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Richtungsweisend,

English translation: resourceful

05:04 Nov 12, 2009

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German term or phrase: Richtungsweisend,

Firm has logo: SPIRIT = Stark, Professionell, Innovativ, Richtungsweisend, Individuell, Teamorientiert – looking for word that approximates to Richtungsweisend and starts with R to match letters in logo

KenOldfield

English translation:resourceful

Explanation:
... following Stuart's suggestion, I'll give it a try :-)

Selected response from:

Natascha Spinetto
Italy
Local time: 01:38

Grading comment

Many thanks - I doubt there is a word that translates this term exactly and also matches the acronym, but I think this is best solution here and one that fits best into context.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +5

radical

Mark Flynn

3 +4

resourceful

Natascha Spinetto

Groundbreaking

Stephen Old

4 +1

revolutionary

David Williams

pioneering

Michél Dallaserra

exemplary

Goldcoaster

road map(ping)

Yasutomo Kanazawa

trend setting

Thayenga

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

14 mins confidence:

road map(ping)

Explanation:
How about this one?

a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action; "the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam"

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 09:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 3

2 hrs confidence:

trend setting

Explanation:
it's a possibility

Thayenga
Germany
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

radical

Explanation:
or possibly 'revolutionary'. Also, I think 'strong' is fine but I'd change 'team-oriented' to 'team-driven'.

Mark Flynn
Germany
Local time: 01:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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

agree

Steffen Walter

5 mins

agree

Textklick: I like 'revolutionary' in context

57 mins

agree

Thayenga: Both revolutionary and team-driven sound good to me.

1 hr

neutral

David Williams: It would be kind of those who agree with revolutionary to express their agreement in the right box ;-) // Oh, I see now that you also suggested 'revolutionary' as a second possibility, sorry for overlooking that.

1 hr

-> Is this the wrong box?

agree

Paul Cohen: Radical? The SPIRIT of revolt? I hope I've found the right box! I'd steer clear of 'radical' -- too many negative connotations for people who don't ride skateboards, unless the company in question really is radical! But 'revolutionary' might fit nicely.

4 hrs

agree

Colin Rowe: With Textklick, et al.: "revolutionary"

9 hrs

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

resourceful

Explanation:
... following Stuart's suggestion, I'll give it a try :-)

Natascha Spinetto
Italy
Local time: 01:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 3

Grading comment

Many thanks - I doubt there is a word that translates this term exactly and also matches the acronym, but I think this is best solution here and one that fits best into context.

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

revolutionary

Explanation:
Perhaps a touch too strong, but definitely seems to be appropriate to me, given that revolutionaries often point the course of events in a new direction.

David Williams
Germany
Local time: 01:38
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4