Apr 16, 2008 12:34
16 yrs ago
German term
Der fruchtbare Moment
German to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Es geht um den Augenblick, bevor etwas Entscheidendes geschieht, der Moment vor dem Höhepunkt, zum Beispiel in Michelangelos "Erschaffung Adams durch Gott" in der Sixtinischen Kapelle, oder in der Darstellung zweier Menschen kurz vor dem Kuss. Gibt es im Englischen einen entsprechenden Ausdruck?
Vielen Dank für Eure Ideen!
Vielen Dank für Eure Ideen!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | The crucial moment |
Hilary Davies Shelby
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| 3 +6 | the magic moment |
Colin Rowe
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| 4 | the prolific moment |
Susan Zimmer
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| 3 | the creative/ decisive moment |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
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| 2 | Here we go! |
hazmatgerman (X)
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Proposed translations
+2
8 mins
Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
German and "Geek" to English!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
The crucial moment
The decisive instant?
Hard to say without further context, though...
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Note added at 12 mins (2008-04-16 12:47:38 GMT)
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Also - "the critical moment".
Hard to say without further context, though...
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Note added at 12 mins (2008-04-16 12:47:38 GMT)
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Also - "the critical moment".
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Stephen Reader
: Absolutely. & alternatives, e.g. the telling moment/instant/second(s), **that** crucial...(etc.). Dep. on context(please)+style, one could focus on 'anticipation'...
9 mins
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thank you!
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
4 hrs
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thank you!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all of you!"
20 mins
Susan Zimmer
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Business management & linguistic quality
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, English to German, English
the prolific moment
Another option in addition to Hilary's. But, without further context, all we can do is list options....
Also, "key moment" and sometimes even "the moment of truth"
GreenCine Daily: Cannes. Control.
May 17, 2007 ... of the most creative and prolific moment of the Manchester scene." ... we see the band in action at several key moments in their career ...
daily.greencine.com/archives/003754.html - 54k
Also, "key moment" and sometimes even "the moment of truth"
GreenCine Daily: Cannes. Control.
May 17, 2007 ... of the most creative and prolific moment of the Manchester scene." ... we see the band in action at several key moments in their career ...
daily.greencine.com/archives/003754.html - 54k
26 mins
the creative/ decisive moment
another variation on the theme?
+6
47 mins
Colin Rowe
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Par Excellence Translations
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
the magic moment
Another in a long list of possible options...
Note from asker:
| Der "fruchtbare Moment" ist ein feststehender kunsthistorischer Begriff! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Stephen Reader
: & don't we all sound better than the German (unless it's a hormone/viagra ad)
1 hr
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Thanks!
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| agree |
Trudy Peters
: I like that!
2 hrs
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Thank you!
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| agree |
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
4 hrs
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Danke!
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| agree |
Hilary Davies Shelby
: i like this too!
5 hrs
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Thanks, Hilary!
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Johanna Timm, PhD
: @ Stephen:"Fruchtbarer Moment" klingt nicht deutsch, sondern wie eine Übers. von 'productive moment'. 'Augenblick' wäre deutsch.
7 hrs
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Danke!
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mill2
21 hrs
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Thanks!
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1 hr
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