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Nähe herstellen

English translation: rapport

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German term or phrase:Nähe herstellen
English translation:rapport
Entered by: Orla Ryan

16:38 Jan 7, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / Business psychology assessment
German term or phrase: Nähe herstellen
"ein Mann, der nur langsam vertraut und in der Interaktion wenig Nähe herstellt"

- extract from a business psychologist's assessment of a manager. This section deals with his managerial weaknesses.

thanks,
Orla Ryan
Ireland
Local time: 06:47
rapport
Explanation:
when interacting establishes little rapport
Selected response from:

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 23:47
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4remains distant
Armorel Young
3 +2rapport
Kim Metzger
3does not seek communication (interaction) on a more personal level/is not very approachable (hier)
Bernhard Sulzer
2 +1is not very accessible / is reluctant to open up
Francis Lee (X)
3 -1establishes little conversance in interaction
Marlou Franken


  

Answers


9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Nähe herstellt
rapport


Explanation:
when interacting establishes little rapport

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 23:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 64

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Renate FitzRoy: to me, the word "rapport" has very positive connotations. It does not sit as comfortably in a negative context.
33 mins
  -> Nähe seems very positive too.
agree  Darin Fitzpatrick: I like it for just this reason - the descripiton is the lack of a positive attribute.
1 hr
agree  monbuckland: I think this is neat
1 hr
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Nähe herstellt
remains distant


Explanation:
Actually I think Kim's suggestion is a good one, but this would be another possibility - obviously it's just a turning around of the idea that's being expressed.

Armorel Young
Local time: 06:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 108

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steffen Walter: perhaps "remains largely/relatively distant" because of "wenig Nähe herstellt"
1 hr
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
2 hrs
agree  Stephen Sadie: I like this and it sounds very English
2 hrs
agree  David Moore (X): Armorel, I think you should have modified the German
16 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
establishes little conversance in interaction


Explanation:
I like the other answers as well, but this also seems a good possibility.

Marlou Franken
Netherlands
Local time: 07:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Armorel Young: conversance is a rather obscure word meaning to have knowledge of a subject - it is not possible to "establish conversance" (the more usual phrase is "to be conversant with s.th." - but it's just not appropriate here)
1 hr
  -> I see what you mean. Thanks for your feedback!!! I really love your explanation of this.
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
does not seek communication (interaction) on a more personal level/is not very approachable (hier)


Explanation:
in the sense that (= variations)

one does not seek communication/interaction on a more personal level

he/she is not very friendly/informal (when interacting/communicating) with co-workers/employees.

does not seek/establish/encourage closer communication/interaction

seeks (encourages/invites) little personal interaction
freer:

does not allow closer interaction/ is not (remains) approachable


shies away from closer interaction
or from closer communication

or, from the opposite end:
remains formal
remains unapproachable


Bernhard Sulzer
United States
Local time: 01:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 14
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Nähe herstellt
is not very accessible / is reluctant to open up


Explanation:
Just a couple more ideas.


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Note added at 14 hrs (2007-01-08 06:51:42 GMT)
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- is rather impersonal
- whose personal interaction skills are underdeveloped / generally poor/weak
- is weak on the personal interaction front
(althouth poor/weak aren't quite "it" - but it's a thought, nonetheless)

Francis Lee (X)
Local time: 07:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Renate FitzRoy: I like "reluctant to open up"
17 mins
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