Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
Burgerlijke bekrompenheid
English translation:
narrow-minded bourgeois attitude
Added to glossary by
balohan
Mar 11, 2005 15:09
19 yrs ago
Dutch term
Burgerlijke bekrompenheid
Dutch to English
Other
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
En hoewel de figuren die Elias weergeeft niet zelden van een burgerlijke bekrompenheid lijken te zijn, leidt dat niet tot het sarcasme en het perverse maatschappijbeeld dat we enkele jaren later in de kunst van Pjeroo Roobjee zullen aantreffen
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | narrow-minded bourgeois attitude |
Maria Danielson
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| 3 | narrow-minded people |
trautlady
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| 3 | middle-class prejudice |
Deborah do Carmo
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| 3 | shortsighted citizens |
Francina
|
Proposed translations
+4
23 mins
Maria Danielson
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Dutch into English since 1991
Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, English, Flemish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
narrow-minded bourgeois attitude
That would be one way to say it.
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Note added at 25 mins (2005-03-11 15:35:36 GMT)
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\"suburban conventionality\" is another option
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Note added at 25 mins (2005-03-11 15:35:36 GMT)
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\"suburban conventionality\" is another option
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
57 mins
narrow-minded people
would that fit?
1 hr
Deborah do Carmo
Portugal
Portugal
Native in English
Portugal
Lawyer-Linguist
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Dutch to English, Flemish to English, English
middle-class prejudice
Another option
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Note added at 1 hr 36 mins (2005-03-11 16:46:18 GMT)
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or insularity perhaps
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Note added at 1 hr 36 mins (2005-03-11 16:46:18 GMT)
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or insularity perhaps
2 hrs
shortsighted citizens
might work
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