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Die purpurrote Rose aus Kairo war lila: Fehler bei der Ubersetzung von Farbadjektiven (Deutsch-Englisch-Spanisch), deren Ursprung und Beispiele aus Fachtexten, Filmtiteln, und Kunst (The Crimson Rose of Cairo was Purple: Mistakes in the Translation of Color Adjectives (German-English-Spanish), their Origins, and Examples from Specialist Texts, Film Titles, and Art).
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Courtade, Ida – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 1996
The defining of colors is a very subjective topic and results in many misunderstandings, especially in translation from one language to another. The number and significance of color adjectives vary from culture to culture. The goal of this article is to explain the origins of such variations and to discuss examples of common translation errors and…
Descriptors: Adjectives, Art, Color, Cultural Differences