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Sample translations submitted: 4
German to English: Exhibition of French 18-century painting General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Source text - German Drängende Herren und bebende Busen: französische Genremalerei
Lockende Wälder, luftige Parks, wehende Vorhänge und zerwühlte Kissen wohin man blickt: die Schau „Poesie des Augenblicks“ verlagert die oftmals unverhohlene Erotik in ein aufgewühltes Ambiente, das wie eine atmosphärische Begleitmusik den eigentlichen Kern der Botschaft transportiert.
Die „Meisterwerke der französischen Genremalerei“ des 18. Jahrhunderts spannen den Bogen von der zügellosen Lebensweise unter der Herrschaft Ludwigs XIV. bis hin zur französischen Revolution und ihrem gesellschaftlichen Umbruch: schwüle Schäferstündchen in lauschigen Parks, frivole Flirts in dunklen Ecken stehen neben sozialkritischen Stadtansichten und Sittenbildern, die den Wandel zum modernen Leben mit seinen Licht- und Schattenseiten zeigen.
110 Werke zeigt die [Gallerie] bis zum 9. Mai und bietet damit einen repräsentativen Überblick über eine Kunst, die selten in diesem Umfang und dieser Qualität zu sehen war.
Translation - English Importunate gentlemen and heaving bosoms: French genre painting
Enticing woods, spacious parks, wind-stirred curtains and disordered cushions wherever you look: the exhibition entitled “Poetry of the Moment” transposes the often undisguisedly erotic subject matter into a turbulent environment which, like atmospheric background music, transports the actual core message.
The “Masterpieces of French Genre Painting” originating from the 18th century range from the licentious lifestyle under the reign of Louis XIV through to the French Revolution and its social upheaval: steamy trysts in secluded parks and frivolous flirts in shadowy corners are set off against socially critical city views and portrayals of life and mores that depict the transition to modern life with both its lighter and darker sides.
The [Gallery] is exhibiting 110 works until 9 May, and thus provides a representative overview of a field of art that has seldom been presented in such scope and quality.
Dutch to English: From a Dutch exhibition on the history of censorship General field: Social Sciences Detailed field: History
Source text - Dutch De moord op Nazi Wilhelm Gustloff in Zwitserland door de Joodse David Frankfurter, wordt in de pers van het Derde Rijk breed uitgemeten. Peter van Reen neemt in zijn tekening voor Het Volk vooral de bewering van Hitler dat ‘wij, brave nazi’s nog nooit een politiek tegenstander hebben vermoord’ op de hak. Na klachten van onder andere het Duitse dagblad de Völkischer Beobachter, wordt hoofdredacteur Johan Frederik Ankersmit van Het Volk gedagvaard. Hij wordt ervan verdacht ‘opzettelijk het hoofd van een bevriende staat te hebben beledigd’. Vooral de ‘ongunstige gelaatstrekken van Hitler en de SA-mannen’ afgebeeld op de tekening van Van Reen, zijn de Duitsers in het verkeerde keelgat geschoten. Na een lange rechtszaak wordt Ankersmit op 4 februari 1937 vrijgesproken.
Translation - English The newspapers of the Third Reich made the most of the murder of the Nazi Wilhelm Gustloff in Switzerland by the Jew David Frankfurter. In his cartoon for Het Volk, Peter van Reen primarily takes issue with Hitler’s claim that ‘we, upright Nazis, have never murdered a political opponent’. Following complaints from various parties, including the German newspaper Der Völkischer Beobachter, the editor-in-chief of Het Volk Johan Frederik Ankersmit was arraigned on suspicion of having ‘intentionally insulted the head of a friendly state’. The Germans were particularly upset about the ‘unfavourable facial characteristics of Hitler and the SA men’ depicted in Van Reen’s cartoon. Following protracted legal proceedings Ankersmit was acquitted on 4 February 1937.
German to English: Academic discourse: basic forms in picture books and modern art General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Philosophy
Source text - German Künstler wie Picasso und dann Warhol erweitern die Verschmelzung abgespaltener Zeichen, die vorhandenen Repräsentationen und Bildordnungen entnommen sind, geradeso, als würde Ferdinand de Saussures noch vor der Jahrhundertwende verfaßten, für ähnlich gelagerte Prozesse in der Sprachwissenschaft bahnbrechenden "Cours de linguistique générale" zur Anwendung gelangen. Mit Saussures Unterscheidung von "Signifiant" und "Signifié", von Laut und Bedeutung, die in der Zeichentheorie zu einer Unterscheidung zwischen Bezeichnung und Bezeichnetem, zwischen Zeichenhülle und Zeichenkern wurde, außen und innen eines mediatisierten Gegenstandes erfassend, ist die Erkenntnis verbunden, daß der kommunizierende Mensch die Hülle einer Sache auf eine andere zu übertragen versteht, etwa so, wie Ludwig Wittgenstein den Umgang mit Farben deutete: "Es ist doch förmlich", schreibt er in seinen Philosophischen Untersuchungen, "als lösten wir den Farbeindruck, wie ein Häutchen von dem gesehenen Gegenstande ab".
Die Unterscheidung von Signifikant und Signifikat ist mit dem Schlagwort "Bilder als Text" zum Merkmal des "linguistic turn" in der Kunstwissenschaft geworden, um erklären zu können, was sich beim Übernehmen von und konstruieren mit Zeichenhüllen in der Kunst und der unsere Kultur prägenden medialen Kommunikation ereignet. Die Pop-art ist m.E. als jene Kunst anzusehen, die sich Grundlagen und Erkenntnis dieses Prozesses aktiv und durchgehend zu eigen gemacht hat, insbesondere im Reflex auf den Medienalltag, in welchem die Zeichen zunehmend aufeinander verweisen und das Medium selbst die Botschaft wird. Ob Marilyn Monroe oder Campbells Suppendosen: als vom Träger abgespaltene Zeichen verstanden, verweisen Image der Schauspielerin und Logo der Ware in ihrer angeglichenen Ästhetik aufeinander. Sie werden als gleich schön empfunden, was Andy Warhol zu dem geflügelten Satz inspirierte: "all is pretty".
Translation - English Artists such as Picasso and, later, Warhol extend the blending of separated symbols that derive from the existing representations and image structures, just as if one were to apply Ferdinand de Saussure’s "Cours de linguistique générale", written before the start of the 20th century and equally groundbreaking for analogous processes in linguistics. Saussure’s differentiation of "signifiant" und "signifié", of sound and meaning – that in semiotics became a differentiation between description and the thing described, between the external aspect of a symbol (or signifier) and its core (or significatum), embracing both the outside and the inside of a mediatized object – is linked to the realization that a communicating person is able to transfer the external aspect of one thing to another. This is similar to the way that Ludwig Wittgenstein interpreted the handling of colour: "It is almost", he writes in his “Philosophical Investigations”, “as if we peel off the colour impression like a membrane from the viewed object.”
The distinction between signifier and significatum has, with the slogan “images as text”, become a characteristic of the ‘linguistic turn’ in art history. It serves to explain what happens with the adoption of and the construction with signifiers in art and the media communication that determines our society. In my opinion, pop art can be regarded as the type of art that has actively and consistently adopted the basic principles and insights of this process, especially in reflecting on the daily media routine in which the symbols increasingly refer to one another and the medium itself becomes the message. Be it Marilyn Monroe or Campbell’s soup cans: understood as a symbol separated from the vehicle, the image of the actress and the logo of the product refer to each other in their assimilated aesthetics. They are perceived as being of equal beauty, which prompted Andy Warhol to the inspired remark: "all is pretty".
Dutch to English: Personality profile based on assessment-centre evaluation General field: Social Sciences Detailed field: Psychology
Source text - Dutch Bij zijn clientèle en collega's zal de heer XX, omdat hij bijzonder consciëntieus werkt en qua basishouding erg vriendelijk, zachtaardig, servicegericht en collegiaal is, het nodige vertrouwen weten te winnen. Hij werkt doelgericht en is wat dat betreft ook een man van zijn woord. 'Afspraak is afspraak' lijkt zijn motto te zijn. In onze mening is hij ook een echte specialist: hij heeft scherp oog voor kwaliteit en detail. Beslissingen neemt hij dan ook bij voorkeur op weloverwogen, bedachtzame wijze. Risico's zal hij daarbij trachten te vermijden. Wanneer hij niet alle feiten en gegevens voor handen heeft zal hij geneigd zijn eerst een tijdje te wikken en wegen over zaken alvorens hij een knop doorhakt. Bij beslissingen die om daadkracht vragen zou hij doortastender kunnen worden.
In groepen zal de heer XX zich bij voorkeur manifesteren als een volger. Hij heeft wat dat betreft geen sterke profileringdrang. In zijn opstelling heeft hij ook iets bescheidens, timides en inschikkelijks over zich. Zijn persoonlijkheidsprofiel bevestigt dit beeld en laat zien dat hij qua karakter introvert is. In nieuwe sociale situaties kijkt hij bij voorkeur de kat uit de boom.
Qua beïnvloedend repertoire zien wij dan ook nog groeikansen voor de heer XX. Tijdens het rollenspel viel op dat de heer XX, teneinde de ander te kunnen overtuigen van zijn standpunten, weliswaar vasthield aan zijn doel maar qua aanpak ook nog te veel een smeekbede hield. Dit ging uiteindelijk te zeer ten koste van zijn impact en gezag in zijn optreden. Hij zou meer gewicht in de schaal kunnen leggen door onafhankelijker of autonomer te worden in zijn opstelling.
Translation - English Mr XX will be able to win the trust and confidence of his customers and colleagues because he is particularly conscientious in his work and, in his basic attitude, is very friendly, good-natured, service-oriented and collegial. He is goal-oriented and in this respect is a man of his word. ‘A promise is a promise’ would seem to be his motto. In our opinion he is also a true specialist: he has a sharp eye for quality and detail. Correspondingly he prefers to make decisions in a well-considered, thoughtful manner and hereby he will attempt to avoid risks. If he does not have all the facts and details at his disposal he will tend to ponder and weigh things up for a while before taking the plunge. When confronted with decisions which require a degree of boldness he could act more vigorously.
In groups Mr XX will prefer to act as a follower. He has no particular urge to put himself in the spotlight, and indeed he tends to adopt a rather modest, timid and obliging attitude. His personality profile confirms this picture and indicates that he tends to be introverted in terms of character. In new social situations he prefers to bide his time before revealing his hand.
We thus believe that it would be useful for Mr XX to increase his repertoire of influencing skills. During the role play, in which Mr XX was required to convince others of his point of view, it was noticeable that although he kept sight of his goal his approach had an excessively pleading quality. To a large extent this ultimately undermined the impact and authority of his presentation. He could gain in effectiveness by taking a more independent or autonomous approach.
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Bachelor's degree - University of Leeds
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Years of experience: 35. Registered at ProZ.com: Nov 2005.
My specialty is 'telling stories': precise, lucid and engaging texts relating to fields such as advertising, management, public relations, 'general interest' science and technology, psychology, the arts and literature, tourism, sports (especially martial arts), history, philosophy, politics and sociology.
I am an established freelancer and have been working successfully in my specialist areas for well over 20 years. One of my long-standing clients is the commercial translation agency of VU University Amsterdam. It was on behalf of this agency some years ago that I took part in the project to translate the NIOD (Netherlands Institute for War Documentation) report on the Srebrenica Massacre. To give one other contrasting example, I am also the long-standing regular translator of publicity material, reviews etc. for the Introdans Dance Ensemble (Arnhem). A full list of projects and clients would fulfil little purpose here - instead I would prefer to undertake a sample translation which focuses on the client's precise area of work.
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