Oct 20, 2011 01:58
12 yrs ago
German term
Canada
Fast, friendly and flexible.
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US) 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
automatisches Eingehen
German to English
Medical
Psychology
Hat eine Anspruchshaltung (d.h. unangemessene Erwartungen für eine besonders positive Behandlung oder automatisches Eingehen auf die eigenen Erwartungen.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | catering |
Jeff Steffin
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| 3 +2 | expect that others will automatically respond to/fulfil their expectations |
David Hollywood
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Change log
Oct 20, 2011 05:09: Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) changed "Field (specific)" from "Medical (general)" to "Psychology"
Proposed translations
+1
5 mins
Jeff Steffin
Native in English
Steffin Language Solutions
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, German to English, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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6
Selected
catering
Automatic (idea here is taken for granted) catering to one's wishes/needs/expectations, i.e. that others are expected to cater (give in) automatically to the subject...
Just my take, of which without further context, I m relatively sure...
Just my take, of which without further context, I m relatively sure...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ioana Claudia Popa
5 hrs
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| neutral |
Anne-Katrin Grube
: cater means to actually PROVIDE what is required or desired, I don't think its use is appropriate here - Eingehen auf Erwartungen is rather something like dealing with expectations or paying attention to sth ...
7 hrs
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Actually, I respectfully disagree, I think cater doesn't necessary mean ONLY to actually provide what is expected...... but
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
1 hr
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
14
expect that others will automatically respond to/fulfil their expectations
I would suggest ....
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or "assume" to avoid repetition
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or "meet"
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more colloquially "go along with them"
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referring to the sufferers of course
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-10-20 03:03:52 GMT)
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or "assume" to avoid repetition
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-10-20 03:24:07 GMT)
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or "meet"
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-10-20 03:25:09 GMT)
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more colloquially "go along with them"
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-10-20 03:38:54 GMT)
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referring to the sufferers of course
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Armorel Young
5 hrs
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thanks Armorel :)
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| agree |
Anne-Katrin Grube
: respond to is OK; however, to fulfill /meet expectations is one step ahead of "Eingehen auf" and is not appropriate
7 hrs
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thanks Anne :) I agree that "eingehen auf" = "respond to" is the main idea (that's why I put it first)
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