Jul 12, 2005 14:04
18 yrs ago
English term
look uncannily like
English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
the sentence goes like,
"By 1400, every international merchant in Europe was running a network of market intelligence agents based on the Venetian model and looking uncannily like today’s financial press."
"By 1400, every international merchant in Europe was running a network of market intelligence agents based on the Venetian model and looking uncannily like today’s financial press."
Responses
| 5 +20 | bore a very striking resemblance |
jccantrell
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| 4 +1 | be strangely similar to |
Valentin Alupoaie
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| 5 | mirrors |
marybro
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| 3 -1 | mysterious or supernatural |
Balasubramaniam L.
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Responses
+20
2 mins
jccantrell
United States
United States
Native in English
&
English
United States
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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44
Selected
bore a very striking resemblance
or
looked just like
were set up along the same lines
were very similar
looked just like
were set up along the same lines
were very similar
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanx"
+1
2 mins
Valentin Alupoaie
Romania
Romania
Specializes in field
Romania
Catch phrase under construction
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian
Related KudoZ points
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4
-1
1 hr
Balasubramaniam L.
India
India
India
Fast, accurate, elegant translation
Native in: Hindi
Works in: English to Hindi, Hindi
Related KudoZ points
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32
mysterious or supernatural
This is the dictionary meaning of the word uncanny.
It is a sarcastic comment on the unsavoury intelligence gathering techniques employed by the financial press of today.
The ancient merchants and the modern financial press are being compared here and neither of them is a glory to the other!
It is a sarcastic comment on the unsavoury intelligence gathering techniques employed by the financial press of today.
The ancient merchants and the modern financial press are being compared here and neither of them is a glory to the other!
Peer comment(s):
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Can Altinbay
: You must consider context.//You are correct in your assessment, but your answer doesn't fit.
2 mins
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The way I see it is, although it is a description of 1400 AD, the author is comparing ancient systems with something quite of his times, and at the same time making a wry comment on his own times, i.e., the financial press.
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RHELLER
: neither mysterious nor supernatural - way way off
9 hrs
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| neutral |
pcovs
: I guess more 'disturbing' or 'worrying' than mysterious and supernatural (which don't reflect your point) in this context. Your point, though, is on the mark to my mind ;o)
20 hrs
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I was not suggesting "mysterious" or "supernatural" as the meaning of uncanny in this context, but just pointing out the word's dictionary meaning. Unfortunately, people have not caught on to this this point.
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1 hr
mirrors
another option
and....mirrors...today's financial press
To reflect in or as if in a mirror: “The city mirrors many of the greatest moments of Western culture” (Olivier Bernier).
http://www.answers.com/mirrors
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Note added at 1 hr 53 mins (2005-07-12 15:58:12 GMT)
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Something that faithfully reflects or gives a true picture of something else.
Something worthy of imitation.
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Note added at 1 hr 54 mins (2005-07-12 15:59:06 GMT)
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which mirrors
and....mirrors...today's financial press
To reflect in or as if in a mirror: “The city mirrors many of the greatest moments of Western culture” (Olivier Bernier).
http://www.answers.com/mirrors
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Note added at 1 hr 53 mins (2005-07-12 15:58:12 GMT)
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Something that faithfully reflects or gives a true picture of something else.
Something worthy of imitation.
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Note added at 1 hr 54 mins (2005-07-12 15:59:06 GMT)
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which mirrors
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