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English translation: revitalise body and mind

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Dutch term or phrase:	herbronnen
English translation:	revitalise body and mind
Entered by:	Alexander Schleber

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06:42 Aug 29, 2004

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Dutch term or phrase: herbronnen

"Dit is een bijzondere plaats, gecreëerd voor mensen die willen herbronnen, inspiratie opdoen, mekaar leren kennen en ideeën willen uitwisselen die verrijkend zijn in het persoonlijke en professionele leven."

These people define their company as a "resourcement center". Any ideas for a good rtanslatin of "herbronnen"??
TIA

Alexander Schleber KudoZ activity Questions: 674 (none open) (14 without valid answers) (12 closed without grading) Answers: 4439
Local time: 06:36

renew your spirit, refresh your mind

Explanation:
http://www.aquariusproductions.com/healthcarevideos/stress/
Welcome to a soothing place where the world’s beauty can immerse you in peace and renewal. If you need to calm your nerves and refresh your mind, use our videos without leaving your home or office and reduce your stress the easiest way possible.

Selected response from:

roelens
Local time: 06:36

Grading comment

Thanks to everyone for the many interesting contributions. The client leads seminars in which "body and mind" are revitalised.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided
3 +5	renew your spirit, refresh your mind	roelens
3	regenerate	xxxjarry
3	resource	eldira

Answers

9 mins confidence:

resource

Explanation:
from Merriam-Webster's Third International:
Resource:
1 a : a new or a reserve source of supply or support : a fresh or additional stock or store available at need : something in reserve or ready if needed *exhausted every resource* *open up new resources to an impoverished culture* b resources plural : available means (as of a country or business) : computable wealth (as in money, property, products) : immediate and possible sources of revenue *rich natural resources* *the book value of a company's resources*
2 : something to which one has recourse in difficulty : means of resort in exigency : EXPEDIENT, STRATAGEM *her usual resource was confession*

eldira
Indonesia
Local time: 11:36
Native speaker of:

Indonesian

Grading comment

Tina is right, this concerns a verb, and using "resource" as a verb sounds funny in English. Thanks.

The asker has declined this answer
Comment: Tina is right, this concerns a verb, and using "resource" as a verb sounds funny in English. Thanks.

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

renew your spirit, refresh your mind

roelens
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of:

Dutch
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks to everyone for the many interesting contributions. The client leads seminars in which "body and mind" are revitalised.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

writeaway: and recharge your energy-agree that to get the full meaning there is no one-word solution. wellness is always wordy it seems./replenish is ok but you can replenish your energy by eating a good meal too.

22 mins

-> thanks -- replenish maybe?

agree

Allison Klein: revitalise?

58 mins

-> Thanks-- Any New Agers here? Let's burn some incense, they'll keep coming...

agree

Marie-Claude Falardeau

3 hrs

agree

Tina Vonhof: 'recharge their batteries' is a common expressesion.

10 hrs

-> =Batterijen opladen, herbronnen betekent net iets meer denk ik. (FR "ressourcement" +/- = "back to basics", alle principes "her-denken"). Vooral een zeer holle sloganeske term. Zie mijn commentaar bij Ton Remkes (hieronder)

agree

Ton Remkes: 'herbronnen': First 20 hits Belgian! Typische, weinig fraaie, letterlijke vertaling uit Frans (se) ressourcer /ressourcement! Franglish 'resourcement' dus inderdaad krom. Deze letterlijke vertaling 'elegant'? Voor Nederlanders eerder 'charmant' Bels!

17 hrs

-> Resourcement (EN) is krom. Herbronnen niet, vind ik. Best elegant. Wel typisch VL. Gangbaar bij politieke partijen (als PR-opsmuk... Alles veranderen opdat alles bij het oude zou blijven)./ Bels noemen wij liever Vlaams.Evenveel bestaansrecht als Hollands

1 hr confidence:

regenerate

Explanation:
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/search.aspx?define=regenerate
Definition: [adj] reformed spiritually or morally; "a regenerate sinner"; "regenerate by redemption from error or decay"
[v] restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient"
[v] undergo regeneration
[v] form or produce anew; "regenerate hatred"
[v] be formed or shaped anew
[v] become regenerate
[v] replace (tissue or a body part) through the formation of new tissue; "The snake regenerated its tail"
[v] return to life; get or give new life or energy; "The week at the spa restored me"
[v] bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct"
[v] amplify (an electron current) by causing part of the power in the output circuit to act upon the input circuit
[v] re-establish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"

Synonyms: born-again, converted, reborn, reclaim, rectify, reformed, rejuvenate, renew, restore, revitalize

See Also: alter, ameliorate, amend, better, change, change, create, form, freshen, freshen up, improve, increase, make, meliorate, modernise, modernize, moralise, moralize, overhaul, reconstruct, re-create, re-create, reform, refresh, refurbish, regenerate, regenerate, reincarnate, rejuvenate, rejuvenate, remold, remould, renew, renovate, replace, restitute, restore, retread, revamp, revitalise, revitalize, revive, saved, see the light, spring, straighten out, take form, take shape

xxxjarry
South Africa
Local time: 06:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 46

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