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German translation: provokante Kultur/Szene


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English term or phrase:in-your-face culture
German translation:provokante Kultur/Szene
Entered by: Giselle Chaumien
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00:51 Oct 22, 2001
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Social Sciences - Music
English term or phrase: in-your-face culture
The in-your-face culture of rap. (I roughly know what is meant by this expression but I can't think of a suitable translation.)
Irene
provokante Kultur/Szene
Explanation:
Oder: kombattant, herausfordernd, provozierend, streitbar
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 04:16
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Passt am besten in meinen Kontext. Danke!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Some colorful examples :)
Sharon Sarah Schmitz
4aufdringlichkpick
4provokante Kultur/Szene
Kim Metzger
4Some more colorful examples :))
Sharon Sarah Schmitz


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Some colorful examples :)


Explanation:
Voll-auf-die-Glocke-Kultur

Mitten-zwischen-die-Hörner-Kultur

Kultur der direkten Ansprache (boring :)

Rundheraus-gesagt-Kultur

Mitten-ins-Gesicht-Kultur

Remark: maybe "Attitüde" could replace "Kultur"

Geradeheraus-Kultur

Kultur der schonungslosen Offenheit

Auf-die-Zwölf-Kultur

t.b.c. *g*

Sharon Sarah Schmitz
Germany
Local time: 11:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carsten Behrend: plus: Kein-Blatt-vor-dem-Mund-nehmende ...
39 mins
  -> Yep, that's me...err...sometimes :)
agree  Alison Riddell: I like "voll-auf-die-Glocke"
1 hr
  -> Depends on which side you're on ;)
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
provokante Kultur/Szene


Explanation:
Oder: kombattant, herausfordernd, provozierend, streitbar


    Duden, sinn und sachverwandten Wrter
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 04:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Passt am besten in meinen Kontext. Danke!
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Some more colorful examples :))


Explanation:
Voll-konkret-Kultur

Ich-sag-dir-wo-der-Hammer-hängt-Kultur

"In your face"-Kultur (viable as well, I think this is readily understood)

still t.b.c. *g*

Sharon Sarah Schmitz
Germany
Local time: 11:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
aufdringlich


Explanation:
ein Umgangswort faellt mir nicht ein, aber am ehesten kommt mir dieser Begriff in den Sinn

kpick
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