Weekly Photo Challenge: Colorful

photo by Frizztext
description: Artistic stairway painting in Wuppertal, Germany “Holsteiner Treppe” (Gathe) / artist: Professor Horst Gläsker – the (German) words on the stairs are describing the relationship between human beings: terror + love, prosecution + trust, despair + hope, revenge + kiss — and so on…
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frizztext: a stairway is a metaphor, a rainbow a symbol, LOVE one of the most important experiences of an human being; the artist Horst Glaesker www.horst-glaesker.de combines in a creative concept these 3 dimensions: architecture, colors, words… – a project, which should be realized in many other countries;
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I talked with the painter W., who just had finished to repair the destroyed colors of this stairway; he said, his dream would be, to paint a stairway in Hollywood, the one, where every morning the stars are jogging; frizz-comment: who knows other stairways, which would fit well, colored like a rainbow, featuring words of LOVE? view the TRANSLATION project
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for example, the words of the 4th stairway:
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1 – ENGLISH (translated by frizztext):
1-love 2-come together 3-to seduce 4-to pine 5-to fall in love 6-sympathy 7-to dance 8-kissing hands 9-admirer 10-exuberant 11-goose flesh 12-passion 13-attractive 14-to flourish 15-to allow – links to all translators: www.flickr.com/photos/frizztext/2798566579/
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2 – GERMAN – the original words, painted on the stairway by professor horst gläsker, view photos at www.flickr.com/photos/frizztext/2798566579/
1-LIEBE 2-ZUSAMMENKOMMEN 3-VERFÜHREN 4-SCHMACHTEN 5-VERLIEBEN 6-ZUNEIGUNG 7-TANZEN 8-HANDKUSS 9-VEREHRER 10-ÜBERSCHWÄNGLICH 11-KRIBBELN 12-LEIDENSCHAFT 13-ANZIEHEND 14-AUFBLÜHEN 15-ERLAUBEN
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3 – CHINESE translation by YENTHEN (Taiwan)
www.flickr.com/people/yenthen/
1 愛 2 物以類聚 3 誘惑 4 渴望 5 相戀 6 同理心 7 舞 8 吻手禮 (華人無此習俗) 9 愛慕者 10 繁茂/豐富 11 悸動 12 激情/熱誠 13 嫵媚/動人 14 興旺 15 容許
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4 – JAPAN: translation by Jon
www.flickr.com/people/ashura666/
1-愛 2-集まる 3-誘惑 4-切望 5-恋 6-共感 7-踊る 8-手にキス 9-賛美者 10-熱狂 11-うずき 12-情熱 13-魅力的 14-栄える 15-許す
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5 – GREECE: translation by Andreas Zervas / andzer
www.flickr.com/people/andzer/
1-έρωτας 2-συνεύρεση 3-αποπλάνηση 4-λαχταρώ 5-ερωτεύομαι 6-συμπάθεια 7-χορεύω 8-χειροφίλημα 9-θαυμαστής 10-γαλαντόμος 11-καρδιοχτύπι 12-πάθος 13-ελκυστικός 14-ανθίζω 15-επιτρέπω
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6 – RUSSIA: translation by Kseniya / fantoccio
www.flickr.com/people/fantoccini/
1- любовь 2- встретиться / сойтись 3- соблазнить 4- томиться 5- влюбиться 6- симпатия 7- танцевать 8- целовать руки 9- обожатель 10- изобильный 11- нервничать 12- страсть 13- привлекательный 14- цвести 15- позволять
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7 – ISRAEL: translation by Yoel Herzberg
www.flickr.com/people/yoelherzberg/
1-אהבה 2-לגמור ביחד 3-לפתות 4-לערוג 5-להתאהב 6-חיבה 7-לרקוד 8-נישוק ידים 9-מעריץ 10-חיוני 11-להצטמרר 12-תשוקה 13-מושך 14-לפרוח 15-להרשות
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8 – NETHERLANDS: translation by Ineke Kamps
www.flickr.com/people/kattenmeisje/
1-Liefde 2-Samenkomen 3-Verleiden 4-Smachten 5-Verliefd worden 6-Symphatie 7-Dansen 8-Handkus 9-Aanbidder 10-Overvloedig 11-De kriebels krijgen 12-Passie 13-Aantrekkelijk 14-Opbloeien 15-Toestaan
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9 – FRANCE: translation by Christine Lebrasseur
www.flickr.com/people/_lc/
1-L’amour 2-s’accorde à 3-séduire 4-se languir 5-tomber amoureux 6-sympathie 7-danser 8-baisemain 9-admirateur 10-exubérant 11-frisson 12-passion 13-attirante 14-fleurir 15-permettre
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different translation by Jocelyne Lopez:
2-se rencontrer 6-affection 10-exalté 11-s’impatìenter 14-s’épanouir
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10 – NORWAY: translation by Caroline / evje calling:
www.flickr.com/people/71371682@N00/
1-kjærlighet 2-sammenkomme/stemne 3-friste 4-lengte etter 5-forelske seg 6-omhug 7-danse 8-håndkyss 9-tilbeder 10-løssloppen 11-kile 12-pasjon 13-tiltrekkende 14-blomstre opp 15-tillate
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11 – HUNGARY: translation by Beatrice Jourdan
www.flickr.com/people/lilion/
1- szerelem, szeretet 2- összejövetel 3- elcsábít 4- sóvárog, belehal 5- szerelmessé válik 6- együttérzés 7- táncolni 8- kézcsók, kezet csókol 9- imádó, rajongó 10- túláradó 11- görcsbe rándul, megbizseregtet 12- szenvedélyes 13- bájos, vonzó 14- kivirul 15- megengedni
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12 – ARGENTINA / SPAIN: translation by Felicitas Molina
www.flickr.com/people/felumolina/
1-Amor 2-Unirse 3-Seducir 4-Languidecer 5-Enamorarse 6-Empatía 7-Bailar 8-Besar la mano 9-Admirador 10-Exuberante 11-Hormigueo 12-Pasión 13-Atractivo 14-Florecer 15-Permitir
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13 – ITALY: translation by giancarlo rado and others
www.flickr.com/people/23868213@N03/
1- amare 2- andare insieme 3- sedurre 4- anelare / desiderare ardentemente 5- innamorarsi 6- simpatia 7- ballare / danzare 8- baciare le mani 9- ammiratore 10- esuberante 11- arrossire 12- passione 13- attrattiva / attraente 14- svolazzare / fiorire 15- permettere
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14 – DENMARK: translation by Flemming Gade
www.flickr.com/people/streetphoto/
1-kærlighed 2-komme sammen 3-at forføre 4-at længes 5-forelske 6-sympati 7-danse 8-håndkysse 9-beundre 10-overstrømmende 11-krible 12-lidenskab 13-attraktiv 14-at blomstre 15-at tillade
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15 – FINLAND: translation by Olli Kekäläinen
www.flickr.com/people/ok6/
1- rakkaus 2- kokoontua 3- vietellä 4- ikävöidä 5- rakastua 6- myötätunto 7- tanssia 8- kädelle suuteleminen 9- ihailija 10- eloisa 11- kihelmöidä 12- intohimo 13- viehättävä 14- kukoistaa 15- sallia
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16 – SWEDEN: translation by Richie / goraiapick
www.flickr.com/people/goraiapick/
1- Kärlek 2- samlas tillsammans 3- att förföra 4- att sörja 5- att förälskar sig 6- medkänsla 7- att dansa 8- kyssande händer 9- beundrare 10- överdådig, ymnig 11- att få kittla 12- passion, lust, lidelse, kärlek, glöd, hänförelse 13- attraktiv, tilldragande, lockande, tilltalande 14- att blomstra, frodas 15- att godkänna, att erkänna, att medge
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17 – PORTUGAL: translation by Gon
www.flickr.com/people/gbentenza/
1-amor 2-ir junto 3-seduzir 4-saudade 5-enamorarse 6-empatia 7-dançar 8-beija mao 9-admiraçao 10-exuberancia 11-sentir formigueiro 12-paixao 13-atracçao 14-florescer 15-permitir
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18 – CZECH REPUBLIC: translation by Dalibor
www.flickr.com/people/mr_gonzales/
1- láska 2- sejít se 3- svést 4- chřadnout 5- zamilovat se 6- soucit 7- tančit 8- líbat ruce 9- obdivovatel 10- bujarý 11- mrazit v zádech 12- vášeň 13- přitažlivý 14- vzkvétat 15- dovolit
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19 – SLOVENIA: translation by Goran Petrasevic
www.flickr.com/people/peshovski/
1- ljubezen 2- zbližati se 3- zapeljati 4- hrepeneti 5- zaljubiti se 6- simpatija 7- plesati 8- (po)ljubiti roke 9- oboževalec, občudovalec 10- plodovit, bujen 11- dobiti kurjo polt 12- strast, sla, poželenje, hrepenenje 13- privlačen, zapeljiv, očarljiv 14- cveteti 15- dovoliti, dopustiti, odobriti
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20 – ICELAND by Agnes Geirdal
www.flickr.com/people/ageirdal/
1 ást, elska 2 sameinast, koma saman 3 að tæla 4 harmur, þrá 5 verða ástfangin(n) 6 samkennd, 7 dansa 8 kyssa á hendur 9 aðdándi 10 upprifinn 11 gæsahúð 12 ástríða 13 aðlaðandi 14 að blómstra 15 að leyfa
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21 – SWITZERLAND – e-mail by Wok; Alemannisch (do Baseldytsch)
www.flickr.com/people/wok_design/
1.Liebi 2.Zämmekoh 3.aabaggere 4.giggere 5.verliebe 6.Zuenaigig 7.danze 8.Doopeschmutz 9.Baggeri 10.ibermässig 11.gribbele 12.Lydeschaft 13.aamächelig 14.uffblieje 15.zuegstoh
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22 – VIETNAM sent by Trọc lóc / Vic Vũ / Vũ Quốc Việt:
www.flickr.com/people/qviet81/
1- Tình yêu 2- đến với nhau 3- để quyến rũ 4- để héo hon 5- để yêu nhau 6- sự cảm thông 7- để nhảy múa 8- hôn những bàn tay 9- người say mê 10- cởi mở 11-??? 12- sự say mê 13- quyến rũ 14- để khoa trương 15- để cho phép.
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23 – INDIA (Hindi) sent by
www.flickr.com/people/rita_banerji/
Rita Banerji, Calcutta
Hindi by Rita Banerji
1– pyar 2– ek saath 3- fuslana 4– lut jana 5– pyar hona 6– taras 7– nachna 8– haath chumna 9– anuragi 10– khush 11-? 12– josh 13– sunder 14– falna 15- manna
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24 – BOSNIAN
love = ljubav / come together = zajedno / to seduce = zavoditi / to pine = ? dont have it / to fall in love = zaljubiti se / sympathy = zabrinut / to dance = plesati / kissing hands = ljubim ruke / admirer = obozavaoc / exuberant = prejako / to get the tinglies = struja kroz vene / passion = zar / attractive = zgodan / to flourish = procvasti / to allow = dozvoliti

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