Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
"Blades considers his poetry worthy of more than a cursory glance"
English answer:
Blades thinks his poetry deserves to be looked at in depth/studied closely
Added to glossary by
Leo3 (X)
Oct 20, 2004 18:03
19 yrs ago
English term
ania
"Blades considers his poetry worthy of more than a cursory glance"
English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
literature, poetry
it's a fragment of the text which I have to paraphrase :]
Responses
| 3 +3 | my attempt |
Leo3 (X)
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| 4 +7 | Paraphrase |
Kim Metzger
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| 3 +5 | deserves a proper look |
Ian M-H (X)
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| 5 | deserves more attention |
Last Hermit
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| 4 | Blades thinks his poetry is brilliant enough to merit careful reflexion, consideration and appreciat |
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
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Responses
+3
4 mins
English term (edited):
Blades paraphrase
Selected
my attempt
Blades thinks his poetry deserves to be looked at in depth/studied closely (be subjected to close study?)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
RHELLER
3 mins
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thanks, rita!
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| agree |
Maya Kruger
7 mins
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thank you, maya!
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| agree |
Olga B
20 mins
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thanks, olga!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+7
3 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
&
English
Specializes in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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277
Paraphrase
Blades thinks his poetry should be studied carefully. People shouldn't just look at it quickly and forget about it.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Armorel Young
36 mins
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| agree |
Kirill Semenov
57 mins
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| agree |
Ian M-H (X)
1 hr
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| agree |
Java Cafe
2 hrs
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| agree |
Eckhard Boehle
4 hrs
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| agree |
nlingua
1 day 16 hrs
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| agree |
Dr Singh
3 days 54 mins
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+5
1 hr
English term (edited):
worthy of more than a cursory glance
deserves a proper look
just another option
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
jccantrell
: short and to the point
11 mins
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| agree |
Kim Metzger
20 mins
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| agree |
Anne Lee
3 hrs
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| agree |
Refugio
6 hrs
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| agree |
nlingua
: verily
20 hrs
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5 hrs
Blades thinks his poetry is brilliant enough to merit careful reflexion, consideration and appreciat
The last word should be appreciation.
I just adapted it for you.
Hope it helps.
I just adapted it for you.
Hope it helps.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Ian M-H (X)
: careful reflexion/reflection etc. fits well, but I don't think the text allows us to assume that Blades thinks his poetry is "brilliant"
7 hrs
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21 hrs
Last Hermit
Works in field
Nationwide trans contest award winner
Native in: Chinese
Works in: Chinese to English, English to Chinese
deserves more attention
Just another alternative.
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