Aug 23, 2002 12:26
21 yrs ago
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German term
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help with phrase
German to English
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context: request for feedback on in-house development of a new master computer system
Um eventuelle Verbesserungsvorschläge und Anregungen seitens der Fertigung berücksichtigen zu können, benötigen wir dazu natürlich Rückmeldungen.
Wir haben uns vorgesetellt dass jeder der eine Anregung hat uns einfach formlos eine Mail zukommen lässt. Das Thema ist dabei völlig egal ob es sich und die Bedienung, Aufbau oder die Funktionsweise handelt.
Grundsätzlich gilt: "Es gibt keine schlechten Vorschläge, nur keine!"
I think I have the meaning down with: "There is no such thing as a bad idea, but no ideas at all is bad"
But that's a bit long compared to the German. I was wondering if anyone can suggest a better, snappier version?
TIa, Beth
Um eventuelle Verbesserungsvorschläge und Anregungen seitens der Fertigung berücksichtigen zu können, benötigen wir dazu natürlich Rückmeldungen.
Wir haben uns vorgesetellt dass jeder der eine Anregung hat uns einfach formlos eine Mail zukommen lässt. Das Thema ist dabei völlig egal ob es sich und die Bedienung, Aufbau oder die Funktionsweise handelt.
Grundsätzlich gilt: "Es gibt keine schlechten Vorschläge, nur keine!"
I think I have the meaning down with: "There is no such thing as a bad idea, but no ideas at all is bad"
But that's a bit long compared to the German. I was wondering if anyone can suggest a better, snappier version?
TIa, Beth
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+5
26 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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7294
Selected
there's no such thing as a bad suggestion
option
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Note added at 2002-08-23 12:54:30 (GMT)
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or
any suggestion/idea is better than none
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Note added at 2002-08-23 12:54:30 (GMT)
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or
any suggestion/idea is better than none
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mary Worby
: Like that second alternative - any suggestion (even a bad one) is better than no suggestion .. (-:
9 mins
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| agree |
Susan Geiblinger
35 mins
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| agree |
jerrie
: Definitely the 2nd option. Neat way round it!
1 hr
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| agree |
Steffen Walter
: Same impression -> your second version sounds best.
1 hr
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| agree |
RNolder (X)
: absolutely, congrats!
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "All of the suggestions were good, and I had a hard time deciding. In the end I went almost verbatim with Cilian's idea and used "There is no such thing as a bad suggestion -- any idea is better than no idea." It's not as snappy as I had originally hoped for, but I think it gets the point across the most clearly for its intended audience. Many thanks to all of you for your help!"
-1
9 mins
sentence
Kein Vorschlag ist schlecht ausser dem der nicht gemacht wurde.
+1
9 mins
Eva Blanar
Hungary
Hungary
Hungary
Nil satis nisi optimum
Native in: Hungarian
Works in: English to Hungarian, French to Hungarian, German to Hungarian, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
247
14 mins
Poor suggestions do not exist, at all.
I think that the meaning is that every proposal has something ... to be considered.
25 mins
Mary Worby
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Friendly, reliable and accurate!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
2770
No ideas are bad /no ideas is bad
Trying to work along the lines of 'No news is good news', but I'm not sure it works ...
You may have to go with the non-snappy alternative.
Remember, there's no such thing as a bad idea ... the only bad ideas are no ideas.
Along the lines of ...[No such thing as bad publicity, the only bad publicity is no publicity]
I do feel there should be a better way, though!
HTH
Mary
You may have to go with the non-snappy alternative.
Remember, there's no such thing as a bad idea ... the only bad ideas are no ideas.
Along the lines of ...[No such thing as bad publicity, the only bad publicity is no publicity]
I do feel there should be a better way, though!
HTH
Mary
26 mins
Every suggestion is good! No suggestions at all is bad.
I gues it got long and not so snappy after all. The difficulty lies in the "no". Eva's answer is short and sweet, but it still has that "no" problem, which makes the syntax a little complicated.
+1
34 mins
The only bad idea is no idea.
Just an alternative offering.
HTH
Sara
HTH
Sara
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
: This is the way statements of this nature are phrased
3 hrs
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1 hr
Every idea is a wanted idea.
Just another way of putting it.
1 hr
phrase
The only bad proposal is a non-proposal
The worst proposal is a nonexistent proposal
The worst proposal is a nonexistent proposal
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