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German term or phrase:	in den Fokus gerückt
English translation:	is important
Entered by:	Jon Fedler

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17:21 Nov 24, 2009

German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Linguistics / Other

German term or phrase: in den Fokus gerückt

From a study of the Erfurt dialect and how Erfurters and Germans from other provinces view it and its speakers

Auch Proband www aus den Altbundesländern führt wie Informant xxx ein Beispiel für einen Beruf an, in welchem ihm die Aussprache nebensächlich erscheint und begründet dies, dass man von dieser Berufsgruppe anstelle einer gepflegten Aussprache Sachverstand erwarte, impliziert damit aber gleichzeitig indirekt, dass es Berufsgruppen gibt, in denen die Aussprache *in den Fokus gerückt*wird:

Jon Fedler KudoZ activity Questions: 1570 (20 open) (13 without valid answers) (62 closed without grading) Answers: 577
Local time: 05:19

is important

Explanation:
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-24 19:07:45 GMT)
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There are some (categories of) jobs in which pronunciation is important.

Selected response from:

philgoddard
Local time: 21:19

Grading comment

Short and sweet. Thanks
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +4

in which proper pronunciation is emphasized

Jonathan MacKerron

4 +3

is important

philgoddard

to be placed under focus

Adrian Bejan

3 +1

attention is focused on

CArcher

to be placed under the spotlight

Anne-Marie Grant

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

attention is focused on

Explanation:
that´s how I would put it

CArcher
Germany
Local time: 04:19
Native speaker of:

German

15 mins confidence:

to be placed under focus

Explanation:
placed under the magnifying glass

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Note added at 18 mins (2009-11-24 17:39:40 GMT)
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Example: "In addition, when the stressed syllable
is placed under focus [...]"

Reference: http://www.lingref.com/cpp/lasp/3/paper1721.pdf

Adrian Bejan
Local time: 05:19
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Romanian

1 hr confidence:

to be placed under the spotlight

Explanation:
or 'to be the focus of attention'.

e.g...whose pronunciation is placed under the spotlight/is the focus of attention

Anne-Marie Grant
Local time: 03:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 2

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

is important

philgoddard
Local time: 21:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 3

Grading comment

Short and sweet. Thanks

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

in which proper pronunciation is emphasized

Explanation:
another approach

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-11-24 20:04:07 GMT)
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certain professions do indeed emphasize proper pronunciation

Jonathan MacKerron
Local time: 04:19
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

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PRO / non-PRO

Non-PRO (1): Jim Tucker

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