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charitable giving

German translation: Wohltätigkeit

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English term or phrase: charitable giving
German translation:Wohltätigkeit

13:37 Nov 23, 2010
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2010-11-27 09:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English to German translations [PRO]
Medical - Journalism
English term or phrase: charitable giving
Es handelt sich um einen journalistischen Artikel mit dem Thema Organspende, desse Überschrift wie folgt lautet:

*Organ donation: A unique form of charitable giving*

meine Rohübersetzung:
Organspende: Eine einzigartige Form der menschlichen Spende

Findet jemand eine bessere Bedeutung für *charitable giving*?
Katja Pinna
Germany
Local time: 07:02
Wohltätigkeit
Explanation:
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Katia DG
Italy
Local time: 07:02
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6Wohltätigkeit
Katia DG
3 +3Organspende schenkt Leben
Gudrun Wolfrath
3 +2wenn Menschen ihr Letztes geben
Nicole Schnell


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Wohltätigkeit


Explanation:
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Katia DG
Italy
Local time: 07:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  erika rubinstein
13 mins
agree  Barbara Wiebking
22 mins
agree  Carolin Haase
52 mins
agree  swisstell
1 hr
agree  Guido Schenkel
1 hr
agree  mill2
20 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
wenn Menschen ihr Letztes geben


Explanation:
Kommt auf die Tonalität des Artikels an.

Etwas weniger reißerisch wäre: Organspende: Eine humanitäre Geste

Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 22:02
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lisa23: mir gefällt die "humanitäre Geste" sehr sehr gut
1 hr
agree  Jenny Streitparth: Mir fiel nur extrem Morbides ein à la "...ihr Innerstes veräussern/Herz verschenken". Wenn's doch nur 'ne Satire wäre ...
6 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Organspende schenkt Leben


Explanation:
als freiere Option

Gudrun Wolfrath
Germany
Local time: 07:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 67

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hans G. Liepert
38 mins
  -> Danke, Hans.
agree  Jenny Streitparth: Altbewährt.
6 hrs
  -> Danke, Jenny.
agree  Melanie Meyer
6 hrs
  -> Danke, Melanie.
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