German: GroßkonstruktEnglish translation: paradigm 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | Großkonstrukt | | English translation: | paradigm |
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Social Sciences - Philosophy | | German term or phrase: Großkonstrukt | | Er bezeichnete Europa als ein Großkonstrukt, in das viele Europäer wie in einen zu großen Mantel noch nicht hineingewachsen seien |
| | | see expl. | Explanation:
You'd want to match the register and type of 'seine Beschreibung'. The person quoted could mean, in more everyday language, an ideal; if they are intending to express more philosophical jargon, then words like construct or paradigm, even dominant paradigm, might suit the rest of the text better. If you have more useful context and need help deciding what fits best, you could post it here or contact me direct. No web refs, just own philosophy studies at uni. |
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 Maurite Fober
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| overlarge concept
Explanation:
just to start things off!
| mbrodie
United Kingdom
Native speaker of:  English
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Asker: Great start, thanks! Had toyed with concept, but the client wasn't so struck on it
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| see expl.
Explanation:
You'd want to match the register and type of 'seine Beschreibung'. The person quoted could mean, in more everyday language, an ideal; if they are intending to express more philosophical jargon, then words like construct or paradigm, even dominant paradigm, might suit the rest of the text better. If you have more useful context and need help deciding what fits best, you could post it here or contact me direct. No web refs, just own philosophy studies at uni.
| Maurite Fober
Australia
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Native speaker of:  English, German
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Asker: Thanks so much, "paradigm" seems to fit perfectly, and the client is happy
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