Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 17, 2009 16:44
14 yrs ago
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German term
United States
Communicating the meaning
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, German to English, and 3 more.
ausgeprägt
German to English
Art/Literary
Linguistics
Study on dialects.
Please help me translate the word "ausgeprägt ". One option is 'unincisive'
Thank you!
The context is:
The feelings of the test participants from old federal states towards the dialect varied between positive and negative. While for many of them it sounded unremarkable, unbefremdlich (unembarrassing), pleasant and *****unausgeprägt (unincisive)*****, in the opinion of others it was unpleasant, unattractive, rigorous, coarse and unlovely
The German text:
Die Empfindungen der Probanden aus den Altbundesländern bzgl. des Erfurter Dialektes hielten sich die Waage zwischen positiv und negativ.
Während ihn viele von ihnen als unauffällig, unbefremdlich, angenehm und wenig ****ausgeprägt***** beschrieben, war er nach der Meinung anderer unangenehm, unschön, hart, derb und unsympatisch.
Thank you!
The context is:
The feelings of the test participants from old federal states towards the dialect varied between positive and negative. While for many of them it sounded unremarkable, unbefremdlich (unembarrassing), pleasant and *****unausgeprägt (unincisive)*****, in the opinion of others it was unpleasant, unattractive, rigorous, coarse and unlovely
The German text:
Die Empfindungen der Probanden aus den Altbundesländern bzgl. des Erfurter Dialektes hielten sich die Waage zwischen positiv und negativ.
Während ihn viele von ihnen als unauffällig, unbefremdlich, angenehm und wenig ****ausgeprägt***** beschrieben, war er nach der Meinung anderer unangenehm, unschön, hart, derb und unsympatisch.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | pronounced |
Jon Reynolds
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| 4 +5 | distinctive |
Maureen Millington-Brodie
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| 3 +1 | distinct |
Rolf Keiser
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| 3 | [not] very strong |
Annett Kottek (X)
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Change log
Oct 1, 2009 15:08: Jon Reynolds Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+7
26 mins
Jon Reynolds
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Experienced & reliable
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
pronounced
As in the dialect was "not very pronounced", i.e not particularly noticeable or strong.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
42 mins
Rolf Keiser
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in German
&
English
Switzerland
Translate complexity through simplicity
Native in: English (Variants: US, British) , German (Variants: Germany, Swiss)
Works in: German to English, English to German, English, and 1 more.
distinct
now which one do you want?
ausgeprägt = distinct or
wenig/nicht ausgeprägt = indistinct
ausgeprägt = distinct or
wenig/nicht ausgeprägt = indistinct
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Trudy Peters
7 hrs
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Thanks, Trudy
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| neutral |
TonyTK
: Same problem as "pronounced" (see Andrew's comments above). There's an important distinction between "distinct" and "distinctive".
13 hrs
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+5
1 hr
Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
33 years of experience
Native in: English
Works in: Arabic to English, German to English
distinctive
I think you'll need "not distinctive" for the context you cite - good old British understatement!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Lancashireman
3 hrs
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| agree |
Tom Tyson
4 hrs
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| agree |
Bernhard Sulzer
9 hrs
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| agree |
TonyTK
12 hrs
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| agree |
urbom
13 hrs
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| neutral |
Henry Schroeder
: I would not say this, but it may be an English/American difference
13 hrs
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14 hrs
[not] very strong
Since dialects and regional accents can be strong or not strong, this could be another alternative (an Erfurter dialect would be less strong than a Leipziger or Dresdener, for example, which is very distinguished, and personally, well-loved).
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