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höchste Gut

English translation: prime objective

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German term or phrase:höchste Gut
English translation:prime objective
Entered by: Marc Heinitz

16:30 Jul 17, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / house of commons, speaker
German term or phrase: höchste Gut
hi, looking for "höchstes Gut":

...Die Einhaltung der Unparteilichkeit ist also höchstes Gut und höchste Verpflichtung zugleich.....

Highest goods/commodity?

Adhering to the impartiality is the highest as well as being the highest duty at the same time. ???

Any ides?

Thx for any and all help

MH
Marc Heinitz
Local time: 07:07
prime objective
Explanation:
...and at the same time our principal responsibility

I think 'highest/greatest good' is too universal/elevated for the context and so prefer 'objective/concern' or Hilary's 'aim'

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Note added at 50 mins (2005-07-17 17:20:26 GMT)
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or Andrew\'s \'priority\'
Selected response from:

Kieran McCann
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:07
Grading comment
thx
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4the greatest good
Francis Lee (X)
4highest value
Dr.G.MD (X)
4the greatest good
silfilla
4the highest good
Brie Vernier
4greatest challenge/aim
Hilary Davies Shelby
3 +1prime objective
Kieran McCann
3(top) priority
Lancashireman


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
höchste Gut
highest value


Explanation:
would be my choice in this context

Dr.G.MD (X)
Local time: 07:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
höchste Gut
the greatest good


Explanation:
Maintaining impartiality is the greatest good and the greatest obligation

silfilla
Local time: 01:07
Specializes in field
PRO pts in category: 34
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
höchste Gut
the highest good


Explanation:
no "s"

Brie Vernier
Germany
Local time: 07:07
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 32
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
höchste Gut
the greatest good


Explanation:
A formal but common phrase

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Note added at 7 mins (2005-07-17 16:37:36 GMT)
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alternatively: the highest good

Francis Lee (X)
Local time: 07:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 88

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters: greatest good (and greatest responsilibilty)
8 mins
agree  vptrans: Pure Plato
14 mins
agree  silfilla: beat me to it ;-) / c'est la vie! :-)
1 hr
  -> only because you translated the entire phrase, though ;-{
agree  Melanie Nassar: definitely appropriate in this context, and I also agree with Trudy
1 hr
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
höchste Gut
(top) priority


Explanation:
a priority
the top priority
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q="top priority"&btnG=G...

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 208

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Francis Lee (X): aye, that's what it means, but I think the German calls for a more subtle phrase
1 min
  -> Wot, me unsubtle?
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
höchste Gut
greatest challenge/aim


Explanation:
I'll probably get shot down in flames here, but I was trying to get the sense of the thing rather than just a straight translation. I think it means "the highest thing/ the best thing/ the thing we must aim for", and it has to be a concept/word that stands in opposition/juxtaposition with "obligation".

Therefore I'd say "Maintaining impartiality is both our greatest challenge/aim and our greatest responsibility".

Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
Local time: 00:07
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
höchste Gut
prime objective


Explanation:
...and at the same time our principal responsibility

I think 'highest/greatest good' is too universal/elevated for the context and so prefer 'objective/concern' or Hilary's 'aim'

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Note added at 50 mins (2005-07-17 17:20:26 GMT)
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or Andrew\'s \'priority\'

Kieran McCann
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
thx

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lancashireman: Definitely required here: an answer that starts with 'pri-' ...and also agree that the 'highest/greatest good' is too universal/elevated or maybe just too 'subtle'
39 mins
  -> thanks Andrew
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