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MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

der Naturalismus

Naturalism (a late 19th-century artistic and literary movement depicting life and social influences in close, unvarnished detail)

Am Naturalismus beeindruckte uns im Lesekreis, wie wenig die Darstellung von Armut beschönigt wird, selbst wenn das Lesen dadurch unbequem wird.

What impressed our reading group about Naturalism was how little it glosses over poverty, even when this makes for uncomfortable reading.

naturalism (a philosophical approach explaining things through the natural world and its laws rather than supernatural causes)

Beim Gespräch über Naturalismus fragte sie, ob eine natürliche Erklärung unserer Gefühle schon ausreiche, um deren persönliche Bedeutung zu verstehen.

In the discussion of naturalism, she asked whether a natural explanation of our feelings was enough to understand their personal significance.

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