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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Nachbild

English translation:

lasting impression

Added to glossary by Jeannie Graham
Oct 29, 2005 12:01
18 yrs ago
German term

Nachbild

German to English Art/Literary Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Umso stärker auf den Moment bezogen, desto dauerhafter das Nachbild, je flüchtiger das Gesehene desto intensiver das Sehen.

re. work of art
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 lasting impression
4 +1 after-image
4 -1 imprint
3 aftereffect / aftersensation
3 the more it will burn into your brain
Change log

Oct 29, 2005 16:55: Marcus Malabad changed "Term asked" from "nachbild" to "Nachbild"

Proposed translations

+1
1 hr
Selected

lasting impression

what stays with you afterwards
Peer comment(s):
neutral Stephen Sadie : possible, but stephen "what stays with ..."??? 'orrible!
6 hrs
'what stays with...' wasn't a suggestion, just a rumination on 'Nachbild'
agree Erik Macki : I think "the more lasting the impression" is great--it has the right connotation of an image that endures but fits into an artistic context well, avoiding more scientific terms like "after-image," etc.
1 day 3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thank you"
+1
3 mins

after-image

normally in this context

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-10-29 12:07:56 GMT)
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Here, image after image are superimposed on one other, ... These light spaces
cause intensive visual events and often pose perspectivist riddles to the ...
www.medienkunstnetz.de/themes/overview_of_media_art/percept... - 101k - 27. Okt. 2005 - Im Cache - Ähnliche Seiten

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-10-29 12:08:38 GMT)
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sorry this link is not what i intended to send!

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Note added at 7 mins (2005-10-29 12:09:35 GMT)
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this should be better, i had copied wrong!
My contention is that in choosing art to create a healing environment, we must
focus on ... Yellow and blue make green, and the after-image of green is red. ...
www.americanartresources.com/therapeutic/creating_a.asp - 42k - Im Cache - Ähnliche Seiten
Peer comment(s):
agree Dr. Georg Schweigart : That is the term used in biology and medicine (therefore, "agree"), I am not sure however of poetic descriptions or meanings.
7 hrs
danke georg// the art context is shown in the link
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-1
10 mins

imprint

just another alternative.
Peer comment(s):
disagree Stephen Sadie : imprint = impressum in German//theroretically yes but not the correct meaning for this context, sorry
7 hrs
Stephen, i,print can mean so much more than 'Impressum'. Look it up in any decent dictionary.
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27 mins

aftereffect / aftersensation

two further options suggested by Langenscheidt
Peer comment(s):
neutral Stephen Sadie : is this the correct art context?//substantiation ??
7 hrs
of course it is
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28 mins

the more it will burn into your brain

No technical speak here
Peer comment(s):
neutral Stephen Roche : sounds kinda painful that
2 hrs
I guess you are right. I read this one in a book recently and liked it, but I admit I've never heard it anywhere else.
neutral Stephen Sadie : sorry nicole, but it sounds unnatural in english
7 hrs
Guess you are right. Please see my note to Stephen.
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