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brand of Methodism

German translation: die Form / Ausprägung des Methodismus

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English term or phrase:brand of Methodism
German translation:die Form / Ausprägung des Methodismus
Entered by: BrigitteHilgner

17:54 Sep 21, 2006
English to German translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Margaret Thatcher's biography
English term or phrase: brand of Methodism
The brand of Methodism Alfred Roberts followed was tailored for the self-made man. It promoted personal salvation, damned the evils of alcohol and saw the world in black and white.
Virginia1000
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:33
die Form / Ausprägung des Methodismus
Explanation:
... der Alfred Robert anhing ...
... deren Anhänger Alfred Roberts war ...
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BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 01:33
Grading comment
Thanks a lot for this excellent answer!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7die Form / Ausprägung des Methodismus
BrigitteHilgner
3 +4Die Art des Methodismus,
Martin Wenzel
3Weg / Richtung des Methodismus
Ulrike MacKay
3 -7die eigenartige Glaube an Methodismus.
muitoprazer (X)


  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
brand of methodism
Die Art des Methodismus,


Explanation:
die auf Alfred Roberts geradezu zugeschnitten war, war die des Self-Made Mans.

Oder: Der Methodismus, den Alfred Roberts akribisch verfolgte, war die des Self-Made Mans.

Martin Wenzel
Germany
Local time: 01:33
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
9 mins
agree  Erik Freitag: w/ Francis. The suggested answer "Art des Methodismus" is ok, though.
13 mins
agree  Manuela Junghans
25 mins
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
42 mins
neutral  Francis Lee (X): Zwar schön kreativ ("auf Alfred Roberts geradezu zugeschnitten"), weicht aber vom Zieltext ab. Ebenfalls geht "akribisch" zu weit. Zuviel des guten, Martin! (kenn ich von mir selber) ;-)
2 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
brand of methodism
die Form / Ausprägung des Methodismus


Explanation:
... der Alfred Robert anhing ...
... deren Anhänger Alfred Roberts war ...

BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 01:33
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 58
Grading comment
Thanks a lot for this excellent answer!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Erik Freitag
6 mins
  -> Danke schön, efreitag!
agree  seehand: Ausprägung gefällt mir gut
8 mins
  -> Danke schön, seehand!
agree  NGK
10 mins
  -> Danke schön, Norbert Gunther!
agree  Ian M-H (X)
13 mins
  -> Danke schön, Ian!
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): I prefer "Ausprägung".
36 mins
  -> Thank you, Aniello. I have no objections against your preference. ;-)
agree  Francis Lee (X): Und ganz nebenbei würde ich um eine ordentliche Übersetzung von "Self-Made Man" bitten (ist eh an die anderen Answerer gerichtet, Brigitte)
2 hrs
  -> Danke schön, Frank. Solange kein "selbst gemachter Mann" daraus wird, bin ich mit einer Übersetzung von "self-made man" sehr einverstanden.
agree  Brie Vernier: Warum kompliziert, wenn's auch einfach geht?
5 hrs
  -> Danke schön, Brie! Da war doch was - "edle Einfalt, stille Größe" ... ;-)
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  confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -7
brand of methodism
die eigenartige Glaube an Methodismus.


Explanation:
von dem einzelnen Mensch/Glaubiger abhaengig.

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Note added at 31 mins (2006-09-21 18:25:51 GMT)
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edonnerstag-whereare the 3.5 mistakes in the explanation?

muitoprazer (X)
Local time: 00:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Armorel Young: I don't see how you arrive at any of that - it just means "the particular variety of Methodism he practised"; he could, for example, have been a Primitive Methodist
9 mins
disagree  NGK: Agree with Armorel, and on top of that, the suggestion is grammatically incorrect.
13 mins
disagree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): where does it say "eigenartig"? And: *Der* Glaube (male) and an *den* Methodismus (male)!
13 mins
disagree  BrigitteHilgner: With Norbert Gunther; it would have to be "DER glaube an DEN Methodismus" to get the grammar right.
16 mins
disagree  Erik Freitag: Why are people so reluctant to use the "disagree" function,and rather make a "neutral" comment?The answer is not only nonsense with regard to content,but also written in an utterly incorrect way(3 mistakes in the answer,4 (and 2 half) in the explanation!)
20 mins
disagree  Ian M-H (X): The first five comments say almost all that needs to be said, but sometimes an answer is so wrong, in so many ways, that it cannot be disagreed with too often. This is one of those rare cases. The reference to "edonnerstag" is plain, inexcusable rudeness.
31 mins
disagree  Francis Lee (X): It ain't often that the 6 esteemed colleagues above are all moved to comment on a particular answer. And somebody on a Kudoz forum recently was talking about turning the Disagree colour to e.g. pale blue! Radioactive red's fine by me ...
1 hr
disagree  Brie Vernier: Wholehearted agree with Ian M-H+Francis Lee, and the others sowieso. You are clearly not qualified to answer questions in this language pair.
5 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
brand of methodism
Weg / Richtung des Methodismus


Explanation:
Der Weg des Methodismus, dem Alfred Roberts folgte, war richtungsweisend für den Selfmade-Man...

Nur ein weiteres "Bild" als Vorschlag.

Viele Grüße,
Ulrike

Ulrike MacKay
Germany
Local time: 01:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 40
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