Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
ueber den Tellerrand hinauszuschauen
English translation:
think outside the box
Feb 20, 2002 20:46
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German term
ueber den Tellerrand hinauszuschauen.
German to English
Bus/Financial
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Mit meiner teilweise unkonventionellen Art motiviere ich Andere oft, ueber den Tellerrand hinauszuschauen.
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Mar 13, 2018 16:54: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial"
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John Kinory (X)
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look outside the box
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Note added at 2002-02-21 11:09:10 (GMT)
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To those who commented that \'think outside the box\' is better:
I have no problem with that. Clearly, my suggestion is a play on that, and I was simply trying to be creative. I didn\'t bother to acknowledge the source, for which I apologise :-)
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Note added at 2002-02-21 11:09:10 (GMT)
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To those who commented that \'think outside the box\' is better:
I have no problem with that. Clearly, my suggestion is a play on that, and I was simply trying to be creative. I didn\'t bother to acknowledge the source, for which I apologise :-)
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Comment: "Thanks! 'Think outside the box' fits perfectly! "
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Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
A lawyer, technician, nuclear power optr
Native in: English
Works in: German to English
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go (or look) beyond the mundane or to extend their horizons
Old stuff; not new slang.
Or: to be original
Or: to be original
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Beate Lutzebaeck
New Zealand
New Zealand
Native in German
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English
New Zealand
Double qualification in law (Germany/NZ)
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
to see beyond the end of one's own nose; to think outside the square you live in
nicht zum Blick über den Tellerrand fähig sein = to be unable to see beyond the end of one's own nose
The German expression connotes narrowmindedness, "über den Tellerrand schauen" means to broaden your horizons, to think outside the square you live in (this second option is well used "down under" and currently the slogan of an Australian/NZ furniture retailer).
The German expression connotes narrowmindedness, "über den Tellerrand schauen" means to broaden your horizons, to think outside the square you live in (this second option is well used "down under" and currently the slogan of an Australian/NZ furniture retailer).
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Maya Jurt
: That's it.
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claudiar
: "think outside the square you live" is my preference
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Christa Zeller Thomas
: I like your first suggestion best; have actually heard it used too!
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think outside of the box
Common managment/consulting/motivational phrase.
From experience.
From experience.
29 mins
not to forget to keep the larger picture in view
"outside the box" is perhaps too colloquial
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