www.gt4dc.co.uk
Maintain, Modify and DRIVE your GT-Four


It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:31 pm




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 10 posts ] 
Author Message
 Post subject: Translation question
PostPosted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:24 pm 
Offline
WRC
User avatar

Joined: Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:51 pm
Posts: 1397
Location: Austria
Car Model: None
Hi folks,

as in the topic, can anybody help me

is the following quote ok?

A cluster is unbridled as little an army, like a pile of rubble is a home

-Sokrates-

in german:

Ein ungezügelter Haufen ist sowenig eine Armee, wie ein haufen Schutt ein Haus ist

thanks 8)

greetz

_________________
KEEP COOL UNDER PRESSURE
Image
street legal?.....perhaps in tschibuti


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:29 pm 
Offline
Club Staff
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:06 am
Posts: 4743
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Car Model: ST205
Have you been taking lessons from Eric Cantona?

_________________
Don
GT4DC Chairman
1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205WRC JDM 269bhp @ 0.9bar
1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four Special GT 590bhp @ 1.8bar
1989 Van Diemen RF88/89 Formula Ford 1600
2008 Nissan Patrol GU 3.0L ZD30DDTi 154bhp


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 5:32 pm 
Offline
WRC
User avatar

Joined: Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:51 pm
Posts: 1397
Location: Austria
Car Model: None
Hi,

lol, no :D
do he say the same? :lol:

sounds like that the quote i wrote is ok?

greetz

_________________
KEEP COOL UNDER PRESSURE
Image
street legal?.....perhaps in tschibuti


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 1:39 pm 
Offline
Club Staff
User avatar

Joined: Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:53 pm
Posts: 1736
Location: Another Shire County
Car Model: ST185
Does seem quite right to me. :?
Ran it through http://uk.babelfish.yahoo.com/ but that didn't really help much either.

It's very difficult to translate phrases...I had this difficulty when living in France.
Sometimes you just need to know the gist of the phrase and then find the similar meaning phrase in another language.

_________________
Vice Chairman
1990 White UK Celica ST185 - Project DTM
1997 Cream BMW R1200C (as seen in James Bond "Tomorrow Never Dies")
2005 Jaguar X-type 3.0 Sovereign AWD Automatic
Blood Bikes - https://www.freewheelers.org.uk/


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 9:52 pm 
Offline
WRC
User avatar

Joined: Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:51 pm
Posts: 1397
Location: Austria
Car Model: None
Hi,

that's right, translating is like puzzle building, but if you ever understand the soul of a language, it is much easier to build find the right words, be interested in is also very important

greetz

_________________
KEEP COOL UNDER PRESSURE
Image
street legal?.....perhaps in tschibuti


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 11:54 pm 
Offline
Club Staff
User avatar

Joined: Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:53 pm
Posts: 1736
Location: Another Shire County
Car Model: ST185
OK...my best attempt at translating this is:

An unrestrained crowd is little an army, as a pile of debris is a house.

_________________
Vice Chairman
1990 White UK Celica ST185 - Project DTM
1997 Cream BMW R1200C (as seen in James Bond "Tomorrow Never Dies")
2005 Jaguar X-type 3.0 Sovereign AWD Automatic
Blood Bikes - https://www.freewheelers.org.uk/


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:46 am 
Offline
WRC
User avatar

Joined: Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:51 pm
Posts: 1397
Location: Austria
Car Model: None
Hi,

sounds easier and better to me :)

greetz

_________________
KEEP COOL UNDER PRESSURE
Image
street legal?.....perhaps in tschibuti


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:36 am 
Offline
Club Staff
User avatar

Joined: Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:53 pm
Posts: 1736
Location: Another Shire County
Car Model: ST185
Got the gist of it now so edited slightly to make more sense.

An unrestrained crowd is as much as an army, as a pile of debris is a house.

Probably a quote from Socrates when he was in the Athenian army.

_________________
Vice Chairman
1990 White UK Celica ST185 - Project DTM
1997 Cream BMW R1200C (as seen in James Bond "Tomorrow Never Dies")
2005 Jaguar X-type 3.0 Sovereign AWD Automatic
Blood Bikes - https://www.freewheelers.org.uk/


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:02 pm 
Offline
WRC
User avatar

Joined: Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:51 pm
Posts: 1397
Location: Austria
Car Model: None
Hi,

much...?
but a unrestrained crowd is not a army :)

greetz

_________________
KEEP COOL UNDER PRESSURE
Image
street legal?.....perhaps in tschibuti


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:16 pm 
Offline
Club Staff
User avatar

Joined: Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:53 pm
Posts: 1736
Location: Another Shire County
Car Model: ST185
Quote:
but an unrestrained crowd is not an army

as a pile of debris is not a house.

_________________
Vice Chairman
1990 White UK Celica ST185 - Project DTM
1997 Cream BMW R1200C (as seen in James Bond "Tomorrow Never Dies")
2005 Jaguar X-type 3.0 Sovereign AWD Automatic
Blood Bikes - https://www.freewheelers.org.uk/


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 10 posts ] 


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 12 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
cron
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group