Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Integrationsfigur
English translation:
conciliatory figure/role / conciliator
Added to glossary by
silfilla
Jul 17, 2005 22:26
19 yrs ago
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German term
Integrationsfigur
German to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
Er war die Integrationsfigur im Parlament und......
Can't think of anything good: figure of integration doesn't really do it....
any thoughts?
thx
MH
Can't think of anything good: figure of integration doesn't really do it....
any thoughts?
thx
MH
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | conciliatory figure |
silfilla
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Proposed translations
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conciliatory figure
But, he does seem to be a conciliatory figure that can bring disparate views together. If he can maintain calm in electricity markets but still give ...
www.utilipoint.com/issuealert/article.asp?id=1869
absent further context :-)
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-07-17 22:38:11 GMT)
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BTW, *integrative figure* gets a few original English ggls, but is mostly used by German Web sites; I wouldn\'t use the term
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Note added at 43 mins (2005-07-17 23:10:15 GMT)
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for the second sentence you just posted: conciliatory role/image
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Note added at 45 mins (2005-07-17 23:12:31 GMT)
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you could also use *conciliatory role* in the first sentence:
He played a conciliatory role in ...
other alternatives:
1) He was a conciliator in ...
2) ... so that his image/role as a conciliator is not undermined
sth along those lines
www.utilipoint.com/issuealert/article.asp?id=1869
absent further context :-)
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-07-17 22:38:11 GMT)
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BTW, *integrative figure* gets a few original English ggls, but is mostly used by German Web sites; I wouldn\'t use the term
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Note added at 43 mins (2005-07-17 23:10:15 GMT)
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for the second sentence you just posted: conciliatory role/image
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Note added at 45 mins (2005-07-17 23:12:31 GMT)
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you could also use *conciliatory role* in the first sentence:
He played a conciliatory role in ...
other alternatives:
1) He was a conciliator in ...
2) ... so that his image/role as a conciliator is not undermined
sth along those lines
Peer comment(s):
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Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
: schön!
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Danke! :-)
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Discussion
"In jedem Falle erwartet man aber von ihm, dass er �berzogene Polemik und unn�tige Sch�rfe vermeidet, damit seine Integrationsfigur keinen Schaden nimmt."
thx