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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

umsichtig

English translation:

circumspectly, prudently, carefully, diligently, thoroughly, conscientiously, taking all aspects into consideration

Added to glossary by Dan McCrosky (X)
Dec 19, 2001 11:56
22 yrs ago
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German term

umsichtig

German to English Other
Sie übernimmt nur Aufgaben, denen sie sich gewachsen fühlt, und löst diese dann sehr umsichtig und erfolgreich

Proposed translations

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carefully" "diligently" "thoroughly" "conscientiously" "considering all the aspects of the task"

Patrick and Sheila are quite right with "prudently" or "circumspectly", with the meaning of "taking every pertinent aspect into consideration". For some reason though, we rarely see these two words used in HR performance assessment contexts. Much more usual would be related terms like "carefully", "diligently", "thoroughly", "conscientiously", "considering all the aspects of the task" or "taking every aspect of the task into consideration".

We could write:

"Sie übernimmt nur Aufgaben, denen sie sich gewachsen fühlt, und löst diese dann sehr umsichtig und erfolgreich…"

=

"She only accepts / takes on tasks she is confident she can handle. She then carries them out very successfully, taking every aspect of the assignment into consideration…"

Or similar blah-blah…

HTH

Dan
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3 mins

prudent, prudently

Oxford-Duden Großwörterbuch Englisch
Peer comment(s):

agree Kim Metzger : or judiciously
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8 mins

circumspectly, prudently

Another option.

HTH

Sheila


Oxford Superlex
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20 mins

carefully and effective

umsichtig und erfolgreich

that´s what I think is the most appropriate term in this context

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39 mins

caution, cautiously

She only takes on tasks that she feels equal to and then brings them to a successful conclusion, proceeding with great caution.
(avoids the use of 2 adverbs in a row)
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