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néven nevezhetetlen

English translation: not mentionable by any name

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Hungarian term or phrase:néven nevezhetetlen
English translation:not mentionable by any name
Entered by: JANOS SAMU

16:00 Mar 18, 2013
Hungarian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Hungarian term or phrase: néven nevezhetetlen
Egy pillanatra megijedtem, hogy porrá omlik a karomban a bőrömhöz érő, elaszott pergamenkéreg alatti forma: a **néven nevezhetetlen** hús, az élve eltemetett Claudiáé.
Is this in the sense of .... "something that could not strictly be called" flesh" .... ???
Leveleki
France
Local time: 21:20
not mentionable by any name
Explanation:
Itt egy másik alternatíva.
...the flesh that's not mentionable by any name...
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JANOS SAMU
United States
Local time: 12:20
Grading comment
I have awarded the points to this answer, as I have found it the most helpful out of the various answers. HOWEVER, I did NOT use it but decided instead, on my own translation: .....something that could no longer, strictly speaking, be called flesh....
Thank you, all, for your help.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2not mentionable by any name
JANOS SAMU
4 +2the flesh that is no more
János Untener
3 +2(the flesh) that no name can describe
Anna Martin
4 +1ineffable
Jim Tucker (X)
3unnamable
Orsolya Bugar-Buday


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the flesh that is no more


Explanation:
the flash that is no more, of Claudia buried alive.

egy ötlet

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Note added at 3 mins (2013-03-18 16:04:36 GMT)
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FLESH!

János Untener
Hungary
Local time: 21:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Orsolya Bugar-Buday
22 mins
agree  hollowman2
1 hr
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
unnamable


Explanation:
unnamable=not to be named

De nagyon tetszik Untener kolléga megoldása, és talán jobban is illik a szövegkörnyezethez.

Orsolya Bugar-Buday
Hungary
Local time: 21:20
Native speaker of: Hungarian
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
not mentionable by any name


Explanation:
Itt egy másik alternatíva.
...the flesh that's not mentionable by any name...

JANOS SAMU
United States
Local time: 12:20
Works in field
PRO pts in category: 43
Grading comment
I have awarded the points to this answer, as I have found it the most helpful out of the various answers. HOWEVER, I did NOT use it but decided instead, on my own translation: .....something that could no longer, strictly speaking, be called flesh....
Thank you, all, for your help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Szüdi Gábor
12 hrs
agree  Erzsébet Czopyk
13 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(the flesh) that no name can describe


Explanation:
Csak egy újabb változatként.


Olyan szép kis kérdés ez, hogy mindenképpen kedvem volt kiötölni rá valamit :-).



Anna Martin
Spain
Local time: 21:20
Native speaker of: Hungarian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ildiko Santana
7 hrs
agree  Krisztina Lelik
13 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ineffable


Explanation:
The closest EN adjective, I think.

"The ineffable sight of Claudia buried alive." (w/o hús)


Jim Tucker (X)
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tamás Frey
1 day 13 hrs
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