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"oeffentlichwirksam"

English translation: high-publicity / high-profile

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German term or phrase:öffentlichkeitswirksam
English translation:high-publicity / high-profile
Entered by: Nicole Schnell

21:07 Oct 8, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
German term or phrase: "oeffentlichwirksam"
I don't believe this word actually exists. It is contained in a questionnaire, and posed in this "question" - it is in regards to
Was sind die Hintergründe für die öffentlichwirksame Zeremonie, die ausschließlich die Projekte betreffen, die durch XXX ausgeführt werden.
The word is repeated many times throughout the text which leads me to believe that either I am mistaken, and it is indeed a word, or that the original author is not German. :) Any help?
Thanks.
Emily Batcher (X)
United States
Local time: 12:59
high-publicity
Explanation:
The asker is right to a degree: It should either be written as two words ("öffentlich wirksam"), or it should read "öffentlichkeitswirksam".
Selected response from:

Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 10:59
Grading comment
Thanks a bunch!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4high-publicity
Nicole Schnell
4formal public ceremony
Gabriella Bertelmann
4with a high public impact
Juliana Mraz
3notable
Horst Huber (X)
3publicly effective
Ioana Claudia Popa
2highly effective/ effective leverage of
Ramey Rieger (X)
1well publicized / widely publicized
andres-larsen


Discussion entries: 8





  

Answers


23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
high-publicity


Explanation:
The asker is right to a degree: It should either be written as two words ("öffentlich wirksam"), or it should read "öffentlichkeitswirksam".

Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 10:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks a bunch!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lancashireman: I'm convinced. How about 'high-profile'? Thanks for the hyphen, Nicole.
14 mins
  -> Thanks, Andrew! "High-profile" sounds very good.
agree  Narasimhan Raghavan: I would also opt for high-profile
5 hrs
  -> Whenever it is appropriate. Thanks, Narasimhan!
agree  John Hein-Hartmann: My apologies, Nicole. See discussion entry.
12 hrs
  -> Thanks, John! Please have a nice Sunday. :-)
agree  gangels (X): high-profile
15 hrs
  -> Thanks, gangels!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
notable


Explanation:
"Noteworthy" if you like it stronger. Not necessarily something that was intended merely for publicity or show.

Horst Huber (X)
United States
Local time: 13:59
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
formal public ceremony


Explanation:
suggest

Gabriella Bertelmann
Local time: 19:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
well publicized / widely publicized


Explanation:
Why is the ceremony only involving those projects carried out by XXX ***well publicized / widely publicized*** in the media?

sources:

When the President Pardons the ... - Get Involved | Farm Sanctuary
www.farmsanctuary.org/get.../update_pardoned_turkeys.html
Every year since 1947, the president has pardoned the National Thanksgiving Turkey and the alternate turkey in a ***well publicized ceremony*** at the White House . ...

Stolen Holiday - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stolen_Holiday
... divulging his main motive: the attendance of her influential friends at the ***well-publicized ceremony*** would bolster public confidence in him and buy him time. ...

Azusa Civic Center - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azusa_Civic_Center
In 1966, a ***widely-publicized ceremony*** was held at the Azusa Civic Center, celebrating "Jack Benny Day." The celebration included a parade around Azusa's city ...

Trang Underwater Wedding
www.trangonline.com/html/trang_underwater_wedding.html
Partly due to its ***widely publicized*** "Largest Underwater Wedding Ceremony" which earns it an entry in the Guinness Book of Records, Koh Kradan is now one of ...

in German:

kinderrechte
www.kinderschutzbund-nrw.de/.../freunde.html
Firmen erhalten die Gelegenheit, die Kinderinternetseiten in Mitarbeitermagazinen wie auch in ihren ***öffentlichwirksamen Medien*** zu bewerben. Darüber hinaus ...

„Die Transformation der Bildschirm-Medien in ausgewählten ...
www.kommunikationsseminare.eu/.../Medienfreih... -
PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
„Staatsfreiheit“ zumindest der ***öffentlich-rechtlichen Medien eine öffentlichwirksame*** aber inhaltsleere Phrase. b) Nicht zuletzt aufgrund mangelnder finanzieller ...

P R E S S E B E R I C H T
www.technologiezentrum-aachen.de/.../09-05-28_... -
PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
"Die Nominierten erhalten durch die ***Öffentlichwirksamkeit des Preises kostenlos ... "Neben Veröffentlichungen in regionalen und nationalen Medien*** wird ...


andres-larsen
Venezuela
Local time: 13:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 35
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
publicly effective


Explanation:
What about "publicly-effective ceremony"? I thought about it, and then I found this wordly translation in the examples on the site below.


    Reference: http://www.linguee.com/english-german/translation/publicly+e...
Ioana Claudia Popa
Romania
Local time: 20:59
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
highly effective/ effective leverage of


Explanation:
perhaps

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 19:59
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
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2 days 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
with a high public impact


Explanation:
hope that sounds better than the original, alternatively: a highly influential ceremony; that might not really fit the context, though, but as advice, I will tell you that you know who you are translating for and if they have such strange words that suggest that this kind of ceremony will be influential in the first place, then the source where it's coming from must be strange too, it connotates with sects or Nazis and normally, people are happy at ceremonies and don't have to be forced into it, that's my advice!

Juliana Mraz
Slovakia
Local time: 19:59
Native speaker of: German
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