Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jan 22, 2006 11:58
18 yrs ago
Danish term
Billedmæssig
Danish to English
Art/Literary
Architecture
Rumanalyse
Den billedmæssige association skaber karakteristika.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | visual |
Terence Ajbro
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| 3 +3 | metaphorical |
Christian Schoenberg
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| 3 | Graphic |
Christine Andersen
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Proposed translations
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Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Sweden
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Sweden
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Native in: English 
Works in: English to German, English to Danish, Danish to English, and 7 more.
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Danish term (edited):
Billedm�ssig
Selected
visual
is what I think is meant here.
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+3
48 mins
Christian Schoenberg
United States
United States
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&
English
United States
Nordic Legal Language Solutions
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Works in: Danish to English, Swedish to English, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
Danish term (edited):
Billedm�ssig
metaphorical
Hi,
This is my immediate guess - the term is pretty vague. But since 'billedmæssig' qualifies 'association', it is probably a pretty good guess. Another bet would be 'figurative' (as opposed to 'literal').
Without more context it is difficult to say for certain... do you have any more context?
Good luck,
Christian
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-01-22 13:04:38 GMT)
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But to be honest, I have a difficult time figuring out what the sentence is supposed to mean. I have never heard of an association creating characterics...
This is my immediate guess - the term is pretty vague. But since 'billedmæssig' qualifies 'association', it is probably a pretty good guess. Another bet would be 'figurative' (as opposed to 'literal').
Without more context it is difficult to say for certain... do you have any more context?
Good luck,
Christian
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-01-22 13:04:38 GMT)
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But to be honest, I have a difficult time figuring out what the sentence is supposed to mean. I have never heard of an association creating characterics...
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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Danish to English, English
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Danish term (edited):
Billedm�ssig
Graphic
Graphic
is another option. In your context 'metaphorical' is very possibly better, but this is just for the record!
This is part of the Concise Oxford entry:
graphic
· adj.
1 of or relating to visual art, especially involving drawing, engraving, or lettering.
2 giving vividly explicit detail.
3 (Computing) relating to or denoting a visual image.
4 …
5 …
– DERIVATIVES graphically adv. graphicness n.
– ORIGIN C17: via L. from Gk graphikos, from graphU ‘writing, drawing’.
is another option. In your context 'metaphorical' is very possibly better, but this is just for the record!
This is part of the Concise Oxford entry:
graphic
· adj.
1 of or relating to visual art, especially involving drawing, engraving, or lettering.
2 giving vividly explicit detail.
3 (Computing) relating to or denoting a visual image.
4 …
5 …
– DERIVATIVES graphically adv. graphicness n.
– ORIGIN C17: via L. from Gk graphikos, from graphU ‘writing, drawing’.
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