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"can do" attitude

German translation: Gesundes Selbstvertrauen

18:39 Nov 7, 2003
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: "can do" attitude
XXX displays a positive "can do" attitude on the job.
Kathi Stock
United States
Local time: 20:48
German translation:Gesundes Selbstvertrauen
Explanation:
etwas frei, aber trifft wohl den Sinn
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Edhild
Grading comment
Das passt! Danke!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4positive Einstellung
NGK
4 +3"alles machbar"
Anne-Carine Zimmer
4 +1"Geht-nicht, gibt's-nicht"-Einstellung
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
4selbstsicheres Auftreten
David Moore (X)
4Gesundes Selbstvertrauen
Edhild


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
"alles machbar"


Explanation:
:-)
Karin

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Note added at 2003-11-07 18:42:53 (GMT)
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ich weiß nicht, ob es eine \'feste\'Übersetzung gibt, aber dies ist zumindest eine Idee :-)

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Note added at 2003-11-07 18:44:28 (GMT)
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im Zsh.: \"alles machbar\" - Haltung (z.B.)

Anne-Carine Zimmer
United States
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Will Matter
2 mins
agree  Sabine Nay: nichts ist unmöglich...
14 mins
agree  nettranslatorde
1 hr
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
positive Einstellung


Explanation:
XXX engagiert sich für seine/ihre Aufgaben mit einer positiven Einstellung.

NGK
United States
Local time: 20:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 64

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Petra Löffler
37 mins
agree  Herbert Fipke: Finde ich perfekt
46 mins
agree  nettranslatorde
1 hr
agree  Klaus Herrmann
1 hr
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
selbstsicheres Auftreten


Explanation:
Perhaps? Not too sure if quite such a colloquial expression would go down well here, hence this rather more old-fashioned idea....

David Moore (X)
Local time: 03:48
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Herbert Fipke: Das schießt über das Ziel hinaus, um es ebenfalls mit einem Idiom zu kommentieren... ;-)
41 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Gesundes Selbstvertrauen


Explanation:
etwas frei, aber trifft wohl den Sinn

Edhild
Grading comment
Das passt! Danke!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"can do" attitude
"Geht-nicht, gibt's-nicht"-Einstellung


Explanation:
also, als ist möglich;-)

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Note added at 3 hrs 45 mins (2003-11-07 22:25:08 GMT) Post-grading
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*alles*

Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
Germany
Local time: 03:48
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 225

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Klaus Herrmann: Jenau. Issnichissnich.
34 mins
  -> grazie
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