Adelsprädikat des modischen Diskurses

English translation: the best practices of modern discourse

07:18 Jul 27, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Adelsprädikat des modischen Diskurses
Immer noch werden Bibliotheken in der Öffentlichkeit als introvertiert und habituell konservativ verstanden. Dabei könnte man ihnen, recht betrachtet, beinahe jedes Adelsprädikat des modischen Diskurses umhängen: Sie arbeiten interdisziplinär und multikulturell, innovative und weltweit vernetzt.
MTurner
Local time: 23:50
English translation:the best practices of modern discourse
Explanation:
Yet, in reality, they apply the best practices of modern discourse.

This takes a bit of liberty, but gets the point across I think.

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Stephen Roche
Local time: 23:50
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I think it the most trouble-free but efficient translation. Thank you!
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Summary of answers provided
4seen through the lense of modern discourse
Michaela Blaha
3the best practices of modern discourse
Stephen Roche
2rephrase
gfish
2one of the currently used positive tags
BrigitteHilgner


  

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Adelsprädikat des modischen Diskurses
rephrase


Explanation:
maybe something like: they can easily keep up with any of today’s big names in the genre.

can easily keep up with any demands made on modern institutions ...

gfish
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Adelsprädikat des modischen Diskurses
one of the currently used positive tags


Explanation:
The German is a bit over the top, to say the least.
Maybe: one of the currently fashionable tags, one of the "in" tags

BrigitteHilgner
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Adelsprädikat des modischen Diskurses
seen through the lense of modern discourse


Explanation:
whereas in fact, they could easily be seen through the lense of modern discourse [in terms of being ...]

Michaela Blaha
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Adelsprädikat des modischen Diskurses
the best practices of modern discourse


Explanation:
Yet, in reality, they apply the best practices of modern discourse.

This takes a bit of liberty, but gets the point across I think.



Stephen Roche
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I think it the most trouble-free but efficient translation. Thank you!
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