Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
ausgeprägte positive Persönlichkeitswirkung
English translation:
exceptionally positive personality
Added to glossary by
Steffen Walter
Feb 14, 2008 19:18
16 yrs ago
German term
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Persönlichkeitswirkung
German to English
Bus/Financial
Human Resources
reference letter
Wegen seiner ausgeprägten positiven **Persönlichkeitswirkung**, seines großen Kooperationsvermögens, seiner absoluten Vertrauenswürdigkeit und seiner verbindlichen, aber bestimmten Verhaltensweise ist er bei Vorgesetzten, Kollegen und Mitarbeitern gleichermaßen anerkannt und geschätzt."
Is this guy supergeil or what??
Thanks for your help.
Is this guy supergeil or what??
Thanks for your help.
Proposed translations
(English)
Change log
Feb 15, 2008 08:39: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Business/Commerce (general)" to "Human Resources"
Feb 21, 2008 18:46: Steffen Walter changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/34828">Jonathan MacKerron's</a> old entry - "Persönlichkeitswirkung"" to ""exceptionally positive personality""
Proposed translations
+1
1 hr
Stephen Gobin
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Soaring over the language barrier
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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15
Selected
His markedly positive (outlook and) personality [...]
I think I'd forget the "Wirkung" element altogether and just base a translation on the word personality. Don't we say things like "He's got a really positive personality" and wouldn't this imply that those who come into contact with this individual naturally pick up on this trait, which is what the word "Wirkung" is hinting at.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I went with "exceptionally positive personality" - thanks to all who contributed"
19 mins
way in which he (his personality) comes across
Impact seems really strong, what about :
Due to the strongly positive way in which he comes across...
Due to the strongly positive way in which he comes across...
+2
29 mins
Susan Zimmer
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Business management & linguistic quality
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, English to German, English
Related KudoZ points
:
36
personality traits
I'd be careful with too many superlatives in English.
Something along the lines of:
Defined positive personality traits....
Something along the lines of:
Defined positive personality traits....
Note from asker:
| no danger of too many superlatives in this text, if he's not walking on water, then he's feeding thousands with 5 loaves and 2 fishes |
Peer comment(s):
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: a good way of getting around making this person into something supernatural
18 mins
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
10 hrs
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30 mins
Personal interactions
Lots of possibilities for this
+1
13 mins
impact of (x's) personality
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Note added at 53 mins (2008-02-14 20:12:03 GMT)
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re: asker's remark - point well taken
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Note added at 53 mins (2008-02-14 20:12:03 GMT)
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re: asker's remark - point well taken
Peer comment(s):
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hazmatgerman (X)
: I like this for its literal and ambiguous meaning.
12 hrs
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56 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
69
his powerful presence
praps
+9
1 hr
BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Austria
b2b/economics/marketing/market research/
Native in: German
Works in: German to English, French to German, English to German
Related KudoZ points
:
96
charisma
Includes "ausgeprägten positiven"
Peer comment(s):
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Stephen Sadie
: I like this
3 mins
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Thank you, Stephen.
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NGK
: was my 1st impulse as well; I'd go with "thanks to his charismatic personality"
21 mins
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Thank you, Norbert Gunther.
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Julia Lipeles
33 mins
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Thank you, Julia.
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Rebecca Garber
: with Norbert. And I always heard the Germans didn't know how to sell themselves superlatively like the Amis.. :)
1 hr
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Thank you, Rebecca. This is the exception. Normally we are sooooo modest. ;-)
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casper (X)
1 hr
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Thank you, Chetan.
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David Seycek
2 hrs
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Thank you, David.
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PoveyTrans (X)
: Spot on. Why is I wonder that the more creative questions generate more answers...//indeed
4 hrs
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Thank you, Simon. Maybe because we all enjoy being creative? :-)
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
10 hrs
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Danke schön, Harald.
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babli
: me too
18 hrs
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Thank you, babli. Have a nice weekend!
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