Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
auf jdn. eingehen
English translation:
connect with
Added to glossary by
John Hein-Hartmann
May 17, 2011 12:53
13 yrs ago
2 viewers *
German term
Germany
Scientific & technical expertise
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English
auf jdn. eingehen
German to English
Bus/Financial
Human Resources
Management skills
Context:
"Ich fand es äußerst spannend herauszufinden, wie ich das Vertrauen meines Teams gewinnen kann und wie man am effektivsten auf seine chinesischen Mitarbeiter eingeht."
In an interview with a German manager who was seconded to China for a few years.
* Sentence or paragraph where the term occurs: See above
* Document type: Employee magazine
* Target audience: Industrial automation engineers
* Country and dialect (source): Germany
* Country and dialect (target): American English
"Ich fand es äußerst spannend herauszufinden, wie ich das Vertrauen meines Teams gewinnen kann und wie man am effektivsten auf seine chinesischen Mitarbeiter eingeht."
In an interview with a German manager who was seconded to China for a few years.
* Sentence or paragraph where the term occurs: See above
* Document type: Employee magazine
* Target audience: Industrial automation engineers
* Country and dialect (source): Germany
* Country and dialect (target): American English
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | connect with |
John Hein-Hartmann
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| 4 +3 | approach |
Ramey Rieger (X)
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| 4 +2 | to cater to sb.'s needs |
trans4biz (X)
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| 4 +1 | be responsive |
Ferguson (X)
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| 4 | to relate to somebody |
Mech White
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| 3 | to communicate |
David Seycek
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| 3 | interact with someone |
TechLawDC
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Change log
May 17, 2011 13:05: Ingo Dierkschnieder changed "Term asked" from "(auf jdn.) eingehen" to "auf jdn. eingehen"
May 17, 2011 13:53: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial"
May 31, 2011 08:27: John Hein-Hartmann Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+4
3 hrs
Selected
connect with
To emphasise understanding as well as communication.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Phoebe Indetzki
5 mins
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Thanks!
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| agree |
phillee
: empathise, listen, take concerns seriously etc etc
2 hrs
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Thanks!
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| agree |
palilula (X)
: This is a good choice of word!
14 hrs
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Thanks!
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| agree |
David Seycek
: Way to go!
3 days 17 hrs
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Thanks!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
3 mins
German term (edited):
(auf jdn.) eingehen
to cater to sb.'s needs
or:
to show an interest in
to respond to sb.
to show an interest in
to respond to sb.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
philgoddard
: There are lots of different ways of translating this, but you were first.
5 hrs
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| agree |
British Diana
6 hrs
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+1
19 mins
German term (edited):
(auf jdn.) eingehen
be responsive
how to be responsive to
how to address their needs and to respond
how to approach to
how to address their needs and to respond
how to approach to
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Horst Huber (X)
4 hrs
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21 mins
David Seycek
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Works in field
Austria
engineering, marketing + word power
Native in: German , Czech
Works in: English to German, Czech to German, German
Related KudoZ points
:
4
to communicate
Das vorangestellte "am effektivsten" weist eher in Richtung Kommunikation bzw. "was muss ich tun, damit mein Wille geschehe". Übersetzungsvorschlag (wohlgemerkt ESL):
For me, it was really exciting to earn my team’s trust and to find ways to efficiently communicate with our Chinese employees.
For me, it was really exciting to earn my team’s trust and to find ways to efficiently communicate with our Chinese employees.
+3
25 mins
approach
my thoughts
Example sentence:
It was very exciting to discover how I could best win the confidence of my team (colleagues/co-workers), and how I could most effectively approach my Chinese colleagues.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Manticore (X)
: that's how I would approach it // who? the two of us?
19 mins
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are we getting closer? Thank-you!// What's your approach? (I AM just bantering, you know)
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| agree |
franglish
2 hrs
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Thank-you kindly!
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| agree |
Ferguson (X)
2 hrs
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Thank-you!
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55 mins
interact with someone
(Literally, "engage with someone".)
wie man am effektivsten auf seine chinesischen Mitarbeiter eingeht = how to most effectively interact with my Chinese colleages (or co-workers).
wie man am effektivsten auf seine chinesischen Mitarbeiter eingeht = how to most effectively interact with my Chinese colleages (or co-workers).
16 hrs
Mech White
Native in German
&
English
Works in field
Accurate, efficient and always on time
Native in: German , English
Works in: English to German, German to English, English
to relate to somebody
'....how I could relate most effectively to my Chinese colleagues'
wäre noch eine Möglichkeit.
wäre noch eine Möglichkeit.
Discussion
= to respond. to meet, to answer