RAUSPOSANT

English translation: Hear ye, hear ye

20:58 May 5, 2003

German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial

German term or phrase: RAUSPOSANT

Heading of an article that is giving advice in an employee magazine - a cartoon of an elephant appears beside it. Advice relates to dealing with change in an organization and the typical resistance (we've always done it that way)

foehnerk (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 60 (1 open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 534
Local time: 10:30

English translation:Hear ye, hear ye

Explanation:
I wonder if its should read " RausposaUnt?
which might be a derivation from Hinausposaunen( to broadcast)/, colloquial:'rausposaunen
meaning to "call attention/(making lots of noise) using a trombone"
Just a guess, though.

Selected response from:

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 07:30

Grading comment

Yes you are correct; the spelling is rausposaunt. I think your answer is the most appropriate for this article and in this context; it looks like the article will be a regular feature.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +2

trumpet call

Nicole Tata

outposing

Kim Metzger

2 +1

Hear ye, hear ye

Johanna Timm, PhD

Answers

4 mins confidence:

outposing

Explanation:
Maybe you can use it since in both cases a word is being invented.

Looks like a pun on Imposant - imposing/impressive/commanding.

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Note added at 2003-05-05 21:25:15 (GMT)
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If it\'s not a typo, maybe depressive?

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 08:30
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 22192

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Hear ye, hear ye

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 07:30
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in pair: 7773

Grading comment

Yes you are correct; the spelling is rausposaunt. I think your answer is the most appropriate for this article and in this context; it looks like the article will be a regular feature.

22 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

trumpet call

Explanation:
Appears to be some sort of wordplay

Herausposaunen – to trumpet (which is what an elephant does) – shout from the rooftops

hence Elefant is called Rausposant

I don’t quite get the point though – voicing your disapproval by shouting it out loud?

If that is indeed it, then perhaps the English heading could be: trumpet call? to keep to the same image

Hope it helps

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Note added at 2003-05-05 21:29:29 (GMT)
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a bit of extra info: a \'trumpet call\' is a rallying cry, summons to arms
http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/258/frameset.html

Nicole Tata
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:30
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in pair: 1326

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