changing the subject (WORDPLAY)

Czech translation: změna

11:47 Sep 11, 2008
English to Czech translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: changing the subject (WORDPLAY)
"It seems that we need to 'change the subject', the subject as learner and teacher as well as the curriculum subject."

This is a quite sophisticated wordplay from an academic paper, where the word subject appears in three different meanings 1) to change the topic, 2) the subject as an agent (subjectivity), 3) subject as in school subjects. Moreover, "changing the subject" is the chapter§s heading.

Any ideas anyone?? My brain hurts...
Jana Bedanova
Czech Republic
Local time: 19:33
Czech translation:změna
Explanation:
Já bych se zaměřila ne na subject, ale na slovo změna. Velmi volně: Chcet to změnu: změnit téma, změnit subjekty výuky a změnit i předměty výuky. Ale záleží samozřejmě na dalším kontextu, zda by to šlo takto pojmout.
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Alca Ryskova
Czech Republic
Local time: 19:33
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Diky Alco, myslim, ze vas navrh je velmi sikovny.
Neco takoveho jsem mela na mysli (avsak muj mozek unaveny ponocovanim nad preklady uz opravdu zroslovatel :-)
Diky moc.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1změnit předmět
lingua chick
5zmena nametu
Dana Hollcroft
3 +1posun vpřed
Pavel Prudký
4další etapa >
Maria Chmelarova
3změna
Alca Ryskova


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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
changing the subject (wordplay)
změnit předmět


Explanation:
Hi Jana! What about translating it verbatim, that way it would cover both topic and school subject. What do you think?

lingua chick
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Monique, I was thinking about it, but the problem is with the second "subject", which - I think - in a given context cannot be translated into Czech otherwise than "subjekt"


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agree  Klara Hurkova: Souhlasim - tezko najdete v cestine vyraz, ktery by pokryl vsechny vyznamy.
1 hr
  -> Díky :-)
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
changing the subject (wordplay)
změna


Explanation:
Já bych se zaměřila ne na subject, ale na slovo změna. Velmi volně: Chcet to změnu: změnit téma, změnit subjekty výuky a změnit i předměty výuky. Ale záleží samozřejmě na dalším kontextu, zda by to šlo takto pojmout.

Alca Ryskova
Czech Republic
Local time: 19:33
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Diky Alco, myslim, ze vas navrh je velmi sikovny.
Neco takoveho jsem mela na mysli (avsak muj mozek unaveny ponocovanim nad preklady uz opravdu zroslovatel :-)
Diky moc.
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
changing the subject (wordplay)
posun vpřed


Explanation:
K této úvaze mě vedou jednoduché uvozovky ´change the subject´, za kterými následuje slovní hříčka, která v češtině asi bude problém. Mé řešení věty:
Vypadá to, že se musíme posunout vpřed (pozitivní změnou), a to jak z hlediska subjektů žáka a učitele, tak z hlediska učební osnovy.
Změnou tématu (obraťme list) se posouváme dále…

Pavel Prudký
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: Diky Pavle


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Chmelarova
42 mins
  -> děkuji
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
changing the subject (wordplay)
další etapa >


Explanation:
tu je zaujimany clanok, mozno sa Vam to hodi>
www.computerworld.com/action/article.command=viewArticleBas...
kde je rozobrana metoda "changing the subject" ....where on 2nd pg. is parg. ....
" To advance your managerial skills, access your stage of development and start thinking about the next stage".
....co je nieco podobne ako navrhuje Pavel P. " posun vpred"...

the word is not about "change" (which a can hear here a 1000x/day) but "changing the ...."

Maria Chmelarova
Local time: 13:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Dekuji Marie, bohuzel se mi nepodarilo vas odkaz otevrit :-(

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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
changing the subject (wordplay)
zmena nametu


Explanation:
pri konverzaci pouzivano - hey let's change the subject
ve skole zmena vyucovaciho predmetu, ale to je spis change a major...

Dana Hollcroft
United States
Local time: 10:33
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Native speaker of: Czech
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