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Heilsbringer

English translation: saviour, brave new world Messiah

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German term or phrase:Heilsbringer
English translation:saviour, brave new world Messiah

09:12 Jun 12, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
German term or phrase: Heilsbringer
Im Ringen um die Gunst der Besucher befindet man
sich inzwischen in direkter Konkurrenz mit den Erlebniswelten der
Einkaufszentren, Freizeitparks, Science-Centers, Erlebnisausstellungen und
natürlich mit all den anderen Museen rund um die Welt.
Der gesamte Kontext, in dem sich Museums- und Ausstellungsbesuche abspielen,
muss neu durchdacht werden, aber sicher nicht so, wie die in den letzten
Jahren verstärkt auftretenden Heilsbringer einer schönen neuen Welt, all die
Disneylands, Expos und Autostädte dies vormachen.


I am not sure how to translate Heilsbringer and the last part of the last sentence, the bit with vormachen.
Thanks
Caroline
saviour
Explanation:
as per the incantation "Lord Jesus Crist, our Saviour".

The entire context, within which visits to museums and exhibitions play out needs to be rethought, yet not along the lines of those saviours which came to the fore over recent years to conjure up a brave new world of Disneylands, expos, and automobile-clogged cities
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gangels (X)
Local time: 03:45
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Thank you very much. I liked all the answers.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2messengers of salvation
Inge Festesen (X)
4 +2bringers of hope...
Terri Doerrzapf
4 +1Messiahs
brute (X)
4not in the way the bringers of salvation would have us believe
jkjones
4messengers of the gospel
Maya Jurt
4Check my rendition below:
Dr. Fred Thomson
4saviour
gangels (X)


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
messengers of salvation


Explanation:
I'd put quotation marks though, especially as the term seems to have been used ironically

Inge Festesen (X)
Germany
Local time: 11:45
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 31

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lars Finsen: or simply "saviour".
3 mins
agree  Katsuhiko KAKUNO, Ph.D.
1 hr
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not in the way the bringers of salvation would have us believe


Explanation:
the other bits obviously need to be fitted in as well

jkjones
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messengers of the gospel


Explanation:
.. but surely not in the sense of the more frequently present messengers, representing Disneylands, Exhibits and Motortowns, singing their gospel to feign a beautiful new world.

Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 11:45
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 545
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
bringers of hope...


Explanation:
of a beautiful new world like all of these Disneylands, expos and car cities pretend to be.

HTH

Terri Doerrzapf
United States
Local time: 04:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 66

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jerrie: or saviours/redeemers...
12 mins
agree  Petra Dr. Schmidt-Sarbutt
43 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Messiahs


Explanation:
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Note added at 2002-06-12 10:55:20 (GMT)
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The whole context in which museum and exhibition visits happen must be thought over again, but surely not in a manner, as steadily gaining numbers of brave new world messiahs demonstrated these past few years, with the likes of Disneyland, Expos and Car-towns!

brute (X)
PRO pts in pair: 255

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  allemande
2 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Check my rendition below:


Explanation:
. . . but certainly not in the manner of the Messianic proclaimers of a beautiful new world that have been appearing in greater numbers in recent years, i.e., as is done by the Disneylands, etc.

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 03:45
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
saviour


Explanation:
as per the incantation "Lord Jesus Crist, our Saviour".

The entire context, within which visits to museums and exhibitions play out needs to be rethought, yet not along the lines of those saviours which came to the fore over recent years to conjure up a brave new world of Disneylands, expos, and automobile-clogged cities

gangels (X)
Local time: 03:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 5559
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Thank you very much. I liked all the answers.
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