Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
tabuisieren
English translation:
relegate to the realm of the taboo
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Kim Metzger
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I'd appreciate some suggestions on how to handle 'tabuisiert' here.
From an essay by Heinrich Olschowsky: Das Jahr 1956 in der literarischen Szene der DDR
Dürftige Spuren sind auszugraben, Bruchstücke zusammenzufügen, es gilt zu sichern und zu sichten, was die offiziele Literaturgeschichtsschreibung der DDR mutwillig zugeschüttet und ins Vergessen abgedrängt hat und was die betroffenen Zeitzeugen aus Furcht lange *tabuisiert* hat. So konnte in Ost und West sich die Auffassung durchsetzen, dass es über das turbulente Jahr der Entstalinisierung aus der DDR nur Ruhe und Ordnung zu vermelden gäbe.
From an essay by Heinrich Olschowsky: Das Jahr 1956 in der literarischen Szene der DDR
Dürftige Spuren sind auszugraben, Bruchstücke zusammenzufügen, es gilt zu sichern und zu sichten, was die offiziele Literaturgeschichtsschreibung der DDR mutwillig zugeschüttet und ins Vergessen abgedrängt hat und was die betroffenen Zeitzeugen aus Furcht lange *tabuisiert* hat. So konnte in Ost und West sich die Auffassung durchsetzen, dass es über das turbulente Jahr der Entstalinisierung aus der DDR nur Ruhe und Ordnung zu vermelden gäbe.
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relegate to the realm of the taboo
what the hell, another suggestion can't hurt...
a bit wordy, but it's hard to match the original
a bit wordy, but it's hard to match the original
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Susanne Rindlisbacher
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put a taboo on
out of fear ....
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refuse to talk about
tabuisieren im Sinne von verdrängen, sich weigern daran zu denken und deshalb darüber zu sprechen.
Es entspricht dem Sinne aber nicht dem Wort.
Vielleicht wäre auch:
condemn to think about
Es entspricht dem Sinne aber nicht dem Wort.
Vielleicht wäre auch:
condemn to think about
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There also is the verb:
taboo
but i am not certain that it fits well here
taboo
but i am not certain that it fits well here
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to shun, to cold-shoulder, to ignore, to neglect
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Johanna Timm, PhD
: I like 'shun'
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Neil Gouw
: To shun is a good translation I think
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(consider something a) touchy topic
...considered touchy topics by contemperay witnesses
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*contemporary*
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*contemporary*
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to treat as taboo.
... what fear had driven the eyewitnesses involved to treat as taboo for so long.
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*has* driven...
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*has* driven...
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Kurt Beals
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Robert M Maier
: maybe not with the precise wording, but for the phrase in question i'd generally throw my stone in this direction, as well...
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surpressed
seems to fit in your context
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SUPPRESS
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stayed away from / purposely avoided / sidestepped
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\"off limits\" would fit nicely, no?
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refused to broach the subject/issue/topic
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SUPPRESS
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stayed away from / purposely avoided / sidestepped
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\"off limits\" would fit nicely, no?
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refused to broach the subject/issue/topic
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Susanne Rindlisbacher
: sidestepped
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thanks, took me a while to get there though...
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brand as taboo
there's a semi-official ring to this, so I like "brand"
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On further reflection, I have jumped the gun here as far as the context is concerned. Fear of persecution intimidated contemporary witnesses so in their own minds they may have \"branded\" many subjects as taboo but I now tend towards a more introverted rendering such as Idwer\'s \"treat as taboo\" or Johanna\'s \"consider somehing a touchy topic\" (or subject).
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maybe: have long regarded as taboo
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On further reflection, I have jumped the gun here as far as the context is concerned. Fear of persecution intimidated contemporary witnesses so in their own minds they may have \"branded\" many subjects as taboo but I now tend towards a more introverted rendering such as Idwer\'s \"treat as taboo\" or Johanna\'s \"consider somehing a touchy topic\" (or subject).
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maybe: have long regarded as taboo
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Robert M Maier
: i don't know, "branded" and "regarded" both sound too deliberate for my ear here. IMHO, "tabuisieren" is... you just don't go there.
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swept under the rug
In case you feel the need for a change of idioms. May not be right for this context, but it's one for the "this just occurred to me" category.
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neutralise
might work well here.
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"have long feared to mention"
I think I'd combine the two ideas. Just another suggestion.
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