Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
jd. aktivieren
English translation:
activate / spur on sb.
German term
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jd. aktivieren
-> Für (Mitarbeiter-)Motivierung war ich bisher auf "activation" aus. Wie übersetze ich dann "aktiviert"? Mit "push" evtl.?
| 4 +5 | motivates (o. provides motivation) and activates |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 4 | spurs on |
Dr. Kathleen Cross
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Aug 1, 2010 09:16: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial"
Aug 1, 2010 09:17: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Management" to "Human Resources"
Proposed translations
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motivates (o. provides motivation) and activates
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Korina Hansel
: I'm thinking of "activating (hidden) ressources" imho commonly used in management
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Hans G. Liepert
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Lori Dendy-Molz
: "spurs on" perhaps?
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Nancy Arrowsmith
: definitely
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dilberlin
2 days 3 hrs
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spurs on
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Note added at 45 mins (2004-06-25 09:25:01 GMT)
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Do you feel that \'energize\' might be a good \'human resources management\' (ugh!) word in this context, for activate?
Discussion
Aber "motiviert, aktiviert" ? Zwischen dem deutschen "motivieren" und "aktivieren" gibt es ja nun Unterschiede - rein gef�hlsm��ig.