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English translation: subordinate meaning

02:07 Feb 20, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
German term or phrase: Unterbestimmung
Text type: literary criticism

""Context' - das ist ein hoher Anspruch zun zugleich eine Unterbestimmungn ..."
Lioba Multer
United States
Local time: 19:55
English translation:subordinate meaning
Explanation:
not more than a guess as long as you are not providing more context (as Joachim justly requested).
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swisstell
Italy
Local time: 04:55
Grading comment
I think I will go with understatement
1 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3subordinate meaning
swisstell
2 +1lesser significance
rnyediva


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
subordinate meaning


Explanation:
not more than a guess as long as you are not providing more context (as Joachim justly requested).

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 04:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
I think I will go with understatement
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
lesser significance


Explanation:
Would love to have more to go on.....

rnyediva
Local time: 04:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  sappho: me too
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