Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
abschauen
English translation:
to copy; to imitate
Added to glossary by
Rowan Morrell
Nov 23, 2006 10:11
17 yrs ago
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German term
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
abschauen
German to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Company Philosophy
"Oberflächenschutz ist für die Mitarbeiter der ABC mehr als nur Werteerhalt. Die moderne Wissenschaft und Forschung hat der Natur viele intelligente Lösungen ***abgeschaut***, Schutz- und Gebrauchsoberflächen aktiv und funktional zu gestalten und in den natürlichen Kreislauf umweltfreundlich einzubeziehen."
From a section of a Web site introducing a company's philosophy. I can't make head or tail of "abgeschaut", and of course I can't find a translation for it anywhere. TIA for any light you can shed on this most obscure word.
From a section of a Web site introducing a company's philosophy. I can't make head or tail of "abgeschaut", and of course I can't find a translation for it anywhere. TIA for any light you can shed on this most obscure word.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | imitate, copy |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 3 +1 | learned much from nature |
Jonathan MacKerron
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| 3 +1 | copy |
Bernhard Sulzer
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Change log
Nov 23, 2006 12:01: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Proposed translations
+1
6 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
109
Selected
imitate, copy
modern science has come up with numerous intelligent solutions by imitating nature (oer so)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everyone. Everyone gave great answers that cleared up the mystery of this word very nicely for me. I liked Cilian's phrasing, so have given him the points, but I was tempted to give them to Jonathan for his note about abschauen being a synonym of abgucken. In fact, this is a case where I would awards points to everyone were it within my power to do so. Many thanks once again - appreciate everyone's help."
+1
2 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
63
+1
5 mins
Bernhard Sulzer
United States
United States
Native in German
Works in field
United States
High quality at a reasonable price
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
36
copy
in the sense that nature was an example
has copied ...from nature/nature's ...
or:
has emulated
has copied ...from nature/nature's ...
or:
has emulated
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