Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
wilful blindness
German translation:
vorsätzliches/mutwilliges Wegschauen
Added to glossary by
Steffen Walter
May 27, 2005 09:56
19 yrs ago
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English term
Germany
Hier übersetzen noch echte Menschen
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, Spanish to German
wilful blindness
English to German
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
Satz:
There are clear warning signs here; wilful blindness is not a defence, and violates the company´s code.
There are clear warning signs here; wilful blindness is not a defence, and violates the company´s code.
Proposed translations
(German)
| 4 +2 | vorsätzliches Wegschauen |
David Moore (X)
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| 3 +4 | absichtliches Nichtwissen/Wegschauen |
Victor Dewsbery
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| 3 +3 | absichtliche Missachtung |
Peter Gennet
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Change log
Jan 19, 2007 13:46: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "wilful blindnes" to "wilful blindness" , "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial"
Proposed translations
+2
2 hrs
English term (edited):
wilful blindnes
Selected
vorsätzliches Wegschauen
To me (after a little thought, it must be admitted!) "wilful" has a connotation of "with deliberate(ly malicious) intent", whereas "absichtlich" is more "planned" than "deliberately malicious".
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Danke :-)"
+4
5 mins
Victor Dewsbery
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Works in field
Germany
Specialised in law and construction
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
:
28
absichtliches Nichtwissen/Wegschauen
... so verstehe ich das. Mehr Kontextinfo wäre allerdings hilfreich.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ulrike Kraemer
6 mins
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| agree |
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
: mit "Wegschauen"
53 mins
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| agree |
BrigitteHilgner
: I like "Wegschauen" but I do agree that more context might make a decision/suggestion easier.
55 mins
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| agree |
Andrea Kopf
: Wegschauen
1 hr
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+3
22 mins
Peter Gennet
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Works in field
Austria
The Concept Behind the Words
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, Italian to German, German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
82
English term (edited):
wilful blindnes
absichtliche Missachtung
vielleicht
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
jokerman
6 mins
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| agree |
Thomas Bollmann
36 mins
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| agree |
Sabine Griebler
36 mins
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| neutral |
BrigitteHilgner
: To me, "Missachtung" seems to active to go with blindness.
38 mins
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