Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Denkbewegungen
English translation:
steps in the conceptual process
Added to glossary by
Helen Shiner
Feb 26, 2009 12:28
15 yrs ago
German term
Denkbewegungen
German to English
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
process cartography
Context: Swiss landscape architecture website; section on process cartography:
"Ein Gestaltungsprozess erfolgt in mehreren individuellen Schritten. Zwischen der Formulierung des Programms und der Kommunikation des Entwurfskonzepts liegen unzählige kleinere und grössere Denkbewegungen, die sich auf Plänen, in Modellen, Filmen oder 3D-Visualisierungen niederschlagen".
"Ein Gestaltungsprozess erfolgt in mehreren individuellen Schritten. Zwischen der Formulierung des Programms und der Kommunikation des Entwurfskonzepts liegen unzählige kleinere und grössere Denkbewegungen, die sich auf Plänen, in Modellen, Filmen oder 3D-Visualisierungen niederschlagen".
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Mar 5, 2009 10:09: Helen Shiner Created KOG entry
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steps in the conceptual process
I think I would restructure the sentence to make it more active. German loves the passive but it can sound forced in EN, can't it?
The process of conceptualisation consists of many elements, more or less important to the formulation of ....
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Yes, I know I then came up with a passive solution!!
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or 'more or less key to ...'
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Note added at 6 days (2009-03-05 10:09:57 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks for the points, sinolig
The process of conceptualisation consists of many elements, more or less important to the formulation of ....
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Note added at 32 mins (2009-02-26 13:00:17 GMT)
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Yes, I know I then came up with a passive solution!!
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Note added at 41 mins (2009-02-26 13:09:47 GMT)
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or 'more or less key to ...'
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Note added at 6 days (2009-03-05 10:09:57 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks for the points, sinolig
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Inge Meinzer
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Thank you again, Inge!
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Gunilla Zedigh
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Thank you, Gunilla
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Anne-Marie Grant (X)
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Thank you, Anne-Marie
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Comment: "Thanks."
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Manuela Junghans
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thought processes
I think what could be meant here is "Denkprozesse"
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Ryan Saxon Montcalm
: I think the author orginally intended to use something closer to "Entscheidungen". "Thought process" aren't usually large/small.
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considerations
Between the steps of formulating the program and communicating the design concept, there are many **considerations** that manifest themselves in drafts, models, films or 3-D visualization.s
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mental processes
yet another option
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German term (edited):
unzählige kleinere und grössere Denkbewegungen
countless ideas, big and small
...unzählige kleinere und grössere Denkbewegungen, die sich auf/in...niederschlagen
...countless ideas, big and small, which find expression in...
...countless ideas, big and small, which find expression in...
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a whole choreography of thoughts and decisions
Just a wilder idea on seeing the question again, letting associations run.- Choreography usu. incorporates steps great & small.
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Helen Shiner
: Now there's a poetic take on it!
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Thanks, Helen. Just thought it might capture the "Emsigkeit" and complexity.
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