Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Bedenkenträger
English translation:
sceptic
Added to glossary by
Jeannie Graham
Jun 10, 2004 12:20
20 yrs ago
German term
Bedenkenträger
German to English
Science
Science (general)
Jede Neuerung ruft sofort Gegner auf den Plan. Auch wir leben in einem Land der Bedenkenträger.
From an article by Wolfgang Heckl on the need for an innovative society.
From an article by Wolfgang Heckl on the need for an innovative society.
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +2 | sceptic | lone (X) |
4 +1 | naysayers | gangels (X) |
3 | sceptic | Siegfried Armbruster |
Proposed translations
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sceptic
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German term (edited):
Bedenkentr�ger
sceptic
Zweifler m doubter, sceptic, Am. skeptic
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naysayers
I would call it in this case. A naysayer is more than a sceptic; he comes up with often irrelevant and abstruse arguments why change of the status quo or innovation is invariably bad, in other words, the glass is always half empty and doesn't need a refill.
On a more intellectual plane, we have the 'curmudgeon', who likes to challenge prevailing wisdom.
I think that's the somewhat deprecating allusion here
On a more intellectual plane, we have the 'curmudgeon', who likes to challenge prevailing wisdom.
I think that's the somewhat deprecating allusion here
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NGK
: I'd even consider "professional naysayers," in keeping with the flavor of the German term (which ironically alludes to words like "Würdenträger" (dignitaries).
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