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granola drop-outs

German translation: Öko-Aussteiger


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English term or phrase:granola drop-outs
German translation:Öko-Aussteiger
Entered by: Andreas Kobell
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13:58 Mar 13, 2009
English to German translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Environment & Ecology
English term or phrase: granola drop-outs
Wealthy bankers, students, and granola drop-outs coexist in a city that has some of the highest, most avant-garde skyscrapers of Europe next to well maintained old buildings.
xALEXx
Local time: 06:01
Öko-Aussteiger
Explanation:
or probably **ökologisch orientierte Aussteiger** (see link below)
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Andreas Kobell
Germany
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thx
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3 +5Öko-Aussteiger
Andreas Kobell
4Weltverbesserer [der alternativen Szene]
Karin Jaeger


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Öko-Aussteiger


Explanation:
or probably **ökologisch orientierte Aussteiger** (see link below)


    Reference: http://www.asl.uni-kassel.de/twiki/pub/Main/WohnDorf/Pkt5_1-...
Andreas Kobell
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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thx

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Karin Jaeger: Öko-Aussteiger oder einfach Ökos gefällt mir auch ganz gut. Kommt auf die Textsorte an.
23 mins
  -> Danke, Karin

agree  mary austria: Right, gewesene Eco-Freaks!
53 mins
  -> Danke, Mary

agree  Ingeborg Gowans: gut gelöst, Andreas!
1 hr
  -> Danke, Ingeborg

agree  Kitty Maerz
2 hrs
  -> Danke, Kitty

agree  Susanne Rindlisbacher: Körnchenpicker?
9 hrs
  -> Danke, Susanne
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Weltverbesserer [der alternativen Szene]


Explanation:
Alternativ vielleicht auch "Ökos"
abgeleitet von
Granola = Müsli
drop-out mit z.B der Bedeutung "Ausbildungsabrecher" siehe hierzu http://dict.leo.org/forum/viewUnsolvedquery.php?idThread=442...


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Note added at 19 Min. (2009-03-13 14:18:08 GMT)
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Tippfehler: natürlich "Ausbildungsabbrecher"

Karin Jaeger
Local time: 06:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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Changes made by editors
Mar 15, 2009 - Changes made by Andreas Kobell:
Edited KOG entryxALEXx's old entry - "granola drop-outs" => "Öko-Aussteiger"
Mar 13, 2009 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
FieldOther => Bus/Financial
Field (specific)Other => Environment & Ecology


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