clockwork dance

German translation: kommunikativer Tanz

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English term or phrase:clockwork dance
German translation:kommunikativer Tanz
Entered by: monitor

19:04 May 25, 2020
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Social Sciences - Linguistics
English term or phrase: clockwork dance
This precise clockwork dance that happens when people speak to each other ...
monitor
Local time: 01:04
kommunikativer Tanz
Explanation:
"Der aus präzisen, aufeinander abgestimmten Figuren bestehende kommunikative Tanz, der im Gespräch zwischen zwei Menschen seinen Ausdruck findet..."


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Note added at 21 hrs (2020-05-26 16:18:44 GMT)
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more context: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/12/the-secr...
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Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 17:04
Grading comment
Many thanks Johanna
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1kommunikativer Tanz
Johanna Timm, PhD
3Schlagabtausch
Regina Eichstaedter
3Choreographie
Schtroumpf


  

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Schlagabtausch


Explanation:
Das Charakteristische an einem Uhrwerk ist der Takt, mit dem man das Hin und Her in einem Gespräch/Dialog beschreiben könnte ...

Regina Eichstaedter
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Choreographie


Explanation:
Fällt mir angesichts des Attributs "präzise" als erstes dazu ein.

Schtroumpf
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
kommunikativer Tanz


Explanation:
"Der aus präzisen, aufeinander abgestimmten Figuren bestehende kommunikative Tanz, der im Gespräch zwischen zwei Menschen seinen Ausdruck findet..."


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Note added at 21 hrs (2020-05-26 16:18:44 GMT)
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more context: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/12/the-secr...

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 17:04
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Many thanks Johanna

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