Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
mit erhobenem Zeigefinger belehren
English translation:
admonish
Added to glossary by
Brie Vernier
Oct 12, 2005 21:27
18 yrs ago
German term
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Native in: English (Variants: UK, US, British)
Works in: German to English
mit erhobenem Zeigefinger belehren
German to English
Social Sciences
Psychology
Transactional Analysis
I know what it means but can't think of an idiomatic way to express it in English. Please refrain from proposing answers involving "finger", index or otherwise, as I'm sure there must be a better way.
Dieses kritische Eltern-Ich
· belehrt mit erhobenem Zeigefinger
· kritisiert
· setzt Normen und Regeln
· achtet auf Pflicht und Gehorsam
· straft und sanktioniert
· arbeitet mit Geboten und Verboten
· beurteilt und setzt Grenzen
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
Dieses kritische Eltern-Ich
· belehrt mit erhobenem Zeigefinger
· kritisiert
· setzt Normen und Regeln
· achtet auf Pflicht und Gehorsam
· straft und sanktioniert
· arbeitet mit Geboten und Verboten
· beurteilt und setzt Grenzen
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
Proposed translations
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Change log
Oct 12, 2005 22:32: Marcus Malabad changed "Term asked" from "mit gehobenem Zeigefinger belehren" to "mit erhobenem Zeigefinger belehren"
Proposed translations
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Stephen Sadie
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Practical business experience, reliable
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
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German term (edited):
mit gehobenem Zeigefinger belehren
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admonish
just an idea, i am very tired
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Lancashireman
: "wags an admonishing finger". Oops, I mentioned 'finger'...
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thanks andrew
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Ellen Zittinger
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thanks ellen
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Trudy Peters
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thanks trudy
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Armorel Young
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thanks armorel
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franglish
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thanks franglish
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E Perret
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thanks to you too (after our small disagreement yesterday!)
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Francis Lee (X)
: but how would you list this as a behavioural trait: "admonishing/admonishes"?
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es gibt auch admonition, the term and not the phrase was asked for!
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Hilary Davies Shelby
: like this
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hi hils! thanks, hope you're back to good health now
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Michele Fauble
: I agree with Francis Lee - 'admonish' doesn't work without some type of complementary phrase.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks to all ... I'm a bit torn between admonish and sermonize, but will bow to the masses. I can actually feel all the wagging fingers, so will now retreat with my tail between my legs and go crawl up in the corner."
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Nicole Schnell
United States
United States
Native in German
United States
Award winning Advertising/Marketing
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
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German term (edited):
mit gehobenem Zeigefinger belehren
lecturing with a (strong) moralizing undertone
Langenscheidt's. I am sure there are better expressions.
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Francis Lee (X)
: "lecturing with a condescending/superior tone", perhaps ? (even "condescendingly superior ...")
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Good suggestion! Thanks, Francis!
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reprimand (chastise, discipline)
In order to emphasize the importance of what you are about to say or to indicate that you are going to REPRIMAND someone, wave your finger back and forth. [French Gestures]
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scold
Another suggestion
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Nancy Arrowsmith
: with a raised voice
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Hilary Davies Shelby
: i like this one too - it implies a parent-child relationship
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lectures with a wagging index finger (for emphasis)
xxx (Germans are the best at it)
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Michele Fauble
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Native English
Native in: English
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English
preach/lecture/moralize/sermonize
Some options, all of which can be done with, or without, that wagging finger.
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Note added at 10 hrs 12 mins (2005-10-13 07:39:45 GMT)
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Don’t simply preach or sermonize — discuss. Listen to your children with firm conviction, but with respect.
www.charactercounts.org/ethics.htm
But be brief and don't sermonize. Remove. If your child has a tantrum in a ...
topics-az.parenthood.com/articles.html?article_id=2063 -
Do not sermonize. Just use simple explanations: "Stealing is wrong. ...
www.naturalfamilyonline.com/5-bc/57-child-is-stealing.htm
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Note added at 10 hrs 12 mins (2005-10-13 07:39:45 GMT)
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Don’t simply preach or sermonize — discuss. Listen to your children with firm conviction, but with respect.
www.charactercounts.org/ethics.htm
But be brief and don't sermonize. Remove. If your child has a tantrum in a ...
topics-az.parenthood.com/articles.html?article_id=2063 -
Do not sermonize. Just use simple explanations: "Stealing is wrong. ...
www.naturalfamilyonline.com/5-bc/57-child-is-stealing.htm
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Johanna Timm, PhD
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thanks
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Francis Lee (X)
: "lecture" would be applicable here, but none of the others IMO // because they have a moral overtone that is not referred to here
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thanks //"Lecturing", is often refered to as "preaching", "sermonizing", even if the moral overtone is absent (and is it ever entirely?) IMO 'mit erhobenem Zeigefinger' can suggest self-righteousness and a moral overtone.
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