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English translation: were given a grilling

14:59 Jan 8, 2012

German to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics

German term or phrase: Rede und Antwort

Das Programm steuerte Kompetenz auf dem Gebiet Umwelt bei, mehrere Experten aus anderen Programmen präsentierten weitere Umweltthemen, wie den Klimawandel und seine Auswirkungen auf Tunesien, und standen auf dem „Hot Chair“ Rede und Antwort.

LisaV20 KudoZ activity Questions: 115 (5 open) (2 without valid answers) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 24 United States
Local time: 11:56

English translation:were given a grilling

Explanation:
... in the hot seat/chair

http://tinyurl.com/7bchw9c

Selected response from:

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:56

Grading comment

I used "grilled in the hot seat". Thanks for the inspiration!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +7

take/answer questions

David Hollywood

4 +2

were given a grilling

Lancashireman

stood up under fire in the hot seat

tabularasa (X)

4 -1

...justified their opinions

Veronika McLaren

were cross-examined

Wendy Streitparth

to give account/ to answer questions

Regina Eichstaedter

Q&A session

Jonathan MacKerron

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

take/answer questions

Explanation:
I would suggest

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or maybe "defended their positions"

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something like "experts ... defended their positions/took questions in the Hot Chair (I would prefer "Hot Seat")

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oops ... forgot the closing (")

David Hollywood
Local time: 06:56
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 59

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Susan Welsh: But I would say "sat in the hot seat to answer questions." Definitely not "hot chair"!

26 mins

agree

Sanni Kruger (X): I think Susan's suggestion is the best.

1 hr

agree

franglish: also with Susan

1 hr

agree

AllegroTrans: sat in the hot seat to answer questions.

1 hr

agree

Carola BAYLE: with Susan and the others

3 hrs

agree

Horst Huber (X): The German expression is not totally a propos: it really means "accounted for" or "answered for themselves", meaning their actions or expertise were being challenged. The text does not suggest that.

5 hrs

-> I agree Horst :) this is what it really means

agree

oa_xxx (X): I dont like "sat" in the hot seat at all but otherwise ok&dont agree that the text does not suggest that they will be challenged - why else a hot seat if not to defend yourself, answer "awkward" questions etc? but I think the hot seat itself implies that

7 hrs

neutral

dkfmmuc: I think take/answer is slightly too soft in combination with the term of the "hot chair".

19 hrs

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

...justified their opinions

Explanation:
a fairly common idiom, meaning that questions were addressed

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Rede und Antwort stehen = giving a full account of what happened

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Cassels: R & A stehen - be answerable for, give account of

Veronika McLaren
Local time: 05:56
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

disagree

Susan Welsh: The idiom is "Q&A" - the speaker answers questions from the audience. He may change his mind, or a new idea may arise--doesn't imply justifying his opinions, although that can happen.

25 mins

-> you are probably right, but check many dictionaries as well...

disagree

AllegroTrans: no, they answered questions, which does mean they justified their opinions

1 hr

-> the "hot seat" suggests more than just answering queries...

agree

oa_xxx (X): agree with Andrew! This is what it means tho perhaps could be worded differently in this context.

7 hrs

-> Thank you, orla!

neutral

Johanna Timm, PhD: I agree with your explanation, but a perfect translation would need to get the double meaning of "Rede& Antwort" - as it is used here - across (Q&A and being held accountable)

11 hrs

-> maybe there is a reason "Fragen entgegennehmen" was not used

56 mins confidence:

were cross-examined

Explanation:
which seems more appropriate on "a hot chair"!

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 11:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 21

1 hr confidence:

(jemandem) Rede und Antwort stehen to give account/ to answer questions

Explanation:
... to justify oneself (to somebody

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)

Regina Eichstaedter
Local time: 11:56
Native speaker of:

German

4 hrs confidence:

Q&A session

Explanation:
yet another

Jonathan MacKerron
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 85

7 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

standen Rede und Antwort

were given a grilling

Explanation:
... in the hot seat/chair

http://tinyurl.com/7bchw9c

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 208

Grading comment

I used "grilled in the hot seat". Thanks for the inspiration!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

neutral

Cilian O'Tuama: That sounds as though they were given a hard time, which I don’t read in the German.

54 mins

-> Chacun à son goût. How about the extended metaphor (grilling in the hot seat)?

agree

Veronika McLaren: I like the metaphor, especially since we can't be sure what these experts proposed.

1 hr

agree

dkfmmuc: Think this is REALLY great. Exactly what "Explosiv - der heiße Stuhl" has been. Think that has been "grilling TV"... Picture Nr. 7 in attached link: http://www.25jahre-rtl-television.de/highlights/

11 hrs

-> Thanks for the link. I suspect that some of the contributors here can't conceive of an audience that would be anything other than tame in light of the "overwhelming evidence" for human-induced climate change.

1 day 46 mins confidence:

standen Rede und Antwort auf dem „Hot Chair“ stood up under fire in the hot seat

Explanation:
...is how I would put it.

tabularasa (X)
Native speaker of:

English

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