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Sentence #2029636

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 Eldad Eldad November 22, 2012 November 22, 2012 at 9:50:53 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I'm not sure about what you intended to say, but I tried to understand it from the Russian original.

Was it as follows:
Language is just a map of human thoughts, feelings and memories. And like all maps, language is a hundred thousand times the thumbnail image of what it is trying to convey.

Again, I'm not sure, but am trying to understand.

marafon marafon November 22, 2012 November 22, 2012 at 9:55:38 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Yes, that's right. I'll change my sentence.
Thank you so much, Eldad.

Eldad Eldad November 22, 2012 November 22, 2012 at 10:28:28 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

You're welcome.

sacredceltic sacredceltic September 23, 2014 September 23, 2014 at 6:27:59 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

maybe "a tiny fraction of what..." would be clearer...

Ooneykcall Ooneykcall September 23, 2014 September 23, 2014 at 6:40:02 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

А может:
...a thumbnail image reduced to one hundred thousandth of what it is trying to convey?

marafon marafon September 23, 2014 September 23, 2014 at 8:13:14 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I like "a tiny fraction" but I'm afraid it won't be an accurate translation of the original quote.

marafon marafon September 23, 2014 September 23, 2014 at 8:16:49 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Anyway, let's wait for a native to come by...

sacredceltic sacredceltic September 23, 2014 September 23, 2014 at 8:18:06 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

the problem with this version is that not all maps are reduced to a hundred thousandth...

marafon marafon September 23, 2014 September 23, 2014 at 8:28:32 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I'm just a messenger.

AlanF_US AlanF_US June 23, 2018 June 23, 2018 at 6:52:22 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Language is just a map of human thoughts, feelings and memories. And like all maps, language is a hundred thousand times the thumbnail image of what it is trying to convey.

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Language is just a map of human thoughts, feelings and memories. And like all maps, language is a thumbnail image a hundred thousand times smaller than what it is trying to convey.

Eldad Eldad June 26, 2018 June 26, 2018 at 9:38:52 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Yes, indeed. This sounds much better than the wording I suggested.

marafon marafon July 9, 2018 July 9, 2018 at 12:53:44 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Thank you all.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #2029631Язык - всего лишь карта человеческих мыслей, чувств и памяти. И как все карты, язык - это в сто тысяч раз уменьшенное изображение того, что он пытается передать..

Language is just a map of human thoughts, feelings and memories. And as all the maps, language is a hundred thousand times the thumbnail image that he is trying to convey.

added by marafon, November 22, 2012
➜ #2029631Язык - всего лишь карта человеческих мыслей, чувств и памяти. И как все карты, язык - это в сто тысяч раз уменьшенное изображение того, что он пытается передать.

linked by marafon, November 22, 2012
Language is just a map of human thoughts, feelings and memories. And like all the maps, language is a hundred thousand times the thumbnail image of what it is trying to convey.

edited by marafon, November 22, 2012
Language is just a map of human thoughts, feelings and memories. And like all maps, language is a hundred thousand times the thumbnail image of what it is trying to convey.

edited by marafon, November 22, 2012
➜ #3515164La langue n'est que la cartographie des pensées humaines, des sentiments et des souvenirs. Comme toutes les cartes, elle est une réduction au cent millième de ce qu'elle tente de représenter.

linked by sacredceltic, September 23, 2014
Language is just a map of human thoughts, feelings and memories. And like all maps, language is a thumbnail image a hundred thousand times smaller than what it is trying to convey.

edited by marafon, July 9, 2018
➜ #7238434اللّغة مجرّد خريطة للتّفكير و المشاعر و الذّكريات البشريّة. و مثل جميع الخرائط، فإنّ اللّغة أيقونة صغيرة أصغر بمائة ألف مرّة من الشّيء الذي تمثّله.

linked by OsoHombre, September 30, 2018
➜ #9030948Jazyk je iba mapa ľudských myšlienok, pocitov a spomienok. A tak ako všetky mapy, je stotisíckrát menším obrázkom než ten, ktorý sa snaží sprostredkovať.

linked by Dominika7, September 11, 2020
➜ #10717017Taal is slechts een kaart van menselijke gedachten, gevoelens en herinneringen. En zoals alle kaarten is taal een miniatuurafbeelding die honderdduizend keer kleiner is dan wat ze probeert over te brengen.

linked by Micsmithel, March 13, 2022