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Hilfe für Menschen im Sinne der Mitmenschlichkeit

English translation: They help because it is human to help

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German term or phrase:Hilfe für Menschen im Sinne der Mitmenschlichkeit
English translation:They help because it is human to help
Entered by: Craig Meulen

12:19 Jul 26, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Hilfe für Menschen im Sinne der Mitmenschlichkeit
Kontext: Vorwort zu einem Imagefilm für eine humanitäre Organisation

(die Ehrenamtler leisten) Hilfe für Menschen im Sinne der Mitmenschlichkeit


Bitte um Hilfe um zu viel Pathos zu vermeiden!! Danke.
Craig Meulen
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:56
Suggestions:
Explanation:
They help people for humanitarian reasons
They help out of love for their fellows
They help because they want to help others
They help because it is human to help
(I hope I haven't missed the point)
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noleja
Germany
Local time: 21:56
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4Aid in the spirit of humanitarianism
Jeanette Phillips
3 +2Suggestions:
noleja
3they help others/other people out of compassion
BrigitteHilgner


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
they help others/other people out of compassion


Explanation:
My take

BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 21:56
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 2
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Suggestions:


Explanation:
They help people for humanitarian reasons
They help out of love for their fellows
They help because they want to help others
They help because it is human to help
(I hope I haven't missed the point)

noleja
Germany
Local time: 21:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: No, you haven't missed the point. Thank you.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jeanette Phillips: Your suggestions all sound good to me
26 mins
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): one of them would surely work here
43 mins
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Aid in the spirit of humanitarianism


Explanation:
You could also say "help in the name of..."


Example sentence(s):
  • Humanitarian Aid
Jeanette Phillips
Local time: 21:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr. Fred Thomson: Yes, "provide aid in the spirit of ..."
3 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  Bernhard Sulzer
6 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  Paul Cohen
11 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  MrsHoward
2 days 18 hrs
  -> Thank you. sorry for the lat reply
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