatsoever, express or implied, is being made here to suggest that there is any similarity, real or perceived, between the two idioms discussed above. In other words, better yet in these exact...

Good catch, Earion! As I noted in the Like box too: Impressive work! I didn't know such reference works even existed, given that Romany is a spoken language with no literary tradition, much like many Native American dialects. Although I have no immediate plans to learn this language, I...

Ah yesss! The legendary and universally celebrated Alexander romance! May we always keep its flame alight... Thanks very much for the link to the Iranica. Glad to see it's online!

Oh sure. As I said earlier, it depends on the context. I'd also consider the nationality and culture of the audience addressed.

This thread was a pleasure to read. No wait. Who was it about again? Oh yeah, Alexander the Great. Who that? I'll answer that question later. Keep reading... In his celebrated BBC documentary series In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great, British historian and broadcaster Michael Wood, upon...