German to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Management
German term or phrase:vor jemandem bestehen / in jemandens Augen bestehen
Zitat:
Die Notwendigkeit des Umdenkens resultiert [...] aus einem gründlich missverstandenen Liberalismus [...] , der so *vor keinem der großen liberalen Denker hätte bestehen können*.
(Stammt aus einem Buch über Corporate Governance.)
Thanks, everybody!
I chose this suggestion for points because it conveys the meaning and fits the tone (and I learnt a new expression :-)) 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
Explanation: "...would not have survived the scrutiny of any of the great..."
Vielleicht ist hier ein etwas zu starker Fokus auf die "Prüfung" durch die Denker, aber das "bestehen" hat ja einen ähnlichen Beigeschmack...
Lena Nusselt Germany Local time: 12:55 Native speaker of: German
13 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +4
..would not have measured up to ... (the great liberal philosphers/ thinkers of the day)
Explanation: I think it needs to be expressed that there is a certain standard which was set by liberal thinkers of the past
Ingeborg Gowans Canada Local time: 07:55 Works in field Native speaker of: German
Notes to answerer
Asker: Dear Ingeborg and everybody,
"measure up to" would be a superb translation for "NEBEN keinem der großen Denker ... bestehen können". I think what the author wants to express here is that any of the great thinkers would have torn those new concepts to shreds, had he come across them.
peer agreement (net): +2
