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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

demarcating

German translation:

betonen/hervorheben/unterstreichen

Added to glossary by Katrin Rippel Galati
Oct 9, 2006 18:35
17 yrs ago
English term

demarcating

English to German Social Sciences History Education
By demarcating the increasingly virulent Nazi interventions in schools during the Third Reich, such analyses mapped out the manner in which the regime sought to penetrate and appropriate German schools for its own purposes.

TIA,
Katrin
Proposed translations (German)
5 +2 demarkieren
4 +1 betonen/hervorheben/unterstreichen
2 festlegen

Discussion

Gert Sass (M.A.) Oct 9, 2006:
(post grad:) Obviously this is another term entered to the gloss (and, apparently, into a text which is not altogether meaningless) with the least of care. "Demarkieren" does not make much sense in this context. What do you think it could possibly mean?

Proposed translations

+2
2 mins
Selected

demarkieren

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Note added at 30 mins (2006-10-09 19:06:28 GMT)
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evtl. auch „aufzeigen“, „belegen“, etc.
Peer comment(s):
agree erika rubinstein
1 min
agree Ulrike MacKay
19 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you all for your fast answer. Katrin"
3 mins

festlegen

IMHO
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+1
1 hr

betonen/hervorheben/unterstreichen

ferner auch: "illustrieren/anschaulich machen", "(eindringlich) hinweisen auf", etc.

"Indem sie eindringlich auf die immer zudringlichere Bevormundung des Schulwesens während des Dritten Reichs hinweisen, ..." (sowie Alternativen).

"Demarkieren" hat im Deutschen eine wesentlich speziellere Bedeutung (s. "Demarkationslinie", etc.) als hier gemeint ist, und wird entsprechend seltener (spezifischer) gebraucht.
Note from asker:
Yes, I rushed into a selection that wasn't correct! I never again will "close" a post after a first draft translation. Instead I will choose the appropriate term for the glossary and award points after completion of the project.
... and I changed the term in the glossary
Peer comment(s):
agree Ingeborg Gowans (X) : I also agree with your comment about awarding points too fast without considering the meaning a bit more carefully and allowing other "esteemed" members to put in their suggestions
2 hrs
Thanks a lot Ingeborg. It is a relief for me to read this ...
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