English term
Romania
Catch phrase under construction
Native in: Romanian 
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian
speak to the past
The "speak to the past" part is giving me a hard time. Perhaps a paraphrase/explanation would help. Thanks.
Jul 31, 2007 10:11: erika rubinstein changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
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Interp, trans, proof, PR, research, writ
Native in: Russian 
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Works in: English to Russian, German to Russian, Russian to German, and 13 more.
underlines the Church' past, reminds of the Church' past
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Ken Cox
: or even evoke the Church's past -- in any case, here 'the past' suggests both the history and the tradition of the Church
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thank you, Ken
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ErichEko ⟹⭐
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thank you, Erich
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Alfa Trans (X)
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Physicist, huge translation experience
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English, and 1 more.
would not be out of place in the past
refer to
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Ken Cox
: in a literal sense, yes, but 'speak to' in this context is an established expression in English and has a richer meaning than 'refer to'. 'Address' (as a verb in the figurative sense) is a synonym.
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connect to its past
speaks of the Church's past
relate, make reference, pay tribute to the (Church's) past
remembers/ integrates the past
the opposite of very modern which only speaks to the future
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