Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to light the wick
German translation:
einen wesentlichen Anstoß geben
Added to glossary by
BrigitteHilgner
Mar 8, 2007 14:24
17 yrs ago
English term
Germany
dedicated to the wellbeing of mankind
Native in: German 
Works in: Danish to German, English to German, French to German, and 1 more.
light the wick
English to German
Other
Education / Pedagogy
idioms
About Montessori:
Before any of the materials were designed, before anyone wrote a single lesson plan, a single element lit the wick: Observation.
Before any of the materials were designed, before anyone wrote a single lesson plan, a single element lit the wick: Observation.
Proposed translations
(German)
| 3 +5 | hier: ein wesentlicher Anstoß |
BrigitteHilgner
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| 3 | war ein einziges Element von Wichtigkeit/Bedeutung |
Kathi Stock
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| 3 | den Docht (= Licht) entzünden: Erhellung/ Erkenntnis gebracht |
transtrain (X)
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Proposed translations
+5
3 mins
BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Austria
b2b/economics/marketing/market research/
Native in: German
Works in: German to English, French to German, English to German
Related KudoZ points
:
56
English term (edited):
a single element light the wick
Selected
hier: ein wesentlicher Anstoß
Die Beobachtung war das wesentliche Element.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Vielen Dank!"
2 mins
Kathi Stock
United States
United States
Native in German
Works in field
United States
With German Quality & Accuracy
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
15
war ein einziges Element von Wichtigkeit/Bedeutung
ich würde das umformulieren in diese Richtung
3 mins
den Docht (= Licht) entzünden: Erhellung/ Erkenntnis gebracht
light: anzünden
wick : Docht
wick : Docht
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