Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Bündnis von Ungleichen
English translation:
a marriage of opposites
Added to glossary by
JSolis
Feb 22, 2006 20:13
18 yrs ago
German term
Ungleiches
German to English
Art/Literary
Philosophy
"Ein Bündnis von Ungleichen? Parallelen zwischen x und y zu suchen erscheint auf den ersten Blick womöglich ungewöhnlich: Ein Versuch, Ungleiches zusammenzubringen"
I was thinking something along the lines of "disparate subjects" but there has to be a more elegant solution... many thanks for any suggestions.
I was thinking something along the lines of "disparate subjects" but there has to be a more elegant solution... many thanks for any suggestions.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | a marriage of opposites |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 3 | to make opposites attract |
Steven Sidore
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| 3 | divergent/contrasting |
franglish
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| 3 | to reconcile the irreconcilable |
Lancashireman
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| 3 | apples and oranges |
jccantrell
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Proposed translations
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a marriage of opposites
an attempt unite the ununitable
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15 mins
to make opposites attract
This is the first thing that comes to mind.
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18 mins
divergent/contrasting
possibles
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8 mins
German term (edited):
Ungleiches zusammenzubringen
to reconcile the irreconcilable
Results 1 - 10 of about 954 for "to reconcile the irreconcilable".
Rather like 'squaring the circle'
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Note added at 18 mins (2006-02-22 20:31:45 GMT)
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Perhaps too strong for 'unequal'...
As an alternative "match the mismatched" @ 40ggl
Rather like 'squaring the circle'
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Note added at 18 mins (2006-02-22 20:31:45 GMT)
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Perhaps too strong for 'unequal'...
As an alternative "match the mismatched" @ 40ggl
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1 hr
jccantrell
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
apples and oranges
Well, we talk about comparing apples and oranges when we are trying to compare two disparate subjects, as you say.
Maybe this will work.
Maybe this will work.
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