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Sentence #4897530

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 maaster maaster February 9, 2016 February 9, 2016 at 6:11:09 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Have you thought of gunpowder or just any black powder?

Objectivesea Objectivesea February 9, 2016 February 9, 2016 at 6:59:07 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

To maaster's question, in English the definition of "black powder", according to my unilingual Thorndike-Barnhart dictionary, is "ordinary gunpowder, as distinguished from smokeless powder." So even if "gunpowder" was intended in German or Esperanto, I think "black powder" is a perfectly reasonable translation, since the meaning of that word pair includes both gunpowder and any other black powder that might be in that drawer.

CK CK February 9, 2016, edited February 9, 2016 February 9, 2016 at 7:14:10 AM UTC, edited February 9, 2016 at 7:15:50 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Out of context, my first thought wasn't gunpowder.

Note that since the German isn't directly linked, it doesn't matter what the meaning of the German is.

maaster maaster February 9, 2016 February 9, 2016 at 6:07:43 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Objectivesea, thanks for the detailed response.
(I didn't care about whether your sentence was a translation.)

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #4897516Nia gastiganto malfermis tirkeston, kaj videbliĝis skatoleto plena de nigra pulvoro..

Our host opened a drawer, and a small box full of black powder was revealed.

added by Objectivesea, February 9, 2016
➜ #4897516Nia gastiganto malfermis tirkeston, kaj videbliĝis skatoleto plena de nigra pulvoro.

linked by Objectivesea, February 9, 2016
➜ #4897817A vendéglátónk kihúzott egy fiókot. Egy ládika vált láthatóvá, mely puskaporral volt megtöltve.

linked by maaster, February 9, 2016
➜ #4989928Bizim ev sahibi bir çekmeceyi açtı ve siyah toz dolu küçük bir kutu çıkarıldı.

linked by duran, March 19, 2016