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Be true to the spirit while stretching interpretation

German translation: Bleiben Sie dem Geist der Sache treu, doch flexibel in der Anwendung.

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English term or phrase:	Be true to the spirit while stretching interpretation
German translation:	Bleiben Sie dem Geist der Sache treu, doch flexibel in der Anwendung.
Entered by:	Klaus Urban

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11:41 Jan 1, 2012

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Bus/Financial - Human Resources / Presentation Skills

English term or phrase: Be true to the spirit while stretching interpretation

Es geht um einen Leitfaden für Präsentationstechnik, konkret um Tipps zum wirkungsvollen Einsatz von PowerPoint.

"Stretch the limits of your template
Work as flexibly as you can within the bounderies of your template and branding guidelines. ***Be true to the spirit while stretching interpretation***".

Mir ist nicht klar, was hier gemeint ist.
Kann jemand helfen?

Klaus Urban KudoZ activity Questions: 1439 (10 open) (1 without valid answers) (26 closed without grading) Answers: 945
Local time: 15:06

Bleiben Sie dem Geist der Sache treu, doch flexibel in der Anwendung.

Explanation:
Der Text ist in sich nicht ganz stimmig, man muß den Ausdruck tatsächlich etwas dehnen.

Selected response from:

Horst Huber
Local time: 09:06

Grading comment

Danke!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

Bleiben Sie dem Geist der Sache treu, doch flexibel in der Anwendung.

Horst Huber

Der (ursprünglichen) Geisteshaltung treu bleiben, den Begriff aber daraufhin immer noch ausdehnen

Oliver Toogood

halten Sie sich an den Kern, aber erlauben Sie sich

DERDOKTOR

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

1 hr confidence:

be true to the spirit while stretching interpretation halten Sie sich an den Kern, aber erlauben Sie sich

Explanation:
weite Interpretation.

DERDOKTOR
Local time: 15:06
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 66

Notes to answerer

Asker: Danke! Und alles Gute für das Neue Jahr!

2 hrs confidence:

be true to the spirit while stretching interpretation Der (ursprünglichen) Geisteshaltung treu bleiben, den Begriff aber daraufhin immer noch ausdehnen

Explanation:
Mein bescheidener Versuch, den Englischen umzuschreiben.

Oliver Toogood
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Danke, Oliver!

11 hrs confidence:

be true to the spirit while stretching interpretation

Bleiben Sie dem Geist der Sache treu, doch flexibel in der Anwendung.

Explanation:
Der Text ist in sich nicht ganz stimmig, man muß den Ausdruck tatsächlich etwas dehnen.

Horst Huber
Local time: 09:06
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 16

Grading comment

Danke!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Danke Horst - und alles Gute für das Neue Jahr!

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