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Ausbreitung

English translation: dissemination

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German term or phrase:Ausbreitung
English translation:dissemination
Entered by: Helen Shiner

19:36 Dec 26, 2014
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History
German term or phrase: Ausbreitung
"Die früheste nachweisbare Beschäftigung des Menschen mit Anatomie findet sich während der Ausbreitung der präantiken Kulturen des Zweistromlandes."

I need a suitable word (from a historian's perspective) for Ausbreitung. Suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Lirka
Austria
Local time: 00:36
dissemination
Explanation:
Cultures are generally thought of as being disseminated, in that they pass from person to person, city to city, etc. via some kind of medium, whether spoken or in visual form, for instance.

http://jcr.sagepub.com/content/41/2/203.short

http://www.cs.sjsu.edu/~pearce/modules/labs/as/dissemination...

http://www.dict.cc/englisch-deutsch/dissemination.html
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Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:36
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5spread/expansion
Horst Huber (X)
4dissemination
Helen Shiner
3 -1upsurge/burgeoning
Ramey Rieger (X)


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
spread/expansion


Explanation:
The EN native experts will protest, but this comes courtesy of Laurence Urdang.

Horst Huber (X)
United States
Local time: 18:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Martin, MA: They won't protest//Gleichfalls. Frohes Neues!
4 mins
  -> Danke bestens, guten Rutsch!
agree  gangels (X)
1 hr
  -> Danke bestens, same!
agree  Rebecca Garber
2 hrs
  -> Danke bestens, same!
agree  Werner Maurer: Yes, that's the usual way of expressing that.
23 hrs
  -> Danke bestens, same!
agree  Colin Newberry: Straightfoward, just right.
1 day 15 hrs
  -> Danke bestens, same!
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
upsurge/burgeoning


Explanation:
This is not in protest to Horst's suggestion, I just believe it's a quite viable alternative in this context.

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-12-26 21:18:47 GMT)
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any ole time, be well!


Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 00:36
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 41
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yummy....I really like it. Thanks, Lady :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Colin Newberry: Too hefty for my liking, as if they wrapped it up (culture!) and took it elsewhere.
1 day 15 hrs
  -> Strange interpretation, but that's okay, too! Have a healthy 2015.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dissemination


Explanation:
Cultures are generally thought of as being disseminated, in that they pass from person to person, city to city, etc. via some kind of medium, whether spoken or in visual form, for instance.

http://jcr.sagepub.com/content/41/2/203.short

http://www.cs.sjsu.edu/~pearce/modules/labs/as/dissemination...

http://www.dict.cc/englisch-deutsch/dissemination.html

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 105
Grading comment
Thank you!
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