Mar 29, 2011 01:17
13 yrs ago
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German term
Wie kaum ein anderer verstand er es
German to English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
DAVID LEAN – RETROSPEKTIVE/ FILMMUSEUM, WIEN
Das Österreichische Filmmuseum zeigt nun alle 16 Werke des 1991 verstorbenen britischen Regisseurs, der in beeindruckenden wie prägenden Bildern von verbotener Liebe, unterdrückter Sehnsucht, der Verstörung durch das Fremde und der Brüchigkeit der Zivilisation erzählt. *Wie kaum ein anderer verstand er es*, in seinen überlangen Ausstattungsfilmen den Spannungsbogen zu halten.
Das Österreichische Filmmuseum zeigt nun alle 16 Werke des 1991 verstorbenen britischen Regisseurs, der in beeindruckenden wie prägenden Bildern von verbotener Liebe, unterdrückter Sehnsucht, der Verstörung durch das Fremde und der Brüchigkeit der Zivilisation erzählt. *Wie kaum ein anderer verstand er es*, in seinen überlangen Ausstattungsfilmen den Spannungsbogen zu halten.
Proposed translations
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Change log
Mar 29, 2011 07:51: writeaway changed "Field (specific)" from "Cinema, Film, TV, Drama" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Mar 29, 2011 08:08: Ingo Dierkschnieder changed "Term asked" from "Wie kaum ein anderer verstand er es ... zu ...." to "Wie kaum ein anderer verstand er es"
Proposed translations
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4 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
Works in field
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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64
German term (edited):
Wie kaum ein anderer verstand er es ... zu ....
Selected
H e knew how to ... like no other
my ideas
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or (and more accurate): he had scarce an equal in/he was well nigh unequalled in etc.
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keeping the tension going
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or: he was well-nigh unparalelled in etc.
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oops sorry about spelling: should read "he was well-nigh unparalleled" of course :)
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bit too quick on trigger there :)
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let's leave it up to you to decide :)
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just go with what you feel is right :)
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Note added at 6 mins (2011-03-29 01:24:18 GMT)
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or (and more accurate): he had scarce an equal in/he was well nigh unequalled in etc.
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Note added at 7 mins (2011-03-29 01:25:48 GMT)
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keeping the tension going
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Note added at 10 mins (2011-03-29 01:28:32 GMT)
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or: he was well-nigh unparalelled in etc.
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Note added at 11 mins (2011-03-29 01:29:33 GMT)
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oops sorry about spelling: should read "he was well-nigh unparalleled" of course :)
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Note added at 12 mins (2011-03-29 01:30:12 GMT)
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bit too quick on trigger there :)
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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-03-29 04:11:31 GMT)
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let's leave it up to you to decide :)
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Note added at 4 hrs (2011-03-29 05:39:20 GMT)
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just go with what you feel is right :)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Danke schoen!"
+1
5 hrs
German term (edited):
Wie kaum ein anderer verstand er es ... zu ....
Like practically no other [filmmaker], he knew how to
I think the addition of the word filmmaker (or perhaps director) here is also worth considering, more for reasons of English style and sound than absolute fidelity to the original. Rearranging the sentence to end it with "...like practically no other." is also something to consider, again for style reasons.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Sonja Marks-Terrey
: He knew how to ... like almost no other filmmaker. Pretty much the same thing.
29 mins
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+1
6 hrs
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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76
German term (edited):
Wie kaum ein anderer verstand er es ... zu ....
he was a master at
another angle
+5
7 hrs
he was (virtually) unrivalled/without equal
In his ability to do XYZ, he was (virtually) unrivalled/without equal
or: he was head and shoulders above the rest
or: he was head and shoulders above the rest
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Helen Shiner
: I was about to post the same - he was almost unrivalled in ... The most sophisticated solution here.
1 hr
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| agree |
Derek Gill Franßen
: ...with "virtually." :)
1 hr
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| agree |
Ramey Rieger (X)
: yes, much nicer - with virtually
20 hrs
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| agree |
Thayenga
: With Derek and Ramey. :)
1 day 4 mins
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| agree |
Colin Rowe
: With the above.
1 day 6 hrs
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9 hrs
Pauline Alexiou
Native in English
Accurate, speedy freelance translations
Native in: English (Variants: Australian, British) 
Works in: Greek to English, German to English
Like just about no other (film director), he had the ability to .............
Like just about no other film director or unlike most film directors, he had the ability to ...................
Example sentence:
Like just about no other (film director), and despite the extreme length of his films, he had the ability to keep his audience in suspense.
10 hrs
He had a truly exceptional gift for ...
More to the point?
7 hrs
As few before him, he understood
an alternative
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Like so few among his peers,.........better?
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Like so few among his peers,.........better?
Example sentence:
As few before him, he understood (how) to maintain suspense in his opulent, extended costume films.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Armorel Young
: Surely the comparison is with his contemporaries as well as his predecessors?
4 hrs
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yes, could be...
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16 hrs
Bernhard Sulzer
United States
United States
Native in German
Works in field
United States
High quality at a reasonable price
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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52
he knew, like very few others,
how to keep suspense....
variation:
To this day, he is one/is revered as one of the very few (film directors) who know...
another option
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or turn it around:
Like very few others, he knew how to...
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...like very few other film directors:
http://www.amazon.com/Underground-Hark-Bohm/product-reviews/...
he has a hold on the absurd like very few other film directors
variation:
To this day, he is one/is revered as one of the very few (film directors) who know...
another option
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Note added at 16 hrs (2011-03-29 17:52:36 GMT)
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or turn it around:
Like very few others, he knew how to...
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...like very few other film directors:
http://www.amazon.com/Underground-Hark-Bohm/product-reviews/...
he has a hold on the absurd like very few other film directors
2 hrs
German term (edited):
Wie kaum ein anderer verstand er es ... zu ....
As hardly any other
Just to suggest that "kaum" should be there ... otherwise I would try something in the vein of "unlike almost everyone ...". Native speakers please amend ...
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It could be turned around, "Hardly anyone else knew as well ..."
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Note added at 2 days2 mins (2011-03-31 01:20:29 GMT)
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It could be turned around, "Hardly anyone else knew as well ..."
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