Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
as stratified as a sedimentary rock face
German translation:
festgefahren in ihren Standesurteilen und Klassenbewusstsein
Added to glossary by
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
Aug 29, 2006 16:03
17 yrs ago
English term
United Kingdom
Works in: English to German
as stratified as a sedimentary rock face
English to German
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Margaret Thatcher's biography
Grantham, like many English towns of the day, was a world of its own, as stratified as a sedimentary rock face.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | festgefahren in ihren Standesurteilen und Klassenbewusstsein |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
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| 3 | unverrueckbar wie ein Felsen |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
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| 3 | s.u. |
Ulrike MacKay
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| 3 | in einzelne Schichten getrennt wie ein Fels aus Ablagerungsgestein |
Alban Fenle
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Proposed translations
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festgefahren in ihren Standesurteilen und Klassenbewusstsein
I did see the implied meaning here and I am changing my answer
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I'm very happy with this answer! Thanks a lot!"
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unverrueckbar wie ein Felsen
I gather from the context that the idea here is: a town that is completely unaffected by change and is inflexible in many ways...
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-08-29 20:17:41 GMT)
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o.k. My comment is a bit off, I guess; I should have stated more clearly the rigid class structure that was prevalent
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-08-29 20:17:41 GMT)
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o.k. My comment is a bit off, I guess; I should have stated more clearly the rigid class structure that was prevalent
Peer comment(s):
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Thomas Pfann
: There is more context in the KudoZ question about "top hat" - apparently it does refer to the class society ("Schichten"). (Next sentence is: While there were no very rich families, no 'top hat' street of wealthy homes, each family knew its station.)
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o.k. didn't quite get the gist ; see note above
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mill2
: stratified bezieht sich hier ganz eindeutig auf die stratifizierte klassengesellschaft, m. E.
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o.k. duly noted
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Ulrike MacKay
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Specializes in field
Germany
Marketing and "green" specialist
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, French to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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40
s.u.
... eine Welt für sich, in der die Schichten der Gesellschaft ebenso klar von einander getrennt waren, wie die von Sedimentärgestein.
1 day 11 hrs
in einzelne Schichten getrennt wie ein Fels aus Ablagerungsgestein
noch ein Vorschlag
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