Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Politikernkopf
English translation:
close-up of a politician's face
Added to glossary by
Oliver Walter
Aug 7, 2004 20:07
20 yrs ago
German term
Politikerkopf
German to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
perhaps non-technical
"Auf den meisten Plakaten wird eine Personifizierung von Politik durch Abbildung von bekannten Politikern oder Politikerköpfen vorgenommen."
Literally "politicians's heads" or perhaps "politicians' faces", but that doesn't sound right after "politicians" in English. What is the distinction between (Abbildung von) Politiker and Politikerköpfe to a German?
(This is an article about a German publicity campaign with posters.)
Literally "politicians's heads" or perhaps "politicians' faces", but that doesn't sound right after "politicians" in English. What is the distinction between (Abbildung von) Politiker and Politikerköpfe to a German?
(This is an article about a German publicity campaign with posters.)
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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depiction/presentation of well-known politicians or just close-ups of their faces
In second thoughts, I prefer it this way
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Note added at 1 hr 33 mins (2004-08-07 21:40:33 GMT)
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Full-length portraits of politicians or just close-ups of their faces
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Note added at 1 hr 33 mins (2004-08-07 21:40:33 GMT)
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Full-length portraits of politicians or just close-ups of their faces
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: ""close-ups of their faces" is closest to what I finally used (and I ignored the distinction in one of the occurrences in the text). My original question should have said "Politikernkopf", not "Politikerkopf""
7 mins
"the depiction of the heads and faces of well-known politicians"
my shot
Peer comment(s):
neutral |
Trudy Peters
: what happened to the rest of the body?
16 mins
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"Off with their heads!" :-) Was a looser attempt meant to preserve the flow. But I like the Doc's better.
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+1
26 mins
images of well known politicians or merely their heads
Or: images of well known politicians or merely the heads of such politicians
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Note added at 29 mins (2004-08-07 20:36:17 GMT)
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On most of the signs a personification of politics is attempted (or: is achieved) by depicting (or showing) well known politicians or merely their heads (or: the heads thereof).
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Note added at 29 mins (2004-08-07 20:36:17 GMT)
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On most of the signs a personification of politics is attempted (or: is achieved) by depicting (or showing) well known politicians or merely their heads (or: the heads thereof).
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Kevin Pfeiffer (X)
: Sounds good and close to original!
20 mins
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Thank you, Kevin.
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+4
1 hr
does the distinction matter?
At the risk of being accused of being too free, I'd be inclined to omit the distinction. In English usage, a picture of XXX can equally well be a full-length picture or a face-only one, so just to say "pictures/illustrations of politicians" covers both options quite satisfactorily. For the same reason, the oder/or distinction is shaky either in German or English, because the two things aren't discrete - pictures of politicians' faces are a subset of pictures of politicians, not an entirely separate category.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Trudy Peters
9 mins
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agree |
Meturgan
1 hr
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agree |
Christine Lam
2 hrs
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agree |
Ingrid Blank
8 hrs
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2 hrs
political (expert/specialist/guru)
Is this not an anglicism taken from the US colloquial expression "talking heads" -- people who have a good notion of a thing or matter and are well-known voices on their subject. In this sense a politician and a political expert are two very different kinds of people.
Discussion
"Politikerk�pfe" only shows the head or face