Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
mit ihren Händen begreifen
English translation:
really get a feel for it
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Gordon Matthews
Dec 17, 2020 13:04
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German term
Germany
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Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US) 
Works in: German to English, French to English
mit ihren Händen begreifen
German to English
Social Sciences
Education / Pedagogy
I know what this means, but I'm not sure what would work best in English. Any thoughts/ideas would be much appreciated! (British English preferred.)
Here's the context (in an article about a community supported agriculture scheme where the farm is also open to school classes and adult groups for educational purposes):
In der Bildungsarbeit ist mir wichtig, dass die Menschen entschleunigt unterwegs sind, die Natur selber mit Staunen entdecken und mit ihren Händen begreifen.
Sie erfahren so ganz praktisch den Zusammenhang von Anbau und Ernte und Besonderheiten, wie den Einsatz von natürlicher Schädlingsbekämpfung und Bodendüngung.
Here's the context (in an article about a community supported agriculture scheme where the farm is also open to school classes and adult groups for educational purposes):
In der Bildungsarbeit ist mir wichtig, dass die Menschen entschleunigt unterwegs sind, die Natur selber mit Staunen entdecken und mit ihren Händen begreifen.
Sie erfahren so ganz praktisch den Zusammenhang von Anbau und Ernte und Besonderheiten, wie den Einsatz von natürlicher Schädlingsbekämpfung und Bodendüngung.
Proposed translations
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References
| Kinesthetic learning |
Michele Fauble
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Proposed translations
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Lancashireman
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
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370
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really get a feel for it
"literally get a feel for it"
https://www.google.com/search?q="literally get a feel for it...
Here's a really British idiom: 'learn by getting stuck in'
However, the verb in the source text is 'begreifen' rather than 'lernen'.
Can you somehow work 'tactile' into it?
https://www.google.com/search?q="literally get a feel for it...
Here's a really British idiom: 'learn by getting stuck in'
However, the verb in the source text is 'begreifen' rather than 'lernen'.
Can you somehow work 'tactile' into it?
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Good answer! Thanks! It conveys the double entendre of "begreifen", which I think is important."
+2
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Karen Watkins
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
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46
learn using their hands/learn by doing
.. or could you even do something involving “hands-on learning/experience”?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
philgoddard
: Lancashireman's suggestion is fine too, but you were first.
2 hrs
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| agree |
Michele Fauble
: Kinesthetic learning in the parlance of educational learning styles.
6 hrs
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Karin Redclift
United States
United States
Native in German
Specializes in field
United States
Literary|kidlit|Translation|Proofreading
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
hands-on learning
In a Montessori classroom you will see hands-on learning EVERYWHERE! If a child is able to use their hands to discover, their discoveries become more meaningful to them. The concepts they learn are much more rooted than any rote memorization could be, because in using their hands, they experience their learning. They are an active participant.
3 hrs
Michael Martin, MA
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
Works in field
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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178
giving people a tactile sense of nature
Compare with this:
"Your sense of touch can also contribute to the natural world brought inside. Why not place pebbles, shells, seed pods or pieces of tree bark as ornaments around your home? Doing this will foster a tactile sense of nature as you pick them up, and perhaps trigger the happy memory of when they were collected." https://homes.nine.com.au/design/connect-with-nature-city-ap...
"Your sense of touch can also contribute to the natural world brought inside. Why not place pebbles, shells, seed pods or pieces of tree bark as ornaments around your home? Doing this will foster a tactile sense of nature as you pick them up, and perhaps trigger the happy memory of when they were collected." https://homes.nine.com.au/design/connect-with-nature-city-ap...
9 hrs
Klaus Beyer
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Picking up where others leave off
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
grasp nature with their own hands, as it were
also takes care of the double entendre "be'greifen"
Note from asker:
| I like this answer, because it conveys the double entendre well. It was really only a toss-up between this and "really get a feel for it". |
21 hrs
Veronika Neuhold
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Austria
We Make Words Work for You
Native in: German (Variant: Austrian)
Works in: English to German, Spanish to German, German to English
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4
German term (edited):
die Natur mit ihren Händen begreifen
comprehend nature through their senses
I'm not a native speaker of English ...
Reference:
https://studylib.net/doc/8865430/men--women--and-nature-in-sarah-o-jewett-s-%E2%80%9Ca-white
Reference comments
6 hrs
Michele Fauble
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Native English
Native in: English
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
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