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Selbstüberschätzung

English translation: exaggerated opinion of oneself

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German term or phrase:Selbstüberschätzung
English translation:exaggerated opinion of oneself
Entered by: Steffen Walter

07:21 Jan 29, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology
German term or phrase: Selbstüberschätzung
to regard oneself too powerful
wolfgang oetting
to have an exaggerated opinion of oneself
Explanation:
Größe Muret Sanders

Also simply to think you are better than you are
Selected response from:

Louise Mawbey
Germany
Local time: 17:03
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6to have an exaggerated opinion of oneself
Louise Mawbey
4 +4overestimation of one's self
Eva Blanar
3 +5over-inflated
jerrie
5overestimation of oneself
Jacqueline van der Spek
5Overestimation of one's abilities
Agius Language & Translation
4 +1self-aggrandizement
gangels (X)
4megalomanic
Cilian O'Tuama
4self-conceitedness
Naresh Advani
3full of oneself / presumptious / conceit
Jonathan MacKerron


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
to have an exaggerated opinion of oneself


Explanation:
Größe Muret Sanders

Also simply to think you are better than you are

Louise Mawbey
Germany
Local time: 17:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ron Stelter
1 min
agree  Edith Kelly
1 min
agree  writeaway: ditto Langenscheidt
12 mins
agree  Agius Language & Translation
1 hr
agree  Steffen Walter
3 hrs
agree  Robin Ward
6 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
overestimation of one's self


Explanation:
I saw it in this form

Eva Blanar
Hungary
Local time: 17:03
Native speaker of: Hungarian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ellen Zittinger
1 hr
agree  Cécile Kellermayr
1 hr
agree  Bettina Brune-McClintock (X)
13 hrs
agree  Sylvain & Deyanira PROUT
4 days
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
overestimation of oneself


Explanation:
or: overestimation of one's powers

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Note added at 2003-01-29 07:43:18 (GMT)
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or: suffer from an inflated ego or: to be inclined to over-assess one\'s own abilities

Jacqueline van der Spek
Netherlands
Local time: 17:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Overestimation of one's abilities


Explanation:
Just another suggestion. Personally I like Louise's suggestion

Agius Language & Translation
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
over-inflated


Explanation:
over-inflated - sense of self / self belief / self opinion or opinion or oneself.

Or just inflated opinion/belief/ego etc

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ellen Zittinger
6 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  Agius Language & Translation: yes, I like this
39 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  Steffen Walter
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Nadders
3 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Nancy Arrowsmith: full of hubris, to give a classical touch
5 hrs
  -> Thanks
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
full of oneself / presumptious / conceit


Explanation:
more suggestions

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Note added at 2003-01-29 09:01:12 (GMT)
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conceited

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 47

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: presumptUous, fussy me :-)
8 hrs
  -> are you being presumptUous? he he..
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
self-aggrandizement


Explanation:
overconfidence, delusions of grandeur

gangels (X)
Local time: 09:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jonathan MacKerron: something I'm good at....
3 days 4 hrs
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
megalomanic


Explanation:
would fit in this context ('too powerful')

The German equivalent would be Größenwahnsinnig

megalomania:
a delusional mental disorder that is marked by infantile feelings of personal omnipotence and grandeur (Merriam-Webster)

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 17:03
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 18
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
self-conceitedness


Explanation:
Though the literal translation of "selbstueberschaetzung" would be one of various options given by the other colleagues, the above term in English may best fit in the context in which the german word may have been used.

Naresh Advani
Local time: 20:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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