Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
ressourcenschonend
English translation:
resource-efficient
Added to glossary by
Martin Wenzel
Mar 25, 2009 11:45
15 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
Never lost in translation
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to English, and 4 more.
ressourcenschonend
Non-PRO
German to English
Marketing
Tourism & Travel
Und so geht es auch beim ressourcenschonenden Schneemanagement nicht nur um Sparen im betriebswirtschaftlichen Sinn – also einen kurzfristigen Effekt – , sondern vor allem um einen langfristigen Effekt für die Umwelt.
I looked up the database and saw what's been suggested there...so I was wondering if it would be better to say low-resource or eco-friendly snow management...I need a short adjective and not a clumsy relative clause or prepositional phrase.
I looked up the database and saw what's been suggested there...so I was wondering if it would be better to say low-resource or eco-friendly snow management...I need a short adjective and not a clumsy relative clause or prepositional phrase.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | resource-efficient |
Ingrun Wenge
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| 4 +6 | sustainable |
Rachel Ward
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| 3 | resource-conserving |
Alison MacG
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Proposed translations
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18 mins
Ingrun Wenge
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Specializes in field
Germany
Focus on Quality & Style
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
Selected
resource-efficient
that's what GTZ calls it.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Somehow I found this more appropriate...but I also used sustainable once or twice...so thanks everybody."
+6
6 mins
Rachel Ward
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
For the Love of Language
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
sustainable
This seems to fit. See eg BeoLingus.
Peer comment(s):
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Steve Thomasson
: Nearly typed the same thing but too slow - it shows that the effects are more long-term and the environmentally-friendly bit can be left until the end.
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franglish
1 hr
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Thanks franglish
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Marga Shaw
1 hr
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Thanks Marga
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RegineMac
: yep.
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Thanks Regine
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Trans-Marie
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mill2
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thanks mill
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1 hr
Alison MacG
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Patents and related material specialist
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, UK, British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Swedish to English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
resource-conserving
"resource-conserving", "resource-efficient" and "sustainable" are all terms used widely in the field, very frequently all within the same text or document. For that reason, might it be better to stick more closely to the German term for the translation?
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