Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
[ohne] Schaustellfarce
English translation:
[without] show or pretence
Added to glossary by
Clive Phillips
Oct 26, 2009 18:22
14 yrs ago
German term
United Kingdom
Arts/Academic translator - Art historian
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Schaustellfarce
German to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
I would be grateful for assistance with the precise meaning of this term in the following context. This is a 20th-century Austrian artist talking about his life as a hill farmer and the effect it has on his work:
Sie wissen, daß ich nach Großstadtjugend, Werkarbeit und Studium nun seit 30 Jahren ein Bergbauernanwesen mit meiner Familie in der Einschicht bearbeitete. Mit Romantizismus hat das nicht das geringste zu tun, und wer solche Lebensform diese Zeit hindurch erprobt und bestanden hat, weiß, daß es keine härtere, unsentimentalere Realität gibt als das Landleben ohne Schaustellfarce.
Sie wissen, daß ich nach Großstadtjugend, Werkarbeit und Studium nun seit 30 Jahren ein Bergbauernanwesen mit meiner Familie in der Einschicht bearbeitete. Mit Romantizismus hat das nicht das geringste zu tun, und wer solche Lebensform diese Zeit hindurch erprobt und bestanden hat, weiß, daß es keine härtere, unsentimentalere Realität gibt als das Landleben ohne Schaustellfarce.
Proposed translations
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Change log
Oct 27, 2009 21:10: Helen Shiner Created KOG entry
Oct 27, 2009 21:10: Helen Shiner changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/882779">Helen Shiner's</a> old entry - "[ohne] Schaustellfarce"" to "" without show or pretence""
Oct 27, 2009 21:26: Clive Phillips changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/882779">Helen Shiner's</a> old entry - "[ohne] Schaustellfarce"" to ""[without] show or pretence""
Proposed translations
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Clive Phillips
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Defence/military specialist translator
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English, French to English, English
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8
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(working the land) without show or pretence
...is another suggestion. He's expressing some disdain maybe for "hobby farmers" or those who dabble in agriculture without having to depend on it.
Note from asker:
| I like the addition of 'show'. Will go with this. Thanks, Clive. |
Peer comment(s):
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Nicole Backhaus
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Cetacea
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Danke vielmals, Cetacea.
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Monika Elisabeth Sieger
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Danke, Sivara.
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Annett Kottek (X)
: I was thinking along the lines of 'unpretentious country living', but this is also great!
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Danke, Annett.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This is what I chose. Many thanks, Clive for the subtle refinement, and many thanks to everyone else for your suggestions and time."
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23 mins
Andres Larsen
Venezuela
Venezuela
Native in English
Venezuela
freelance translator
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to English, and 3 more.
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2
rustic unadorned farming / country / rural life
rustic unadorned farming life / country life / rural life (as opposed to "country life of arcadian / bucolic contentment")
sources:
Definition of Rustic from dictionary.net3: used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; ... 4. Simple; artless; unadorned; unaffected. --Pope. Rustic moth (Zo["o]l. ...
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Definition of Rural from dictionary.netUsage: Rural, Rustic. Rural refers to the country itself; as, rural scenes, ... provincial, rustic, simple, sylvan, unadorned, unaffected, unartificial, unassuming, ... 1: living in or characteristic of farming or country life; ...
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Arcadian synonym by Babylon's thesaurus1. used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic ...
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Arcadian | English | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon1. used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian ... Edenic, agrarian, agrestic, agricultural, arcadian, bucolic, celestial, country, farm, ... naturelike, paradisal, pastoral, provincial, rural, rustic, unadorned, ...
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Definition of Rustic from dictionary.net3: used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; ... 4. Simple; artless; unadorned; unaffected. --Pope. Rustic moth (Zo["o]l. ...
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Definition of Rural from dictionary.netUsage: Rural, Rustic. Rural refers to the country itself; as, rural scenes, ... provincial, rustic, simple, sylvan, unadorned, unaffected, unartificial, unassuming, ... 1: living in or characteristic of farming or country life; ...
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Arcadian synonym by Babylon's thesaurus1. used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic ...
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Arcadian | English | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon1. used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian ... Edenic, agrarian, agrestic, agricultural, arcadian, bucolic, celestial, country, farm, ... naturelike, paradisal, pastoral, provincial, rural, rustic, unadorned, ...
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Nicole Backhaus
Native in German
Works in field
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Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English
(showman's) fake
compound noun
Schaustell- in the sense of "Schausteller" - fairground entertainer or showman
-farce = the same as in English - a term derived from literature/theater
It appears to me that the word refers to unsentimental...he had enough of city life and therefore he became a farmer...farmer's existence without fake
Schaustell- in the sense of "Schausteller" - fairground entertainer or showman
-farce = the same as in English - a term derived from literature/theater
It appears to me that the word refers to unsentimental...he had enough of city life and therefore he became a farmer...farmer's existence without fake
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49 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
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Mexico
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Works in: German to English
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putting on a false public display
My first thought was also pretense, or false pretense. A Schaustellfarce is a spectacle, an exhibition of the rustic life without the real work involved. To capture 'farce' you might want to add the 'false' somewhere. I also had trouble with that tiny word 'ohne' and decided to reword the sentence.
than actually living on the land as opposed to putting on a false public display
Schaustellen – to give an exhibition
Schausteller – showman, exhibitor
Schaustellung – public exhibition
feigned spectacle, display, masquerade, unvarnished, public show
than actually living on the land as opposed to putting on a false public display
Schaustellen – to give an exhibition
Schausteller – showman, exhibitor
Schaustellung – public exhibition
feigned spectacle, display, masquerade, unvarnished, public show
Note from asker:
| Perhaps just 'without ridiculous showmanship' would work. I don't think I would want anything too long really |
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melodramatic idyll
country life without the slightest resemblance to a ...
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Lonnie Legg
Germany
Germany
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&
English
Germany
25 years in film industry
Native in: English , German
Works in: German to English, English to German
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24
silly posturing
I like Clide's too but "posturing" has more of the jab I feel in "Schaustell-".
to posture: "to adopt (a certain attitude) so as to impress..."(Am.Oxf.Dict.)
to posture: "to adopt (a certain attitude) so as to impress..."(Am.Oxf.Dict.)
Example sentence:
"... their elected officials by their silly posturing...."
Reference:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/lizhunt/3562680/One-drink-is-one-too-many.html
Reference comments
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Susanne Rindlisbacher
Portugal
Portugal
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Portugal
Quality and Dedication
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, Portuguese to German, German, and 1 more.
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4
Reference:
Das Wort "Schaustellfarce" höre ich heute zum ersten Mal ... Ich denke dabei aber an Heimatfilme oder -theater. Von Lobhymnen auf die unberührte Natur über deftige Schwänke bis zu Softporno ist mMn alles möglich.
Kim und Clive sind auf dem richtigen Weg. Und wenn du das Ding näher beschreiben willst, dann finde ich "false" oder "fake" treffender als "ridiculous".
Kim und Clive sind auf dem richtigen Weg. Und wenn du das Ding näher beschreiben willst, dann finde ich "false" oder "fake" treffender als "ridiculous".
Note from asker:
| Don't worry, ridiculous is out of the window - Clive's proposal brings the two elements together in an understated way which matches the tone of the text. |
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