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stilbildend

English translation: exemplary

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German term or phrase:stilbildend
English translation:exemplary
Entered by: Martin Schmurr

12:51 Feb 8, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics / economics
German term or phrase: stilbildend
Die Verteidigung sei in Form und Inhalt stilbildend
mclawlor
exemplary
Explanation:
a model for future generations
Selected response from:

Martin Schmurr
Local time: 05:42
Grading comment
sounds good-thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8exemplary
Martin Schmurr
5 +1precedent setting
Dr. Fred Thomson
5style setting
Sven Petersson
4trend-setting
msebold
4The defense can be said to be trendsetting in form and content
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Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
exemplary


Explanation:
a model for future generations

Martin Schmurr
Local time: 05:42
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
sounds good-thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingrid Grzeszik
11 mins
agree  mckinnc
1 hr
agree  Alexander Schleber (X)
1 hr
agree  pschmitt
1 hr
agree  Irene De Han
4 hrs
agree  gangels (X)
4 hrs
agree  Eva Blanar
6 hrs
agree  ninasc (X)
7 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
style setting


Explanation:
Implicit in answer.


    My geriatric brain.
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 05:42
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
precedent setting


Explanation:
If it has to do with the law (and it appears that it does), this would be the standard translation.
20 ys a lawyer

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 21:42
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  msebold: Makes sense.
2 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
trend-setting


Explanation:
If the context is not law.

msebold
Canada
Local time: 23:42
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The defense can be said to be trendsetting in form and content


Explanation:
As a native English speaker I cannot see
any other interpretation.
"stilbildend` finds (in this context)
its closest equivalent in `trensetting`.
Context is not entirely clear.

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