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Handlungssituation

English translation: task / situation

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German term or phrase:Handlungssituation
English translation:task / situation
Entered by: conny

10:08 Sep 13, 2012
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Science (general)
German term or phrase: Handlungssituation
wissenschaftlicher Exkurs über Ethik in der Wissenschaft, tritt mehrmals auf, z.B.

Die Anwendung allgemeiner Regeln in komplexen *Handlungssituationen* erfordert spezifisches Wissen und besondere Fähigkeiten.

ich finde dazu oft "action situations", was meinen die natives?
conny
Germany
Local time: 23:14
task / situation
Explanation:
Depending on the specific context, this could possibly be rendered by "tasks" or simply "situations" (without further qualification).
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Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 23:14
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vielen Dank an alle
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3task / situation
Colin Rowe
3intricate/complex circumstances
Lirka
3situational challenge
Michael Martin, MA
3scenario
Anne Schulz


Discussion entries: 2





  

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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
intricate/complex circumstances


Explanation:
would be an option; you may want to add 'scientific' or sth that fits into your exact context.

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Note added at 29 mins (2012-09-13 10:38:19 GMT)
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Handlungssituationen may also be techniques, steps, procedures, depending on the context.

Lirka
Austria
Local time: 23:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
task / situation


Explanation:
Depending on the specific context, this could possibly be rendered by "tasks" or simply "situations" (without further qualification).

Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 23:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
vielen Dank an alle

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lirka: "task" is a good solution, yes, very neutral and vague enough.
10 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  David Moore (X): Doesn't "action situations" sound "translated"...!!!
2 hrs
  -> It certainly does to me :-)
agree  philgoddard: "Situations" is closer to the German.
2 hrs
  -> I agree, although additional context (examples) might shed light on what exactly "Handlungssituationen" means here and whether or not more emphasis is required on the "Handlungs-..." part.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
situational challenge


Explanation:
..comes to mind (best used in plural "situational challenges")

Example sentence from below:

"Thus, clerics and criminals rarely face an identical or equivalent set of situational challenges."


    Reference: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/4545312
Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 17:14
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
scenario


Explanation:
...wäre auch noch eine Möglichkeit

Man könnte die "Handlung" auch nach vorn zu den Regeln setzen ("apply general rules of action in complex scenarios"), weil Handlungssituationen ja eigentlich nichts anderes sind als Situationen, die eine Handlung erfordern.

Anne Schulz
Germany
Local time: 23:14
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 14
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