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The main reason why I lean toward "hatred" is later on Larry Send a noteboard - 27/11/2010 09:43:43 PM
It's ?as Opovržení in the Czech translation. ?as means time, but it can also mean times when used as it is in this title. Opovržení is either contempt or disdain. I personally like the sound of Times of Disdain better than Times of Contempt, but there may be some semantic nuances or differences here that I'm not aware of.

I think that hatred or odio as it is used in the Spanish translation is too strong, and differs from the original Polish title, but then again I may be wrong. Polish and Czech are mutually intelligible to some extent, but the level of mutual intelligibility isn't strong enough for me to say for certain which is the best translation. I think we would need somebody from Poland for that.


With what happens toward the end of the series, if I didn't misread those few pages at the end of The Lady of the Lake that I glanced at to see how things got to a certain point just before the very end. "Disdain" and "contempt" are a bit too passive in English for that, although I'll agree that "hatred" perhaps goes a slight bit too much in the other, more active, direction.
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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Andrzej Sapkowski, Times of Disdain/Tiempo del odio Larry - 27/11/2010 03:24:22 AM 1729 Views
Bizarre that you would go to a Spanish translation (A translation note) Tom - 27/11/2010 04:05:28 PM 1072 Views
Not really, when that's the only complete translation available in a language I read Larry - 27/11/2010 06:54:18 PM 1120 Views
It's an interesting discussion about that title... "disdain" is indeed somewhat weak. Legolas - 27/11/2010 06:35:14 PM 1143 Views
When I have time later tonight, I'll translate the relevant passage near the end of the book Larry - 27/11/2010 06:57:23 PM 1149 Views
Re: Andrzej Sapkowski, Times of Disdain/Tiempo del odio wahooka - 27/11/2010 09:37:07 PM 1227 Views
The main reason why I lean toward "hatred" is later on Larry - 27/11/2010 09:43:43 PM 1173 Views
Yeah, there may be a slight difference between Czech and English meaning of the word wahooka - 28/11/2010 10:49:23 AM 1143 Views
Makes sense to me Larry - 28/11/2010 07:13:08 PM 1221 Views
Now for that passage near the end of the book I said I'd post Larry - 28/11/2010 02:35:38 AM 1165 Views
Hm. I'd actually say it makes me more inclined to think "contempt" is right after all. Legolas - 28/11/2010 10:50:09 AM 1228 Views
I didn't quote what happened immediately afterward, as that is a major spoiler Larry - 28/11/2010 07:16:39 PM 1105 Views
Fair points. *NM* Legolas - 29/11/2010 12:26:28 AM 565 Views
Re: Now for that passage near the end of the book I said I'd post wahooka - 28/11/2010 11:03:18 AM 1169 Views
Re: Now for that passage near the end of the book I said I'd post Ellestra - 29/11/2010 01:12:58 AM 981 Views
Larry - 29/11/2010 04:53:12 AM 1119 Views
I find it funny that all the discussion in the thread is about the best translation of the title. Stephen - 28/11/2010 10:17:44 PM 1060 Views
Actually, it also plays a key role in the action of this book Larry - 29/11/2010 12:47:19 AM 1241 Views
Oh, I'm just surprised one word can be that important Stephen - 29/11/2010 01:03:48 PM 1007 Views
Time of Contempt is closest to original meaning Ellestra - 28/11/2010 11:42:56 PM 1233 Views
Perhaps, but there's been a weakening of "contempt" in English over the past few generations Larry - 28/11/2010 11:55:16 PM 1182 Views
Re: Perhaps, but there's been a weakening of "contempt" in English over the past few generations Ellestra - 29/11/2010 12:47:12 AM 1208 Views
True, to a large extent at least Larry - 29/11/2010 04:57:00 AM 1479 Views
You made me want to go and reread this again Ellestra - 29/11/2010 12:07:46 AM 1194 Views
I'm in the midst of re-reading The Tower of the Swallow Larry - 29/11/2010 12:32:23 AM 1267 Views
Re: I'm in the midst of re-reading The Tower of the Swallow Ellestra - 29/11/2010 01:05:30 AM 1199 Views
Re: I'm in the midst of re-reading The Tower of the Swallow Larry - 29/11/2010 05:02:48 AM 1202 Views
Re: I'm in the midst of re-reading The Tower of the Swallow Ellestra - 29/11/2010 04:39:02 PM 1222 Views
Still, seeing as many as six consonants together can be intimidating for some of us Larry - 29/11/2010 11:37:22 PM 1249 Views
Re: Still, seeing as many as six consonants together can be intimidating for some of us Ellestra - 30/11/2010 02:27:03 AM 1202 Views
I refuse to give the Germans credit when it comes to language and grammar issues! Larry - 30/11/2010 03:04:30 AM 1395 Views
I don't see why; except maybe page long nouns Ellestra - 30/11/2010 04:22:37 PM 1436 Views
I dunno, some people dig saying "Machtübernahme" and "Größerdeutschland" Larry - 30/11/2010 05:53:43 PM 1239 Views
Hey those are short Ellestra - 01/12/2010 03:44:42 AM 1360 Views
I REALLY can't wait for this to come out in English dacole - 30/11/2010 04:50:56 AM 1211 Views
Re: I REALLY can't wait for this to come out in English Ellestra - 30/11/2010 03:45:33 PM 1194 Views
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