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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Ur-human

Portuguese translation:

homem primitivo

Added to glossary by VagnerB
Oct 3, 2007 03:05
16 yrs ago
English term

Ur-human

English to Portuguese Social Sciences Philosophy
They cannot picture the Ur-human as being “dumb, bad, coarse, egoistic, mean, or otherwise reprehensible enough by the standards of contemporary ethics”.
Proposed translations (Portuguese)
4 +2 homem primitivo
4 +1 homem/habitante de Ur
3 ser humano UR

Proposed translations

+2
12 hrs
Selected

homem primitivo

Ur- or ur- is a German prefix, in some instances loaned into English (where it usually retains the hyphen when combined with another noun), with a meaning of "original", "primitive" or "original version". (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur-)
Peer comment(s):
agree Mrs Wood : I think you got it! Now, the three expressions are meaningful. Congratulations!
11 mins
Thanks, Mrs. Wood
agree Vitor Guerreiro : totally agree. Besides, I think the orignal text our friend is translatin has something to do with Hegel. "Ur" word sequences are very common in hegelian vocabulary.
2 days 9 hrs
obrigada, Vitor
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Obrigado, Elvira. Sua sugestão foi muito oportuna. "
6 mins

ser humano UR

Mike :)
Peer comment(s):
neutral Mrs Wood : Mike, the expression is ur-human as being and not ur-human being, so I think ser humano is not the meaning for ur-human as being
14 mins
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+1
8 hrs

homem/habitante de Ur


My suggestion.
Peer comment(s):
agree Marcia Galdi
2 hrs
Thanks Marcia!
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