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aufgemacht

English translation: styled (popular-style booklet)

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German term or phrase:aufgemacht (ein populär aufgemachtes Büchlein)
English translation:styled (popular-style booklet)
Entered by: avantix

10:51 Jul 14, 2004
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German term or phrase: aufgemacht
X ist ein populär aufgemachtes Büchlein ohne wissenschaftlichen Wert.

Any ideas? "Stylish" maybe? TIA
markj
popular-style booklet
Explanation:
*aufgemacht* bezieht sich m.E. nicht nur darauf wie es geschrieben ist (text style) sondern auf die ganze Aufmachung, d.h. inkl. Layout)
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avantix
Netherlands
Local time: 06:40
Grading comment
Many thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3popular-style booklet
avantix
4 +1light reading for popular consumption
CMJ_Trans (X)
4a book written in a popular style
Christian
4written in a popular way
------ (X)
3 -1in ... style
Sascha Leib


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a book written in a popular style


Explanation:
One out of many possibilities.

Christian
Local time: 06:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 11
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
popular-style booklet


Explanation:
*aufgemacht* bezieht sich m.E. nicht nur darauf wie es geschrieben ist (text style) sondern auf die ganze Aufmachung, d.h. inkl. Layout)

avantix
Netherlands
Local time: 06:40
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Many thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Armorel Young: accurate point - aimed at the popular market, maybe
52 mins
agree  Maria Ferstl
1 hr
agree  Christina Oltmann
4 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
written in a popular way


Explanation:
without any cientific value.

------ (X)
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
light reading for popular consumption


Explanation:
and without any scientific worth/value

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 06:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr. Fred Thomson: Neat and sweet
1 hr
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
in ... style


Explanation:
in this context I'd opt for "X is a neat book in populistic style void of any scientific value."

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Note added at 1 day 33 mins (2004-07-15 11:25:19 GMT) Post-grading
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Didn\'t take much care about \"populär\", just tried to find something for \"aufgemacht\"... I agree that \"popular\" is better :-)

Sascha Leib
Belgium
Local time: 06:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  avantix: Sorry, Sascha, but populistic and popular are two different worlds
8 mins
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