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Geschichte hautnah erleben

English translation: see history come alive

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German term or phrase:	Geschichte hautnah erleben
English translation:	see history come alive
Entered by:	Jennifer M.

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Marketing - Marketing / Market Research / Museum

German term or phrase: Geschichte hautnah erleben

Seit der Museumsöffnung im Dezember haben über 10000 Besucher die XY Geschichte hautnah erlebt.

Dieser Satz steht am Ende einer Broschüre über ein Werksmuseum. Das Museum wurde von einem ehemaligen Mitarbeiter der Firma gegründet und dem Satz geht ein Dank an diesen besonderen Mitarbeiter der Firma voran, der ein wirklich interessantes und interaktives Museum geschaffen hat.

Jennifer M. KudoZ activity Questions: 205 (none open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 27 Switzerland
Local time: 10:55

could feel history aside them / standing besides them

Explanation:
could literally feel / see history come alive

Selected response from:

Hermann
Local time: 09:55

Grading comment

Thank you! I like see history come alive ;-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +4

have been able to experience history up close

Hilary Davies Shelby

3 +2

could feel history aside them / standing besides them

Hermann

see history happening now

Vito Smolej

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

could feel history aside them / standing besides them

Explanation:
could literally feel / see history come alive

Hermann
Local time: 09:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 47

Grading comment

Thank you! I like see history come alive ;-)

38 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

have been able to experience history up close

Explanation:

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Note added at 39 mins (2007-08-31 07:20:52 GMT)
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i forgot about the XY! "have been able to experience the history of XY up close."

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Note added at 46 mins (2007-08-31 07:27:53 GMT)
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or "at first hand".

Hilary Davies Shelby
Local time: 03:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 36

1 day3 hrs confidence:

see history happening now

Explanation:
quoting (Polanski's) Rosemary:"Am I dreaming or is it really happening to me?"

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Note added at 1 dan3 h (2007-09-01 10:23:41 GMT)
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... or just "see history happening"

Vito Smolej
Germany
Local time: 10:55
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Slovenian

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