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Dackelperspektive

English translation: worm's eye view / bird's eye view

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German term or phrase:Dackelperspektive / Vogelperspektive
English translation:worm's eye view / bird's eye view
Entered by: AngieD

18:29 Oct 29, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Dackelperspektive
From an academic text on the pros and cons of translation technologies:

Sie sollen sich aber auch von der Übersetzungstechnologie nicht eine Dackelperspektive aufzwingen lassen, sondern bewusst die Vogelperspektive einnehmen.

Any ideas much appreciated! A.
AngieD
Local time: 17:25
worm's eye view / bird's eye view
Explanation:
could it be this?
Dackel - Dachshund
Dachshund perspective / view - ground level, limited, flat

as opposed to all-encompassing, whole picture etc

worm's eye view is antonym for bird's eye view...

Just an idea
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jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:25
Grading comment
Thanks jerrie - that's fantastic - guess my perspective was getting too wormy... and jc, I thought myself about bottom up, but unfortunately it doesn't really fit with the rest of this text. A.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5worm's eye view / bird's eye view
jerrie
5 +1the whole sentence
Christine Bollmann
4dog's-eye view
NGK
4bottom up, top down
jccantrell
4develop a broad perspective and take a helicopter view
Wenke Geddert
3it depends
Rebekka Groß (X)


Discussion entries: 2





  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
it depends


Explanation:
how you translate "Vogelperspektive".

A "Dackel" has very short legs so its perspective is very restricted whereas a bird flying high above can take in a lot more of the view.

Does that help at all?

Rebekka Groß (X)
Local time: 16:25
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
worm's eye view / bird's eye view


Explanation:
could it be this?
Dackel - Dachshund
Dachshund perspective / view - ground level, limited, flat

as opposed to all-encompassing, whole picture etc

worm's eye view is antonym for bird's eye view...

Just an idea


    Reference: http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/jobs/0204/05101101.htm
jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Thanks jerrie - that's fantastic - guess my perspective was getting too wormy... and jc, I thought myself about bottom up, but unfortunately it doesn't really fit with the rest of this text. A.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  D D (X)
3 mins
  -> Or maybe linear view/perspective?
agree  John Bowden: Good idea!
14 mins
agree  David Moore (X): LGTM
58 mins
agree  Renate FitzRoy
1 hr
agree  Hilary Davies Shelby
1 hr
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dog's-eye view


Explanation:
might work best


    Reference: http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22dog...
NGK
United States
Local time: 10:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 40
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the whole sentence


Explanation:
to reach a sovereign attitude to your work ...

literally I would say:

Not to get forced into looking at your work from an underdog position but consciously taking over a higher perspective (angle) to view the same.

Christine Bollmann
Spain
Local time: 16:25
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Johnson: I think "underdog" works...
49 mins
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bottom up, top down


Explanation:
In software, you can design it from the top down, or the bottom up. This might fit your context.

jccantrell
United States
Local time: 08:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
develop a broad perspective and take a helicopter view


Explanation:
OK, dieses weicht zwar etwas vom Bild ab, stammt jedoch aus Management-Speak und ist somit durchaus gebräuchlich...

Wenke Geddert
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:25
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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