Bildungsaufsteiger

English translation: those seeking advancement through training and qualifications

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German term or phrase:	Bildungsaufsteiger
English translation:	those seeking advancement through training and qualifications
Entered by:	roneill

14:24 Apr 14, 2004

German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Bildungsaufsteiger

Bildungs- und Qualifikationsaufsteiger

Joan S KudoZ activity Questions: 57 (none open) (6 without valid answers) Answers: 61 Germany
Local time: 18:13

Those seeking advancement through further training and qualifications...

Explanation:
Perhaps a vaguer way of conveying the meaning......

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roneill
United States
Local time: 09:13

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4 +2

persons/individuals climbing the social ladder ... / individuals with a non-academic background

Steffen Walter

4 +2

Those seeking advancement through further training and qualifications...

roneill

those having worked their way up through education and further qualifications had to deny their way

ClaudiaUSA

Discussion entries: 4

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27 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

persons/individuals climbing the social ladder ... / individuals with a non-academic background

Explanation:
persons/individuals climbing the social ladder by way of professional qualification and education

OR individuals of non-academic [working class] origin/upbringing // individuals with a non-academic background

A bit verbose but this should be the meaning. See e.g. http://www.taz.de/pt/2002/10/19/a0218.nf/text.ges,1 and http://www.vhs.or.at/info/aktuelles/symp.htm for examples of use.

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Note added at 1 hr 10 mins (2004-04-14 15:34:58 GMT)
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Whole sentence:
Persons/individuals climbing the social ladder by way of professional qualification and education had to deny their progress/development/advancement in order to gain acceptance.

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 18:13
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 12

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Those seeking advancement through further training and qualifications...

Explanation:
Perhaps a vaguer way of conveying the meaning......

roneill
United States
Local time: 09:13
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 7

Grading comment

Thanks a lot! Your solution was most useful for me!

5 hrs confidence:

those having worked their way up through education and further qualifications had to deny their way

Explanation:
...those having worked their way up through education and further qualification had to deny their way of advancement in order to be acknowledged......

ClaudiaUSA
Local time: 10:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German

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