mowa obrazowa

English translation: imagery (of the Bible)

16:05 Apr 16, 2004
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Polish term or phrase: mowa obrazowa
To wlasnie mowa obrazowa Biblii przechowuje tajemnice objawienia i magie sacrum.

To raczej nie bedzie "picture language". A ja nie bardzo rozumiem o co chodzi po polsku
madziag
Local time: 05:12
English translation:imagery (of the Bible)
Explanation:
Może o to chodzi? Zwłaszcza, że:
http://www.earth-religions.com/Dictionary_of_Biblical_Imager...
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Jaroslaw Michalak
Poland
Local time: 05:12
Grading comment
Klasyczna sytuacja "osiolkowi w zlobie dano". Wybieram propozycje Jarka, ale wszystkim klaniam sie w pas za pomyslowosc i wiedze!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2vivid / picturesque language
bartek
3 +2imagery (of the Bible)
Jaroslaw Michalak
4 +1word-painting
Ewa Nowicka
4graphic / vivid
Monika Darron
3painting pictures with words
Jan S


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
vivid / picturesque language


Explanation:
to znaczy że był miedzy innymi żywy i obrazowy (obrazki się widzi)
1. Of, suggesting, or suitable for a picture: picturesque rocky shores. 2. Striking or interesting in an unusual way; irregularly or quaintly attractive: a picturesque French café. 3. Strikingly expressive or vivid: picturesque language.
http://www.bartleby.com/61/14/P0291400.html

bartek
Local time: 05:12
Native speaker of: Polish
PRO pts in category: 142

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  leff: picturesque ;-)
1 hr

agree  GingerR: picturesque
15 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
graphic / vivid


Explanation:
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Monika Darron
United States
Local time: 23:12
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ensor: 'graphic' ma raczej bardzo negatywne konotacje wiec chyba nie w odniesieniu do Biblii;
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
imagery (of the Bible)


Explanation:
Może o to chodzi? Zwłaszcza, że:
http://www.earth-religions.com/Dictionary_of_Biblical_Imager...


Jaroslaw Michalak
Poland
Local time: 05:12
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Klasyczna sytuacja "osiolkowi w zlobie dano". Wybieram propozycje Jarka, ale wszystkim klaniam sie w pas za pomyslowosc i wiedze!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ewa Nowicka: tak, na pewno!
1 hr

agree  Ensor: chyba z pewnoscia na pewno;Mozna tez: Bible imagery/Biblical imagery
7 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
word-painting


Explanation:
Rhoda L. Flaxman defines word painting as "extended passages of visually oriented descriptions whose techniques emulate pictorial methods.

także: figurative illustration/figurativeness

propozycja Jarka - 'imagery' też bardzo dobra


    Reference: http://www.cyberartsweb.org/victorian/technique/wrdpaint.htm...
Ewa Nowicka
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 70

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Agnieszka Hayward (X): figurative // staram się :o)
44 mins
  -> dzięki! Ty to się znasz na "figurative", prawda? :o)) :-*
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
painting pictures with words


Explanation:
slowa ktore "maluja" wizje/obrazy

Jan S
Sweden
Local time: 05:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
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