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German term or phrase:	ins Extrem
English translation:	to the [other] extreme
Entered by:	Deborah Shannon

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1:40pm Jan 28, 2004

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International Org/Dev/Coop / Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa

German term or phrase: ins Extrem

das Gefühl, unterlegen, hilflos und minderwertig zu ein, wirkt lähmend und kehrt sich mitunter ins Extrem. Dann entlädt es sich in Gewalt.

What would be your take on Extrem here?

Deborah Shannon

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Questions: 60 (1 open)
Answers: 580

United Kingdom

takes on the opposite extreme

Explanation:
Obviously the author forgot to insert "andere".
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«S. o. S.»-Initiative: von einem Extrem ins andere?

Selected response from:

Robert Schlarb
Austria

Note from asker to answerer

This simple explanation did the trick. Thanks everyone.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

extreme opposite

ntext

4 +2

takes on the opposite extreme

Robert Schlarb

4 +1

goes to the other extreme

xxxCMJ_Trans

3 +1

can take on extreme proportions

Cilian O'Tuama

can at times rise (or: build) to the point of excess

gangels

can lead to emotional extremes

xxxIanW

marginalises, fringe, outer edge of society

writeaway

Answers

6 mins confidence:

marginalises, fringe, outer edge of society

Explanation:
ideas.
violence often erupts from those who are marginalised, who are forced to the outer edge of society, who have to live on the fringes

writeaway
Belgium
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

6 mins confidence:

can lead to emotional extremes

Explanation:
A little free perhaps, but surely "emotional extremes" is what they mean here? Particularly as violence is not mentioned until the second sentence.

Emotional extremes

Craig Vear describes how feelings of solitude and despair turned to awe and euphoria as he continues his Antarctic diary

http://www.guardian.co.uk/antarctic/story/0,13993,1103213,00...

xxxIanW
Germany
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

extreme opposite

Explanation:
turns into the extreme opposite

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Note added at 6 mins (2004-01-28 13:47:23 GMT)
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or: reverses into the extreme opposite

ntext
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 12

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

takes on the opposite extreme

Explanation:
Obviously the author forgot to insert "andere".
--
«S. o. S.»-Initiative: von einem Extrem ins andere?

Reference: http://www.nzz.ch/dossiers/abst980607/abst980512rechsteiner_...

Robert Schlarb
Austria
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 4

Note from asker to answerer

This simple explanation did the trick. Thanks everyone.

52 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

goes to the other extreme

Explanation:
KISS

xxxCMJ_Trans
France
Native speaker of:

English

1 hr confidence:

can at times rise (or: build) to the point of excess

Explanation:
how I read it

gangels
United States
Native speaker of:

English,

German

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

can take on extreme proportions

Explanation:
how I understand it

the 'sich kehren' just means what the final outcome is. IMO nothing to do with opposites.

e.g.
sich zum Besten kehren: turn out alright in the end;
Langenscheidt

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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German: ins Extrem

English translation: to the [other] extreme