Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
selbst direkt aktiv zu werden
English translation:
to get involved directly/actively participate
Added to glossary by
Trudy Peters
Sep 21, 2002 03:06
22 yrs ago
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German term
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
direkt aktiv
Non-PRO
German to English
Other
Idioms Again
"Dagegen hat man nur in [company intranet] die Möglichkeit, selbst direkt aktiv zu werden, nämlich durch Anklicken, Ausdrucken oder Herunterladen der Informationen, die man individuell an seinem Arbeitsplatz benötigt."
This is talking about the differences between the printed staff magazine and a new intranet. The sentence here describes the advantages of the intranet over the printed magazine. For "direkt aktiv", I can't think of anything other than "directly active", but I don't really like the sound of it - das klingt ein bißchen falsch.
Anyone got some other ideas? TIA for your help.
This is talking about the differences between the printed staff magazine and a new intranet. The sentence here describes the advantages of the intranet over the printed magazine. For "direkt aktiv", I can't think of anything other than "directly active", but I don't really like the sound of it - das klingt ein bißchen falsch.
Anyone got some other ideas? TIA for your help.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | to get involved directly |
Trudy Peters
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| 4 +2 | interact |
Chris Rowson (X)
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| 5 | get/be active right away /immediately |
Karlo Heppner
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| 4 | directly active |
Mats Wiman
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| 4 | get involved directly |
kostan
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| 3 | interactive |
BWilliams
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| 3 | to become selective |
Ted Wozniak
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Proposed translations
+5
10 mins
Selected
to get involved directly
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or to actively participate
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Note added at 2002-09-21 03:20:07 (GMT)
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or to actively participate
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I like both of these options. Thank you very much Trudy, and also to the others who had a go. Appreciate your help."
7 mins
Mats Wiman
Sweden
Sweden
Sweden
DEU / ENG / FRA / SPA > SWE since 1982
Native in: Swedish (Variant: Stockholm)
Works in: German to Swedish, English to Swedish, Swedish
Related KudoZ points
:
1498
9 mins
interactive
'direkt aktiv' has the same feel as the buzzword 'interactive' - and it's appropriate to the context of explaining the advantages of an online magazine
17 mins
Ted Wozniak
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Bridging the Language GAAP-
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
2114
to become selective
I know it's not a translation of direkt active werden, but in the whole context I think it fits. "One has the ability to become selective - namely by clicking, printing, and downloading just that information that one needs for ones own work."
2 hrs
get involved directly
Declined
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Comment: "Thanks, but someone else already said that."
4 hrs
Karlo Heppner
Mexico
Mexico
Native in German
Mexico
Quality matters to you?
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, Spanish to German
Related KudoZ points
:
68
get/be active right away /immediately
Hier bedeutet das Wort direkt sofort, ohne Umwege oder Wartezeit.
Bei der Zeitung müsste er ja sich erst mal hinsetzen, Papier und Bleistift besorgen und bis der Brief ankommt dauert´s auch ein bisschen.
Bei der Zeitung müsste er ja sich erst mal hinsetzen, Papier und Bleistift besorgen und bis der Brief ankommt dauert´s auch ein bisschen.
+2
5 hrs
interact
"On the other hand, you can interact (have the option of interaction) with [the company Intranet] by ... " or " ... you have the possibility of interacting with [the company Intranet] by ... ".
Depending, I suspect, on how technically aware/dumbed-down the tone of the writing is. :-)
Depending, I suspect, on how technically aware/dumbed-down the tone of the writing is. :-)
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