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gewalttraechtig

English translation: violent, potentially violent

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German term or phrase:gewalttraechtig
English translation:violent, potentially violent
Entered by: Hermeneutica

03:53 Dec 3, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
German term or phrase: gewalttraechtig
das bewusste Bemuehen, gewalttraechtigen Prozessen vorzubeugen und entgegenzuwirken.......
mclawlor
violent oder ---
Explanation:
inherently violent oder potentially violent ...
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Hermeneutica
Switzerland
Local time: 10:50
Grading comment
thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3violent oder ---
Hermeneutica
4 +2the conscious effort to prevent and counteract processes with violence potential
Geoffrey Steinherz
4 +1(potentially) violent
Mary Worby
5potentially violent
John Kinory (X)
4to prevent and counteract violence burdened processes
Ingrid Grzeszik
5 -1I don't like the word "processes" in English. Try:
Dr. Fred Thomson


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to prevent and counteract violence burdened processes


Explanation:
see above

Ingrid Grzeszik
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 139

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Deborah Shannon: Perhaps 'violence-laden' would work better than burdened
1 hr
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
violent oder ---


Explanation:
inherently violent oder potentially violent ...

Hermeneutica
Switzerland
Local time: 10:50
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 106
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Deborah Shannon: As you sometimes also see 'potentiell gewaltträchtig' I'd tend to agree.
57 mins
agree  Ineke Hardy
1 hr
agree  Alison kennedy (X)
1 hr
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(potentially) violent


Explanation:
Difficult to say without more context.

the conscious effort to prevent and counter (potentially) violent processes

Doesn't make an awful lot of sense on its own!

HTH

Mary

Mary Worby
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:50
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 2770

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters
1 hr
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the conscious effort to prevent and counteract processes with violence potential


Explanation:
prevent them occurring and when they do to counteract them

Geoffrey Steinherz
Local time: 10:50
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters: I would say potentially violent processes
58 mins
agree  Eva Blanar
8 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
I don't like the word "processes" in English. Try:


Explanation:
the conscious attempt (or effort} to prevent or counteract actions (operations, procedures) with a potential for violence (or that might lead to violence).

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 02:50
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 5861

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Deborah Shannon: Sorry, Fred, only 'processes' will do in international relations context (where all manner of processes rear their heads: reconciliation, reconstruction, development as well as conflict and violence)
54 mins
  -> As Cleopatra said to Antony: "I'm not prone to argue." Thanks for the info.
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
potentially violent


Explanation:
That's what it means! Processes (or elsewhere, situations etc, but here definitely processes) that _may_ become violent.


    Experienece
John Kinory (X)
Local time: 09:50
PRO pts in pair: 290
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