in wildheid en blindheid om zich heen slaan

English translation: thrash about wildly and blindly

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Dutch term or phrase:	in wildheid en blindheid om zich heen slaan
English translation:	thrash about wildly and blindly
Entered by:	Textpertise

06:55 Jan 24, 2010

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Dutch term or phrase: in wildheid en blindheid om zich heen slaan

Indien het huidige stelsel van financiële orde op de aarde morgen instort, zult u zien dat de gehele economie ontaardt en dat de mensheid in wildheid en blindheid om zich heen zal slaan, waardoor de vernietiging zeer snel zal komen.

wilhelmina KudoZ activity Questions: 23 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 0 United States
Local time: 17:45

thrash about wildly and blindly

Explanation:
...implication being that the reaction causes even more damage to the individual than the circumstances have already caused.

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Textpertise
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:45

Grading comment

I agree with your peers and yes, the implication being that the reaction causes even more damage to the individual than the circumstances have already caused is essential for this sentence, thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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4 +7

thrash about wildly and blindly

Textpertise

3 +1

react madly and blindly

André Linsen

humanity will go unchecked

Barend van Zadelhoff

Answers

47 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

react madly and blindly

Explanation:
Ik vind het een beetje gek dat de mensheid slaat, lijkt me een foute woordkeuze. Daarom "react" ipv "kick" of zoiets.

André Linsen
Local time: 23:45
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

French

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

thrash about wildly and blindly

Explanation:
...implication being that the reaction causes even more damage to the individual than the circumstances have already caused.

Textpertise
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:45
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

I agree with your peers and yes, the implication being that the reaction causes even more damage to the individual than the circumstances have already caused is essential for this sentence, thanks

8 hrs confidence:

humanity will go unchecked

Explanation:
"de mensheid in blindheid en wildheid om zich heen zal slaan"
het onderliggende idee is dat alle controle wegvalt, een letterlijke vertaling is hier geen vereiste, men zal niet noodzakerlijkerwijs letterlijk om zich heen slaan
de vertaling moet bovendien "sporen" met" humanity"

Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Local time: 23:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch
PRO pts in category: 3

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