Mar 16, 2017 07:23
7 yrs ago
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German term
Austria
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 3 more.
sich ducken
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
Durch die langgestreckte, gestaffelte Form entfaltet der lange Stapel eine ganz besondere Präsenz. Mit Respekt vor seinem großen Bruder, dem Chemiegebäude HCI, duckt er sich, ohne sich unterzuordnen und markiert mit ihm den Auftakt zur Science City (Gebäudekomplex der ETH Zürich).
Vielen Dank!
Vielen Dank!
Proposed translations
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| 3 +3 | it bows in respect/acknowledges |
Ramey Rieger (X)
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| 4 +3 | defers to |
Michael Martin, MA
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| 3 +2 | look up to |
Wendy Streitparth
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Proposed translations
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7 mins
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it bows in respect/acknowledges
to get things started:
It bows in respect to its big brother, ....
It bows in respect to its big brother, ....
Peer comment(s):
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An-Ja
: http://eins.dwds.de/?view=1&qu=ducken, to duck one's head
57 mins
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Yessir.
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phillee
: Or "Bows respectfully before"
1 hr
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Amen
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Jacek Kloskowski
1 hr
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At your service.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "vielen Dank!"
+2
23 mins
Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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32
look up to
It looks up in deference to....
Peer comment(s):
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phillee
: Less contradictory than 'bow'
1 hr
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Thanks again, Phil
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BrigitteHilgner
1 hr
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Thanks, Brigitte
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+3
7 hrs
Michael Martin, MA
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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24
defers to
It's used as in the source below. I see a nuanced description but nothing contradictory in the German phrasing
"...this buiding refers to the more monumental Pierce Hall and Jefferson Laboratory.
https://www.seas.harvard.edu/tour/stop-3-labs-cruft-lise-mck...
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Note added at 8 hrs (2017-03-16 15:24:18 GMT)
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Copied the source with a typo. Certainly should be 'defers to', not 'refers to'
"...this buiding refers to the more monumental Pierce Hall and Jefferson Laboratory.
https://www.seas.harvard.edu/tour/stop-3-labs-cruft-lise-mck...
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Note added at 8 hrs (2017-03-16 15:24:18 GMT)
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Copied the source with a typo. Certainly should be 'defers to', not 'refers to'
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Johannes Gleim
18 mins
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| agree |
Eleanore Strauss
: sophisticated and in sync with the type of language used here.
3 hrs
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| agree |
An-Ja
: to defer to so./sth. - jmdm/etw. den Vortritt lassen
8 hrs
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