Oct 23, 2009 16:55
14 yrs ago
German term
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Gibt es "echte" Satanisten?
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German to English
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Esoteric practices
I realize this is a simple phrase, but it was translated elsewhere for me rather clunkily as "Is there really such a thing as 'true' Satanists"? I'd like to avoid both the plural/singular mismatch there as well as using "thing" to refer to human beings.
Any simple and elegant solutions that maintain the simplicity of the original and sound natural in English? A non-PRO question for sure, but I'm not happy with my solutions. Thanks.
Any simple and elegant solutions that maintain the simplicity of the original and sound natural in English? A non-PRO question for sure, but I'm not happy with my solutions. Thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | Do 'true' Satanists (actually) exist? |
Jon Reynolds
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| 4 | Is there such a thing as a 'real' Satanist? |
Bianca Marsden-Day
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Proposed translations
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Jon Reynolds
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Do 'true' Satanists (actually) exist?
Might work.
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Bianca Marsden-Day
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German term (edited):
Gibt es \"echte\" Satanisten?
Is there such a thing as a 'real' Satanist?
If it's the singular/plural mismatch that worries you, I think this works. I also don't think 'thing' is problematic when referring to a human being in a sentence like this one. However, if you really don't like it, then perhaps "Do 'real' Satanists exist?" would do it. My preference would be for my original suggestion, though!
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