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German term or phrase:	aufputschen
English translation:	stir up
Entered by:	Kim Metzger

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12:31am Aug 21, 2004

German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Philosophy

German term or phrase: aufputschen

"Hollywood putscht die Gefühlswelt der Menscheit auf."

Stafford Hemmer

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Questions: 1 (all closed)
Answers: 0

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stirs up

Explanation:
Aufputschen is to stir up, rouse, incite, instigate. To rouse the masses.
Hollywood stirs up mankind's emotions

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Kim Metzger
Mexico

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Best answer - thought provoking, leads to other options as well. Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +8

stirs up

Kim Metzger

accelerate / quicken

Derek Gill Franßen

adrenalize

Guus van Osch

dopes

Jo Mayr

Hollywood's goal is to incite human emotions in its viewers

Jonathan MacKerron

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6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

stirs up

Explanation:
Aufputschen is to stir up, rouse, incite, instigate. To rouse the masses.
Hollywood stirs up mankind's emotions

Langenscheidt Muret-Sanders

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 23

Note from asker to answerer

Best answer - thought provoking, leads to other options as well. Thank you.

7 mins confidence:

accelerate / quicken

Explanation:
You could also go with "energize" or "adrenalize"...

"Aufputschmittel" are anything that "wakes you up", like coffee, tea, amphetamines, etc.

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Note added at 17 mins (2004-08-21 00:48:33 GMT)
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\"Hollywood rouses the/mankind\'s emotions.\" (see: Kim\'s suggestion + comments).

Also see: \"Video Games: RPG and FPS - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]
... games is not unlike that of a long trip abroad: becoming completely immersed in
an environment that excites the senses, rouses the emotions and stimulates the ...
c-weng.com/Games01.html - 31k - Im Cache - Ähnliche Seiten\"

AND

\"http://xft001/metz/depression.htm - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]
... 2. An evocative use of music which rouses the emotions. ... effective film because it
employs the very same techniques that allow the Classical Hollywood Cinema to ...
www.montana.edu/metz/website/filmamer/depression.htm - 17k - Im Cache - Ähnliche Seiten\"

;-)

Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Native speaker of:

English

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Thank you!

The asker has declined this answer
Comment: Thank you!

1 hr confidence:

dopes

Explanation:
why not?

Jo Mayr
Germany
Native speaker of:

German

Note from asker to answerer

Dope can have both upper and downer connotations, and "aufputschen" is clearly about a rush (of adrenalin, e.g.)...Thank you!

The asker has declined this answer
Comment: Dope can have both upper and downer connotations, and "aufputschen" is clearly about a rush (of adrenalin, e.g.)...Thank you!

9 hrs confidence:

Hollywood's goal is to incite human emotions in its viewers

Explanation:
?

Jonathan MacKerron
Germany
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

The asker has declined this answer
No comment was given

14 hrs confidence:

adrenalize

Explanation:
according to LEO
"hollywood adrenalizes mankinds emotions"

Guus van Osch
Netherlands
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch

Note from asker to answerer

As much as I love and use LEO, I don't always agree with its reliability. Adrenalize does indeed exist in English, but I still find it to be an odd sounding transitive verb. It is also not included either in my Websters or American Heritage dictionaries (although these are about 10 years old each)...Thank you, though!

The asker has declined this answer
Comment: As much as I love and use LEO, I don't always agree with its reliability. Adrenalize does indeed exist in English, but I still find it to be an odd sounding transitive verb. It is also not included either in my Websters or American Heritage dictionaries (although these are about 10 years old each)...Thank you, though!

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German: aufputschen

English translation: stir up