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Einigelung

English translation: self-containment/isolation

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German term or phrase:Einigelung
English translation:self-containment/isolation
Entered by: Rebecca Holmes

10:52 Oct 8, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics
German term or phrase: Einigelung
Die Ansiedlung von jungen Unternehmen schien ein probates Mittel gegen die zunehmende „Einigelung“ Berlins zu sein.

From a text harking back to the early 1980s in Berlin.

Frankly I am just dying to work the word "hedgehog" into this, but I think the customer might never speak to me again...;-)

As a grudging alternative I was thinking about "isolation" but I don't know if that quite hits the right note.

Any better ideas, anyone (with or without hedgehogs)???
Rebecca Holmes
United States
Local time: 05:02
(self-)containment
Explanation:
"self-containment" is also used as a political term (see source). "isolation" seems OK, though.

or sth. verbal with "shut off" or "dig in"
Selected response from:

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 11:02
Grading comment
Thank you to all who helped, especially the hedgehog variations! Have wonderful Monday,
Rebecca
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2(self-)containment
Steffen Walter
4 +1isolation
Robin Ward
4Hedgehog? - Why not! :)) My suggestion is: "Bristling-up"
Sergey Strakhov
4self-isolating entrenchment
Nancy Arrowsmith
4hedgehog defense
Gisela Greenlee
4self-preservation
trunge


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(self-)containment


Explanation:
"self-containment" is also used as a political term (see source). "isolation" seems OK, though.

or sth. verbal with "shut off" or "dig in"


    Reference: http://www.igs.bham.ac.uk/research/pdf/hellman.pdf
Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 11:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 71
Grading comment
Thank you to all who helped, especially the hedgehog variations! Have wonderful Monday,
Rebecca

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): alle 3 Vorschläge gut, werde mich deswegen aber nicht einigeln;-)
1 min
  -> Na hoffentlich ;-)
agree  Ute Wietfeld: I like digging in best, as einigeln is originally a military/defence term, I believe, ie an army forming a "hedgehog"
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Hedgehog? - Why not! :)) My suggestion is: "Bristling-up"


Explanation:
I hope, this could fit into your context

Good luck!

Aphrodite Paw Cattery
... It is an instinctive reaction many cats have. In general, if your pet tries
to be bigger, arching its back and bristling up, that means defense. ...
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Sergey Strakhov
Local time: 11:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
isolation


Explanation:
Actually, studying the sentence I think this would fit pretty well.

I've also been trying to think of how to use "hedgehog" ("hedgehoggery") but have already given up ...

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Note added at 2003-10-08 11:02:55 (GMT)
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...although admittedly it doesn\'t have quite the same ring as \"Einigelung\" in German ...

Robin Ward
Germany
Local time: 11:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  TonyTK: "self-isolation"? Hedgehogs always make me think of Monty Python - "DINSDALE!? DINSDALE!?"
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self-isolating entrenchment


Explanation:
sounds like a hedgehog, huh?

Nancy Arrowsmith
Local time: 03:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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hedgehog defense


Explanation:
If you really want to incorporate the hedgehog, the above is apparently a term used quite a bit in military terms and chess stratetgy.

Gisela Greenlee
Local time: 04:02
Native speaker of: German
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self-preservation


Explanation:
I think, your own version is closer to the origin meaning of the "einiglung": shy, defensive

trunge
Local time: 10:02
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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