Stilrichtung

German translation: style

13:46 Feb 21, 2000
German language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
German term or phrase: Stilrichtung
I have encountered "Stilrichtung" in 2 separate instances. The first context is as follows:

"vor 2 Jahren entdeckten wir den Maler "-----" aus ---- und haben uns spontan in seine Bilder und seine Stilrichtung vorliebt."

The second context is from the fashion industry where say that a particular clothing store has an almost unbeatable selection of "veschiedenster stilrichtungen".

In the second context, "Style trends" sounds kind of hokey to me. Is this in fact correct, or could "fashion trends" fit the bill?

I'm sure the answers to these questions are embarrassingly simple, but nonetheless, I'd really appreciate any imput you may be able to offer.
Kilroy
Selected answer:style
Explanation:
In the first instance, I would simply say "style".

In the second instance, I would also say simply "different styles".

I have found on a number of occasions that, where German strings simple words together to make a compound word, English does not necessarily translate all the individual words that the compound word is made up of.

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Astrid Elke Witte
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Local time: 18:14
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417 days peer agreement (net): +2
style


Explanation:
In the first instance, I would simply say "style".

In the second instance, I would also say simply "different styles".

I have found on a number of occasions that, where German strings simple words together to make a compound word, English does not necessarily translate all the individual words that the compound word is made up of.



Astrid Elke Witte
Germany
Local time: 18:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  Abu Amaal (X): cf. http://www.folkmusic.ch/ch/stil.htm and http://www.folkmusic.ch/ch/stil_e.htm
170 days

agree  Stefanie Sendelbach: late but better than never, right ;)
1040 days
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