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beziehungsunfähig

English translation: The Disconnected/Disjoined/Noncommitted Generation

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German term or phrase:beziehungsunfähig
English translation:The Disconnected/Disjoined/Noncommitted Generation
Entered by: Ramey Rieger (X)

15:59 Feb 24, 2016
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations
German term or phrase: beziehungsunfähig
I am searching for a snappy way of expressing this term in as few words as possible... It's proving a challenge, as I'm sure German scholars will appreciate. Would be grateful for any ideas. It's from a press release for a dating app.
Hattie Spence
Germany
Local time: 05:23
The Disconnected/Disjoined/Noncommitted Generation
Explanation:
As it's a header, I'd capitalize it


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The Me Alone Generation
The Leave Me Alone Generation
The Dysfunctional Generation


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Note added at 48 mins (2016-02-24 16:47:56 GMT)
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The Untied Generation
The Bondless Generation (no, not James)
The Me First Generation
The Me, Myself, I Generation
The Breakup Generation
Selected response from:

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 05:23
Grading comment
Really love all your creative suggestions, am still deciding but this answer has provided the most food for thought. Thanks for your time.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1undateable?
Nick Brisland, BA (Hons)
3 +2The Disconnected/Disjoined/Noncommitted Generation
Ramey Rieger (X)
4The romantically impotent generation
Andrea Garfield-Barkworth
4uncommittable
Kristina Cosumano (X)
3relationally challenged generation
Michael Martin, MA
3antisocial, unsociable, withdrawn
Slindon
3unpartnerable
Cilian O'Tuama
3unattached and unattachable/The Unattachables
suew
3Millennials
gangels (X)
2a matchmaker's nightmare
Jonathan MacKerron
Summary of reference entries provided
Generation Beziehungsunfähig
Ed Ashley

Discussion entries: 10





  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
undateable?


Explanation:
Just an idea, although I guess the word is probably referring to a relationship, in which case I can't really think of any succinct way of saying it. 'Incapable of forming a relationship with' is the best I can come up with, but I'm not completely happy with it.

Nick Brisland, BA (Hons)
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
23 mins
neutral  Ed Ashley: I really want to like this, but I think it says more about how inherently undateable a person is, and less about their outlook on life and attitude towards relationships, which seems to be the broader context. But perhaps I'm splitting hairs!
39 mins
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
The Disconnected/Disjoined/Noncommitted Generation


Explanation:
As it's a header, I'd capitalize it


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Note added at 25 mins (2016-02-24 16:25:02 GMT)
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The Me Alone Generation
The Leave Me Alone Generation
The Dysfunctional Generation


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Note added at 48 mins (2016-02-24 16:47:56 GMT)
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The Untied Generation
The Bondless Generation (no, not James)
The Me First Generation
The Me, Myself, I Generation
The Breakup Generation

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 05:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 45
Grading comment
Really love all your creative suggestions, am still deciding but this answer has provided the most food for thought. Thanks for your time.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ed Ashley: Yes to your suggestions at 48 mins, of which I probably prefer The Me, Myself, I Generation. From what I've gleaned, it does seem to be about ego and attitude towards relationships. A pretty devilish term to translate! // Glad to be among fellow geeks! :)
33 mins
  -> That's the whole challenge! I LOVE it! but it also goes to show how absolutely VITAL context and background information are to an accurate translation.
agree  BrigitteHilgner: "Me First Generation" is my favourite expression.
1 hr
  -> Hi Brigitte, looks like it might be an interesting read...they are, after all the future
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
relationally challenged generation


Explanation:
Some also say men face the bigger challenges in this regard

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 23:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
antisocial, unsociable, withdrawn


Explanation:
It means incapable of bonding, but that's not very snappy. It would be useful to have the sentence in which the expression occurs.

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What about 'The generation that can't bond'?

Slindon
Germany
Local time: 05:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
unpartnerable


Explanation:
perhaps



Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 05:23
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 106
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
unattached and unattachable/The Unattachables


Explanation:
Just a suggestion. Not just how others might judge them, but how they might also describe themselves. As a title: The Unattached & Unattachables, or The Unattachables
see also:


    https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1916&dat=19710924&id=hQUhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9nUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1676,3642860&hl=en
suew
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 6
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The romantically impotent generation


Explanation:
Perhaps a little late but may be beneficial to somebody.
Just a thought.

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Sorry selected the wrong confidence level on my tablet, meant to select 3.

Andrea Garfield-Barkworth
Germany
Local time: 05:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Millennials


Explanation:
i.e. doing their own thing

or "empathy-challenged"


gangels (X)
Local time: 21:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 37
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
uncommittable


Explanation:
Stands on its own, without the Generation part.


    https://www.wordnik.com/words/uncommittable
Kristina Cosumano (X)
Germany
Local time: 05:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
a matchmaker's nightmare


Explanation:
the too-good-to-date generation

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the I-love-my-daddy-more-than-any-other-man generation

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Note added at 1 day16 hrs (2016-02-26 08:47:02 GMT) Post-grading
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Nothing sexist about it. Many studies have shown the correlation between the relationships between fathers and daughters, and the difficulties the latter may have later on in building relationships with men.
http://www.naturalhealthmag.com.au/content/father-daughter-r...

Jonathan MacKerron
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 57
Notes to answerer
Asker: Sorry, but with the best will in the world, your second title sounds a tad sexist. Don't know if you meant it that way of course.

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Reference comments


27 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: Generation Beziehungsunfähig

Reference information:
An article about the author and the book in the Berliner Zeitung

http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/panorama/michael-nast-ueber-l...

Ed Ashley
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
Note to reference poster
Asker: Many thanks Ed!


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Ramey Rieger (X): Good idea!
18 mins
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