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die engeren Missionszwecke

English translation: the more specific aims of the mission

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German term or phrase:die engeren Missionszwecke
English translation:the more specific aims of the mission
Entered by: Mary Worby

20:29 May 10, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Religion / religion
German term or phrase: die engeren Missionszwecke
Fuer die engeren Missionszwecke (...) ist die Kenntnis des Arabischen gewiss brauchbar.
MSH
Local time: 09:04
A knowledge of Arabic is certainly an advantage for the specific aims of the mission
Explanation:
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jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:04
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4A knowledge of Arabic is certainly an advantage for the specific aims of the mission
jerrie
4for the more in-depth mission purposes
Klaus Dorn (X)
4critical objectives of the mission
jerryk (X)
4Sentence option:
brute (X)
3for immediate missioning purposes
Endre Both


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
for the more in-depth mission purposes


Explanation:
for the more in-depth (or deeper) purposes of the mission (or mission purposes) a knowledge of Arabic is certainly useful (of advantage)

Klaus Dorn (X)
Local time: 11:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
critical objectives of the mission


Explanation:
Just a direct translation of the phrase

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Note added at 2002-05-10 20:37:02 (GMT)
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I forgot the article, \"the critical objectives of the mission\"

jerryk (X)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Trudy Peters: If you want to be literal, "narrower" objectives would be better
32 mins
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
for immediate missioning purposes


Explanation:
as in missioning to the unconverted

I understand "engere" as directly connected to missioning.

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Note added at 2002-05-10 21:03:37 (GMT)
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Thanks Kim, missioning only seems to exist in my head :-(

So maybe:

for immediate missionary purposes

Endre Both
Germany
Local time: 10:04
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Kim Metzger: ministering?
3 mins
  -> Thanks, Kim, short-circuit in my German brain. Wanna hide...
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Sentence option:


Explanation:
"For subtler mission purposes (...), knowledge of the Arabian tongue is certainly of value"

brute (X)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Kim Metzger: The language is Arabic
6 mins
  -> Arabic language = Arabian tongue!
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
A knowledge of Arabic is certainly an advantage for the specific aims of the mission


Explanation:
my thoughts

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: Or maybe "the more specific aims"?
5 mins
  -> yes, more specific aims
agree  Trudy Peters
5 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Ron Stelter
21 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Сергей Лузан
2 days 18 hrs
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