Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
abschauen
English translation:
to copy; to imitate
Added to glossary by
Rowan Morrell
Nov 23, 2006 10:11
17 yrs ago
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German term
abschauen
German to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Company Philosophy
"Oberflächenschutz ist für die Mitarbeiter der ABC mehr als nur Werteerhalt. Die moderne Wissenschaft und Forschung hat der Natur viele intelligente Lösungen ***abgeschaut***, Schutz- und Gebrauchsoberflächen aktiv und funktional zu gestalten und in den natürlichen Kreislauf umweltfreundlich einzubeziehen."
From a section of a Web site introducing a company's philosophy. I can't make head or tail of "abgeschaut", and of course I can't find a translation for it anywhere. TIA for any light you can shed on this most obscure word.
From a section of a Web site introducing a company's philosophy. I can't make head or tail of "abgeschaut", and of course I can't find a translation for it anywhere. TIA for any light you can shed on this most obscure word.
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +1 | imitate, copy | Cilian O'Tuama |
3 +1 | learned much from nature | Jonathan MacKerron |
3 +1 | copy | Bernhard Sulzer |
Change log
Nov 23, 2006 12:01: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Proposed translations
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imitate, copy
modern science has come up with numerous intelligent solutions by imitating nature (oer so)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everyone. Everyone gave great answers that cleared up the mystery of this word very nicely for me. I liked Cilian's phrasing, so have given him the points, but I was tempted to give them to Jonathan for his note about abschauen being a synonym of abgucken. In fact, this is a case where I would awards points to everyone were it within my power to do so. Many thanks once again - appreciate everyone's help."
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2 mins
+1
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copy
in the sense that nature was an example
has copied ...from nature/nature's ...
or:
has emulated
has copied ...from nature/nature's ...
or:
has emulated
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