eine Geschichte im Zeichen von Krieg

English translation: A story marked by the imprint of war..

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German term or phrase:eine Geschichte im Zeichen von Krieg
English translation:A story marked by the imprint of war..
Entered by: patransword

14:48 Mar 28, 2023
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
German term or phrase: eine Geschichte im Zeichen von Krieg
Hello, I am translating a review of an exhibition and "eine Geschichte im Zeichen von..." has me a little stumped.

Context:
Auf den Spuren von Vergänglichkeit, auf den Spuren des ökologischen, des kapitalistischen, imperialistischen Fußabdrucks sind sich diese vier Künstlerinnen begegnet und nähern sich aus verschiedenen Richtungen ihren Themen, eine Geschichte im Zeichen von Krieg, Ungewissheit, Klimakatastrophe und Migrationen.

What I've come up with so far is:

These four female artists encounter traces of transience, the traces of the ecological, capitalist, imperialist footprint, approaching their themes from different directions during a time with a background of war, uncertainty, climate catastrophe and migration.

Thank you for any suggestions.
patransword
Germany
A story marked by the imprint of war..
Explanation:
.., uncertainty, climate change and migration
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Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 10:22
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Thank you!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2A story marked by the imprint of war..
Michael Martin, MA
4a narrative about war
philgoddard
4a tale of war...
Lancashireman
3their stories are drawn from
Ramey Rieger (X)
3a story characterised by war
Rosemary Soroos


  

Answers


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their stories are drawn from


Explanation:
Tracking traces of transience, of ecological, capitalist, imperialist footprints, four artists also find one another. Approaching their themes from different directions, their stories are drawn from war, uncertainty, climate catastrophe and migration.

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 16:22
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a narrative about war


Explanation:
See the last two examples here:
http://context.reverso.net/übersetzung/deutsch-englisch/im Z...

philgoddard
United States
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a story characterised by war


Explanation:
im Zeichen von etwas stehen means to be characterised or influenced by something. Some examples on Linguee also used marked by.

Looking for traces of the transient, of the ecological, the capitalist, imperialist footsteps, these four artists come together and, from different directions, approach their themes, a story characterised by war, uncertainty, climate catastrophe and migration.


    https://www.phrasen.org/im-zeichen-von-etwas-stehen
    https://www.dict.cc/?s=im+Zeichen+stehen+von
Rosemary Soroos
Ireland
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A story marked by the imprint of war..


Explanation:
.., uncertainty, climate change and migration

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 10:22
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vere Barzilai
6 hrs

agree  Eleanore Strauss: I would make this a story marked by war
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eine Geschichte im Zeichen von Krieg...
a tale of war...


Explanation:
Many exampples here of similar concatenations:
https://www.google.com/search?q="a tale of war * and"&oq="a ...

imprinted by the mark of...
marked by the mark of...
imprinted by the imprint of...

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 88
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