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German translation: die ein wenig unkonventionell sind

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English term or phrase:"out there"
German translation:die ein wenig unkonventionell sind
Entered by: Kathinka van de Griendt

09:19 Aug 23, 2004
English to German translations [PRO]
Marketing - Mining & Minerals / Gems
English term or phrase: "out there"
Mr soandso says the workshops involve some unconventional activities which seem a bit 'out there'. "Some employees were hesitant at first to embrace activities such as drawing with crayons," he says.
Ich weiß genau, was gemeint ist, kann aber nichts Deutsches dafür einsetzen. Hiiilfe!
Kathinka van de Griendt
Local time: 07:35
die ein wenig unkonventionell sind
Explanation:
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Nora Vinnbru (X)
Local time: 07:35
Grading comment
Thanks for the help, Nora!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4die etwas von der Norm abweichen
Ingo Dierkschnieder
3 +3aus dem gewohnten Rahmen fallen
Terence Ajbro
4 +1die ein wenig unkonventionell sind
Nora Vinnbru (X)


Discussion entries: 1





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
out there
die etwas von der Norm abweichen


Explanation:
die etwas ungewöhnlich sind, die nicht dem Standard entsprechen.

Ingo Dierkschnieder
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:35
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nora Vinnbru (X)
3 mins
  -> Danke Nora
agree  Ingrid Blank
14 mins
  -> Danke Ingrid
agree  vhz
20 mins
  -> Danke
agree  Wenjer Leuschel (X)
29 mins
  -> Danke Wenjer
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
out there
aus dem gewohnten Rahmen fallen


Explanation:
to do something out of the ordinary, to be untraditional.

Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Local time: 07:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ahartje
6 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  Ingrid Blank
8 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  Wenjer Leuschel (X)
24 mins
  -> Danke
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
die ein wenig unkonventionell sind


Explanation:
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Nora Vinnbru (X)
Local time: 07:35
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks for the help, Nora!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: finde ich hier sehr passend
11 hrs
  -> vielen Dank
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