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German: anstecken

English translation: to inspire



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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:anstecken
English translation:to inspire
Entered by:Steffen Walter
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4:32pm May 14, 2007Login or register (free) for more options.
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
German term or phrase: anstecken
"Er ließ sich von der positiven Stimmung im Seminar ansteckn und abslovierte alle Schulungsteile".
Eszter Bokor
Austria
Clarification request(s) and response
xxxFrancis Lee: 9:19am May 15, 2007: Are you asking outn of personal interest or is this for a translation? There's a myriad of options depending on the context/readership - which are? And surely you have some ideas of your own?

inspire (here)
Explanation:
he was inspired by the positive/stimulating atmosphere
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franglish
Switzerland
Note from asker to answerer
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4inspire (here)franglish
3 +3caught the bug
Darin Fitzpatrick
3 +1infected by
Nadine Kahn
3 +1swept along by
mbrodie
3adopt
Caro Giese


  

Answers

22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
caught the bug

Explanation:
Depending on the formality of the document (context !), you could say he "caught the bug" of whatever subject he was studying.

Or, more formally, "the infectuous mood" caused him to improve.

Various other idioms:

catch the fever
get bitten by the {subject} bug (math bug, computer bug, knitting bug,...)
get caught up it the mood


Darin Fitzpatrick
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Courtney Sliwinski: My first thought was "got caught in the moment", very similar to "caught in the mood"
1 hr
agree Kim H: I think your last suggestion of "caught up in" sounds most natural, "he got caught up in the positive mood (or atmosphere)".
16 hrs
agree David Seycek: perhaps even “...got caught up in the contagious atmoshpere of the seminar”
16 hrs
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
inspire (here)

Explanation:
he was inspired by the positive/stimulating atmosphere

franglish
Switzerland
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 15
Note from asker to answerer
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Sheila Owens: I think all the euggestions are good here but my preferred one is "inspired" in this particular context.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Sheila!
agree Julia Lipeles
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Julia
agree Trudy Peters
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Trudy
agree Katarina Peters
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Katarina
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
adopt

Explanation:
He adopted the positive attitude present throughout the seminar...
bin aber kompletto sicher ob man das wirklich so sagen würde.

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Note added at 30 Min. (2007-05-14 17:02:25 GMT)
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NICHT. Bin NICHT kompletto sicher usw...

Caro Giese
Germany
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
infected by

Explanation:
... the positive energy etc.

Example sentence(s):
  • I also think that you can be infected by the energy of the project, which is good.
  • We arrived in the City of God on Saturday, and have already been infected by the energy associated with the cities inhabitants - known as Cariocas.
Nadine Kahn
Germany
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Ingeborg Gowans
30 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
swept along by

Explanation:
I suggest you change the metaphor as catching things is usually to do with hobbies one gets passionate about and not schoolwork!

mbrodie
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Textklick: Some of the spelling above is atrocious. IMO "inspiration" is over the top within the context, as are the medical references. Target market UK or USA?
2 hrs
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