Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
die Zeit gestalten
English translation:
influence the times
Added to glossary by
Robin Salmon (X)
Feb 4, 2004 13:25
20 yrs ago
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German term
die Zeit gestalten
Non-PRO
German to English
Marketing
Management
company presentation
Mit der Zeit wachsen - die Zeit gestalten.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 1 +1 | shape the times |
writeaway
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| 4 +2 | Manage your time effectively |
IanW (X)
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| 3 +1 | For the whole lot, ... |
TonyTK
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| 3 +1 | to keep up with time |
danilingua
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| 3 | make the most of (your) time |
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
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| 1 | make time your servant |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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Proposed translations
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46 mins
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shape the times
I like Ian's 'move with the times' but I think die Zeit gestalten has more about being an influence, a leader.
also just a suggestion.
also just a suggestion.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Yes, I got the same message of leadership and influence, supported by the attitude to the market: "(wir) können ihn durch unsere Kompetenz mitgestalten." I ended up putting "Growing with the times and influencing them"."
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7 mins
Manage your time effectively
Or, if you have licence to play with the text: "Move with the times - but don't let your time move without you."
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
danilingua
: thats nice :;-)
6 hrs
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| agree |
Hilary Davies Shelby
: spot on
7 hrs
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27 mins
make the most of (your) time
in fact, without context more than one solution is possible.
32 mins
make time your servant
but this is abject guesswork
+1
2 hrs
For the whole lot, ...
... how about "Moving with the times - shaping the future".
Doesn't reflect the "wachsen" thingy, though.
Doesn't reflect the "wachsen" thingy, though.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
jerrie
: This is what I had jotted down, then forgot to post an answer
55 mins
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Know the feeling. J-Lo phoned for a date last week while I was out - and I forgot to call back (g,d&r).
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+1
6 hrs
danilingua
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Works in field
Germany
... weil Sprache meine Leidenschaft ist
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German
to keep up with time
just food for thought - mit der Entwicklung der Zeit gehen? ISO etc. deutet darauf hin, dass das Unternehmen nicht stehen bleibt. Ich habe mich jetzt von "mit der Zeit wachsen" beeinflussen lassen
Discussion
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