Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Worte belehren nur, Beispiele reißen mit
English translation:
Words only instruct, examples excite
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Sonja Tomaskovic (X)
Sep 4, 2001 06:39
23 yrs ago
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German term
Worte belehren nur, Beispiele reißen mit
Non-PRO
German to English
Marketing
a sentence from a webpage, as introduction to the reference page
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+1
9 mins
Henri (X)
Henri (X)
Reliable, Dedicated, Corpor. Experience
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English, German to Dutch, and 18 more.
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Related KudoZ points
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59
Selected
words only instruct, examples excite
In other words :
It is better to give an example.
It is better to give an example.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everyone for your answer. I chose this one as it really
applies best. This sentence is the beginning of the reference page
on which the agency I am translating for is giving examples of
their past work. All the other translations have been great, too,
but that one is short, clear and straight. Thanks."
+1
15 mins
Klaus Dorn (X)
Native in German
&
English
Klaus Dorn (X)
We love languages!
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: German to English, English to German, Turkish to English, and 3 more.
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:
1514
Words can only teach, let the examples carry you away!
If it is for a webpage, you might need something with a bit of "ooomph", as we call it...
17 mins
IngePreiss
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
There is no alternative to quality
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
47
words just give instructions
examples trigger the action
or
words just provide the knowledge
examples the desire to apply it.
or
words just provide the knowledge
examples the desire to apply it.
+1
58 mins
+1
59 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
Words teach, examples fascinate
Words teach, examples excite
Words teach, examples stir
Words teach, examples captivate
Words teach, examples stir
Words teach, examples captivate
Reference:
+1
1 hr
words only instruct, examples motivate
Thinking it over, I correct my answer, because teaching means lehren.
Belehren means instruct, enlighten.
Belehren means instruct, enlighten.
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Alexander Schleber (X)
: I like this one best.
1 hr
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1 hr
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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22196
Words only instruct, examples sweep you away.
This is so much fun, I thought I'd give it a try too.
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