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mit Niederlagen angemessen umgehen

English translation: cope with setbacks


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12:13 Jul 21, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / Syllabus
German term or phrase: mit Niederlagen angemessen umgehen
This sentence refers among several other points what a first grader should learn at the the end of the academic year
nm_vidhya
India
Local time: 04:12
English translation:cope with setbacks
Explanation:
But really we need to know what sort of Niederlagen these are - is it being beaten in a football match or getting poor marks for your homework? If they really are "defeats" then soemthing involving "being a good loser" might fit - but the type of Niederlage is going to make all the difference.
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Armorel Young
Local time: 23:42
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3deal effectively with setbacks
Stefanie Rasmussen
3 +3cope with setbacks
Armorel Young
3 +2to adequately cope with failure
Ramey Rieger
4 -1moderate handling of setbacks
Gabriella Bertelmann
3 -1handle upsets in styleHorst Huber
2to adequately deal with frustration
Oliver_F


Discussion entries: 1





  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
deal effectively with setbacks


Explanation:
"Defeat" und "failure" erscheinen mir als zu heftig bei Erstklässlern.

Stefanie Rasmussen
Denmark
Local time: 00:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Hein-Hartmann: Or "appropriately"
34 mins
  -> Thanks, John! :-)
agree  philgoddard
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Phil! :-)
neutral  Teresa Reinhardt: this would be used for executives, but not for first graders
3 hrs
agree  orla
1 day2 hrs
  -> Danke, Orla! :-)
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
cope with setbacks


Explanation:
But really we need to know what sort of Niederlagen these are - is it being beaten in a football match or getting poor marks for your homework? If they really are "defeats" then soemthing involving "being a good loser" might fit - but the type of Niederlage is going to make all the difference.

Armorel Young
Local time: 23:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 150
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  orla
1 day1 hr
agree  Nicola Wood
2 days1 hr
agree  hazmatgerman
2 days21 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
moderate handling of setbacks


Explanation:
an option

Gabriella Bertelmann
Local time: 16:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  orla: moderate doesnt fit here - perhaps how to handle setbacks....
23 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
to adequately deal with frustration


Explanation:
or frustrating encounters/experiences...
though it is not concise... IMO the source text aims at "Frustrationstoleranz".... which is too not that much focused on terms like defeat or failure, as I completely agree that these sound too harsh to be used with first graders...

Oliver_F
Local time: 00:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Teresa Reinhardt: frustration can (but need not) be a consequence of failure // no doubt, but we are translators, not embellishers of originals, aren't we?
50 mins
  -> right! But in school and sports it often is...// As I said "though it is not concise..." & confidence at 2... ;-)
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to adequately cope with failure


Explanation:
It's a lot to expect from first graders!

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Note added at 5 hrs (2011-07-21 17:56:59 GMT)
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as I posted in the discussion, there is an alternative - of there are several - but on a more positive note:

to develope an adequate (level of) frustration(-)tolerance.

the poor kids - academic year?

Ramey Rieger
Local time: 00:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 31

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Teresa Reinhardt
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Teresa!
agree  orla
1 day1 hr
  -> Thanks, orla!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
handle upsets in style


Explanation:
Or "deal with", "in good form"?

Horst Huber
Local time: 18:42
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  orla: upsets, in style or in good form dont work here sorry! Handle or deal with could work...
20 hrs
  -> Thanks.
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