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German: Der Mensch nach Mass

English translation: designer humans



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German term or phrase:Der Mensch nach Mass
English translation:designer humans
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German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Genetics
German term or phrase: Der Mensch nach Mass
reference to the idea of cloning the ideal human with desired characteristics. I understand the idea, but can't think of a catchy way of putting it into English.
bartera
United Kingdom
designer humans
Explanation:
"Designer babies" is a commonly used term specifically when talking about genetic engineering but "designer humans" would also be understood, though I haven't heard it used as much.
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Caro McL
Ireland
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks Caro
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5designer humans
Caro McL
4 +3humanity made to measure
Richard Benham
4 +3custom-made humans
Terence Ajbro
4 +2made-to-measure mortelsxxxCMJ_Trans
4 +1manipulated mankind
Hilary Davies
3man-made mankind
Hilary Davies
3meeeting the measure of a manMary Wilburn
2test-tube humans/people
Jonathan MacKerron


  

Answers

1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Der custom-made humans

Explanation:
One way of saying this.

Terence Ajbro
Denmark
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Steffen Walter: or tailor-made ... // Then we'd still have 'tailored' or 'customised'.
13 mins
  -> I thought of tailor-made too, but it is so often used to translate "massgeschneidert" etc that I have grown tired of it!
agree Trudy Peters: Yup.
47 mins
  -> Thanks Trudy
agree Dr. Fred Thomson
2 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
designer humans

Explanation:
"Designer babies" is a commonly used term specifically when talking about genetic engineering but "designer humans" would also be understood, though I haven't heard it used as much.



    Reference: http://www.sfu.ca/mediapr/sfnews/2001/Nov29/media.bytes.html
Caro McL
Ireland
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks Caro

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Louise Mawbey
15 mins
agree xxxFrancis Lee: allerdings höchstens mitner 4.5 confidence rating zu bewerten.
1 hr
agree Gabrielle Lyons
1 hr
agree Olaf Reibedanz
1 hr
agree Hermann
2 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
humanity made to measure

Explanation:
Just a suggestion.

Richard Benham
France
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Louise Mawbey: Would be great for a heading/ title
7 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree Heidrun Steinhaus
10 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree Hermann: with Louise
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Hermann.
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
made-to-measure mortels

Explanation:
bespoke man(kind)

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Note added at 2004-11-16 13:19:04 (GMT)
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MORTALS

xxxCMJ_Trans
France
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Richard Benham: Try "mortals". Anyone would think you'd been in Belgium too long.//Eternity's about the best time to be away from the UK.
2 mins
  -> sorry - triple personality problems - and I haven't been in Belgium long - just for ever out of the UK
agree Hilary Davies
32 mins
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Der man-made mankind

Explanation:
Another one - although i suppose that technically all humans are "man(and woman)-made! ;-)

Hilary Davies
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Der manipulated mankind

Explanation:
just a suggestion!

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Note added at 56 mins (2004-11-16 13:49:08 GMT)
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humanipulated? ;-)

Hilary Davies
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Steffen Walter: humanipulation ;-)
5 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
test-tube humans/people

Explanation:
another option

Jonathan MacKerron
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
meeeting the measure of a man

Explanation:
or perhaps, "of man" without the article, if a clone is an abstraction

Mary Wilburn
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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