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Deutsch: geistiger Impulsgeber

Englisch translation: inspiring mind







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Deutsch Begriff oder Satz:geistiger Impulsgeber
Englisch Übersetzung:inspiring mind
Eingetragen von:Amor Fati
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Übersetzungen Deutsch > Englisch [PRO]
Art/Literary - Philosophie
Deutsch Begriff oder Satz: geistiger Impulsgeber
a person that makes you think; someone that inspires you
Amor Fati
Notiz(en) an den/des Fragesteller(s)
M-A-Z: 11:00pm Oct 27, 2006: Could you provide a minimum of context - at least one sentence?
Amor Fati: 2:56pm Oct 28, 2006: Context - There is no full sentence. The context is a questionnaire. "Geistige Impulsgeber" - colon. Respondents are asked to name people that have influenced or are still influencing them most. "Geistig".

intellectually inspiring personality (personalities)/intellectual role model(s) (catalysts)
Erklärung:
tried to formulate it with a word for "person"

a few more suggestions:

intellectually inspiring catalyst
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/journaleditorialreport/040105/transc...

intellectually inspiring individual(s)
personally inspiring minds

(great) inspiring minds

or: spiritually inspiring personalities/catalysts/individuals.. (depending on context)

(personal) intellectual (spiritual) catalyst(s)
creative influences/role model

thought-provoking (intellectual) influence(s) (role model, personality,...)

or:
personalities inspiring/influencing your thinking (process)

inspirers of your thinking/mind

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my first more general answer:
(providing) great inspiration/stimulation for the mind

just a few other ways to put it with the more general term "mind":


or:
a great inspiration/stimulation for the mind/our minds
http://www.answers.com/topic/inspiration

a person who inspires our thinking (process)
pushes us to use our mind/thoughts
helps us open our minds


providing "food for thought"

inspiring creativity/creative thinking
http://www.composers.ca/Inspiration.htm




Ausgewählte Antwort von:

Bernhard Sulzer
Vereinigte Staaten
Hinweis von Fragesteller an den Antwortenden
Regarding "Inspiring mind": Simple and elegant, as I have said before. Thank you.
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ZUSAMMENFASSUNG ALLER ÜBERSETZUNGEN (ENGLISCH)
3 +3source of mental/intellectual/creative inspirationKen Cox
4intellectual instigatorM-A-Z
3intellectually inspiring personality (personalities)/intellectual role model(s) (catalysts)
Bernhard Sulzer
3inspirational motivator
Susan Madden


  


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intellectual instigator

Erklärung:


M-A-Z
Österreich

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Neutraler Kommentar Andrew Swift: instigate + actions; inspire + people
5 Stunden
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geistiger impulsgeber inspirational motivator

Erklärung:
Just a suggestion. :-)

Susan Madden
Irland
Muttersprache: Englisch
Hinweise an den Beantworter der Frage
Fragesteller: Well, a little technical/complicated, isn't it?

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source of mental/intellectual/creative inspiration

Erklärung:
... if you mean someone who is more or less provided the imputus for your ideas

also 'provocative thinker/author/speaker' if you mean someone who makes you question your customary ideas and see things in a different way

There are also lots of less formal ways to express this, such a someone who gets you out of your mental rut, someone who gives you a mental kick in the seat of the pants, someone who makes you think, ...



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Note added at 59 mins (2006-10-27 17:01:19 GMT)
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Make that 'such as someone'

Ken Cox
Niederlande
Muttersprache: Englisch
PRO-Punkte in Kategorie: 16

Kommentare zu dieser Antwort (und Antworten vom Beantworter der Frage)
Zustimmung Andrew Swift
13 Min.

Zustimmung mbrodie
13 Min.

Zustimmung Darin Fitzpatrick: might try a "mental jump start"
52 Min.

Neutraler Kommentar M-A-Z: I'd say "mental/intellectual" is superfluous, because there isn't any inspiration other than a mental/intellectual one!
6 Stunden
  -> for better or worse, people do not always restrict their word usage to a logical minimum -- and besides, would you also say that athletic, emotional or sexual inspiration is mental?
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intellectually inspiring personality (personalities)/intellectual role model(s) (catalysts)

Erklärung:
tried to formulate it with a word for "person"

a few more suggestions:

intellectually inspiring catalyst
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/journaleditorialreport/040105/transc...

intellectually inspiring individual(s)
personally inspiring minds

(great) inspiring minds

or: spiritually inspiring personalities/catalysts/individuals.. (depending on context)

(personal) intellectual (spiritual) catalyst(s)
creative influences/role model

thought-provoking (intellectual) influence(s) (role model, personality,...)

or:
personalities inspiring/influencing your thinking (process)

inspirers of your thinking/mind

---------------------------------------

my first more general answer:
(providing) great inspiration/stimulation for the mind

just a few other ways to put it with the more general term "mind":


or:
a great inspiration/stimulation for the mind/our minds
http://www.answers.com/topic/inspiration

a person who inspires our thinking (process)
pushes us to use our mind/thoughts
helps us open our minds


providing "food for thought"

inspiring creativity/creative thinking
http://www.composers.ca/Inspiration.htm






Bernhard Sulzer
Vereinigte Staaten
Arbeitsgebiet
Muttersprache: Deutsch
PRO-Punkte in Kategorie: 16
Hinweis von Fragesteller an den Antwortenden
Regarding "Inspiring mind": Simple and elegant, as I have said before. Thank you.
Hinweise an den Beantworter der Frage
Fragesteller: "Inspiring minds" - to me the best suggestion so far. Simple and very elegant.

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