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Hemmschwelle

English translation: inhibition

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German term or phrase:Hemmschwelle
English translation:inhibition
Entered by: PoveyTrans (X)

15:46 Dec 7, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel
German term or phrase: Hemmschwelle
This is about a restored restaurant in Dornbirn.

I had udnerstood this to be a psychology term. Is something else implied, I wonder?

Die Hemmschwelle des respektablen Kleinods ist abgebaut, obgleich es jetzt erst recht zu einem „Juwel“ am Marktplatz geworden ist.
PoveyTrans (X)
Local time: 08:52
inhibition
Explanation:
I think it's still a psychology term. I'd like to see the previous sentence, but I'd guess at something like "This respectable little gem has cast off its inhibitions to become a real jewel in the Marktplatz's crown."
Selected response from:

Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
Local time: 02:52
Grading comment
Perfect, thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4inhibition
Hilary Davies Shelby
4inhibition threshold
Tilman Lichter
3no more psychological barriers
Bernhard Sulzer
2no longer bound by the shackles of respectability
Jonathan MacKerron


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
inhibition


Explanation:
I think it's still a psychology term. I'd like to see the previous sentence, but I'd guess at something like "This respectable little gem has cast off its inhibitions to become a real jewel in the Marktplatz's crown."

Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
Local time: 02:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Perfect, thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: Duden - Hemmschwelle: die sittliche Norm, die jmdn verhindert, etw. Bestimmtes zu tun: eine Hemmschwelle durchbrechen
14 mins
  -> thanks Kim! ;-)
agree  Claire Cox: sounds very appealing!
32 mins
  -> thank you! ;-)
agree  Paul Cohen: Nice one, Hilary. It may sound a bit odd (intriguing?) for a restaurant to have "inhibitions" - but I've heard stranger tales... ;-)
48 mins
  -> Thanks Paul! This is true - that's why I'd like to see the previous sentence - might explain what the Hemmschwelle is!
agree  Kcda: They possibly mean the average Joe or respectable people can be uninhibited at that restaurant. With uninhibited behaviour I guess they mean being loud, drinking etc. in excess without being warned and so on. No taboos like in 5 star restaurants! :)
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
inhibition threshold


Explanation:
Viele haben eines, trauen sich aber nicht in ein normales Straßengeschäft zu gehen, da die sogenannte Hemmschwelle dominiert. Dabei würden viele Piercing- ...

Aus einem Artikel über das Tätowiergeschäft, aber ich glaube, dass ist in deinem Fall eine ähnliche Situation gewesen. Und ich glaube es geht nicht ohne *threshold* wenn du wortgetreu übersetzen willst.

Tilman Lichter
Canada
Local time: 03:52
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
no longer bound by the shackles of respectability


Explanation:
to push it a bit further

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Note added at 34 mins (2007-12-07 16:20:53 GMT)
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breaking out of its respectable former self to now become one of the gems of

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Note added at 44 mins (2007-12-07 16:30:42 GMT)
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no longer afraid to assume its rightful place as

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 68
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
no more psychological barriers


Explanation:
The psychological barriers associated with this gem have all been broken down, ...
or: There are no more psychological barriers keeping people from visiting this gem, ...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-12-07 18:48:03 GMT)
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just for Hemmschwelle: (erected/prevalent) psychological barrier

Bernhard Sulzer
United States
Local time: 03:52
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Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 20
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