Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
Groenspaettebog
English translation:
field guide
Added to glossary by
Charles Ek
Apr 10, 2010 01:25
14 yrs ago
Danish term
Groenspaettebog
Danish to English
Bus/Financial
Management
Leadership development seminar
At udarbejde en faelles groenspaettebog for laering i og paa tvaers af grupperne.
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +1 | field guide | Charles Ek |
3 | practical guide | Malberg |
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Apr 12, 2010 00:36: Charles Ek Created KOG entry
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field guide
IMO, there's a reason your source has chosen "grønspættebog" instead of the usual suspects. It has to do with the implied content of what we in America might call a "field guide" in this context. I refer to the implication that such a resource has practical, ready-to-use and accessible answers for real life problems. See the reference link below for examples from a Google search for "field guide" + "leadership".
For the Danish origin, see http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grønspættebogen. The English origin of the Danish term goes back of course to the Junior Woodchucks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Woodchucks_Guidebook.
Using just "manual" here strikes me as inadequate for what the writer is trying to convey.
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-04-10 02:27:28 GMT)
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Looks like ProZ balked at my link for the origin of "Grønspættebogen". Try this: http://tinyurl.com/yyjgjuy
For the Danish origin, see http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grønspættebogen. The English origin of the Danish term goes back of course to the Junior Woodchucks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junior_Woodchucks_Guidebook.
Using just "manual" here strikes me as inadequate for what the writer is trying to convey.
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-04-10 02:27:28 GMT)
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Looks like ProZ balked at my link for the origin of "Grønspættebogen". Try this: http://tinyurl.com/yyjgjuy
Reference:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22field+guide%22+leadership&aq=f&aqi=g1&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=
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Comment: "Tak for hjaelpen :o)"
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practical guide
Another suggestion.
a practical guide to [...]
Examples:
http://www.google.dk/search?hl=da&rlz=1W1HPEA_da&q="practica...
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Note added at 6 hrs (2010-04-10 07:56:22 GMT)
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Alternative suggestion: "guidebook"
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Note added at 6 hrs (2010-04-10 08:10:50 GMT)
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http://www.google.dk/search?hl=da&rlz=1W1HPEA_da&q="practica...
a practical guide to [...]
Examples:
http://www.google.dk/search?hl=da&rlz=1W1HPEA_da&q="practica...
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Note added at 6 hrs (2010-04-10 07:56:22 GMT)
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Alternative suggestion: "guidebook"
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Note added at 6 hrs (2010-04-10 08:10:50 GMT)
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http://www.google.dk/search?hl=da&rlz=1W1HPEA_da&q="practica...
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