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förderlich zu gestalten

English translation: maintain

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German term or phrase:förderlich gestalten
English translation:maintain
Entered by: Robin Salmon (X)

04:36 Mar 16, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Psychology / personality assessment of employees
German term or phrase: förderlich zu gestalten
This is a text about employee assessment.

ist kontaktbereit/kontaktunwillig, vermag Kontakte aufzubauen/ist abweisend und ** förderlich zu gestalten ** /ist aufdringlich

Would this be "easy to manipulate"?
I think I might have the wrong end of the stick.....
Robin Salmon (X)
Australia
Local time: 03:49
wrong order?
Explanation:
IMO this should read "vermag Kontakte aufzubauen und förderlich zu gestalten / ist abweisend / ist aufdringlich".

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-03-16 08:59:36 GMT)
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You did ask for a translation, didn't you? May I offer, "can establish a contact and keep it in a conducive manner"? English natives may provide you with better options.
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Anne Schulz
Germany
Local time: 19:49
Grading comment
Thanks for clarifying things - I put "able to establish and maintain relationships".
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3wrong order?
Anne Schulz
3sensitive/skillful
Elisabeth Drumm


  

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
wrong order?


Explanation:
IMO this should read "vermag Kontakte aufzubauen und förderlich zu gestalten / ist abweisend / ist aufdringlich".

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-03-16 08:59:36 GMT)
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You did ask for a translation, didn't you? May I offer, "can establish a contact and keep it in a conducive manner"? English natives may provide you with better options.

Anne Schulz
Germany
Local time: 19:49
Does not meet criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Thanks for clarifying things - I put "able to establish and maintain relationships".
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sensitive/skillful


Explanation:
It looks as if your text lists pairs of opposites (kontaktbereit - kontaktunwillig). Thinking along those lines I would translate the pair in question as something like this: taktvoll oder einfuehlsam / aufdringlich (sensitive, skillful / insistent).

Just an idea - I hope it fits.

Elisabeth Drumm
Local time: 13:49
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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