Gattungskompatible

English translation: (applicable to) and workable for the whole human race

18:32 Mar 21, 2016

German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Architecture

German term or phrase: Gattungskompatible

Zunaechst beanspruchen und gestalten wir einen Platz im Bewusstsein unseres Adressaten - in einem Bewusstsein, das ueber erstaunliche dedutive, inductive und antizipative Kompetenzen verfuegt, um eine ebenso persoehnliche wie GATTUNGSKOMPATIBLE Welt zu erschaffen, sozusagen einen Weltstrom

First and foremost we use and design a space in the consciousness of our audience - in a consciousness that commands incredible deductive, inductive and anticipatory abilities, in order to create a world that is as personal as it is GATTUNGSKOMPATIBLE, a so called (Weltstrom)

- I have not unravelled "Weltstrom yet

Markus Heinrich
Ireland

English translation:(applicable to) and workable for the whole human race

Explanation:
my ideas on this

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David Hollywood
Local time: 20:19

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Thank you :)
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Summary of answers provided

3 +2

compatible with the genre

Helen Shiner

3 +1

humane

Daniel Arnold (X)

(applicable to) and workable for the whole human race

David Hollywood

species-consistent or species-adapted

Ramey Rieger (X)

Discussion entries: 8

Markus Heinrich

Ireland

ASKER

22:02 Mar 25, 2016

@ Paul - Thank you :) I think these very difficult terms I will leave until the end when I read through and polish it. I think when you dissect things in sections you lose the bigger picture, and if you step back, sometimes the solution to a problem in a small section just suddenly occurs to you. Like a "Eureka" moment (at least that is what I am hoping!)

Paul Cohen

Greenland

Elegant

20:04 Mar 25, 2016

"....a world that is as personal as it is universal to us all..."

I can relate to that!

Markus, I think you're on the right track. Just take the author's ideas and put them into your own words.

Markus Heinrich

Ireland

ASKER

19:51 Mar 25, 2016

I'm still working on it. Perhaps "...a world that is as personal as it is shared/accessible/applicable with/to the species..." or "...a world that is as personal as it is universal to us all..."

Paul Cohen

Greenland

Species (Homo sapiens sapiens)!

16:34 Mar 25, 2016

Excellent, Markus. Thanks for getting back to us. Perhaps you could also share your final translation with us. I, as an individual, and the rest of my species would appreciate it. ;-)

Ramey Rieger (X)

Germany

Thanks,

15:57 Mar 25, 2016

Marcus! I would certainly keep the word species in there - congruent to the species/species-congruous otherwise we're with species- appropriate which puts us out with the chickens and sheep. Which would be fine by me....

Markus Heinrich

Ireland

ASKER

15:37 Mar 25, 2016

the author answers: Our personal WELT or WELTSTROM is GATTUNGSKOMPATIBEL because – aside from its individual properties – it shows a lot of common aspects that can be shared with other individuals of our species; to an extent that makes us believe we talk about the same world :). Apart from the physical side this aspect could lead to the assumption of Jung, but I am more cautious here.

Markus Heinrich

Ireland

ASKER

12:23 Mar 22, 2016

Perhaps Gattungskompatible is meant in the sense of "anknuepfbar", as in, the world created can be identified with on a personal level, but it is also compatible with the greater world and its trends. So it works on a personal basis and is simultaneously compatible with the macro-perspective. I'm brainstorming here.

Markus Heinrich

Ireland

ASKER

07:00 Mar 22, 2016

I will consult the author and get back to you all

Answers

40 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

humane

Explanation:
To me, this comes across as being personal on teh individual level as well as suitable for the benefit of humans as a species. That's how I understand "Gattung". In the end, "humane" might convey the message as it has a few different, suitable meanings, e.g. "menschenfreundlich".

Daniel Arnold (X)
Australia
Local time: 01:19
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in category: 12

44 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

compatible with the genre

Explanation:
Gattung here is 'genre', I think, though which genre is not clear from the text you have provided. Compatible with, suitable to, etc.

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 254

10 hrs confidence:

(applicable to) and workable for the whole human race

Explanation:
my ideas on this

David Hollywood
Local time: 20:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44

Grading comment

Thank you :)

21 hrs confidence:

species-consistent or species-adapted

Explanation:
couldn't resist. Mind you I did not offer species-appropriate

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 01:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 43

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