Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
menschenverachtend
English translation:
degrading
Added to glossary by
Brie Vernier
Nov 7, 2005 10:04
18 yrs ago
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German term
menschenverachtend
German to English
Law/Patents
Internet, e-Commerce
das Abrufen, die Verbreitung oder Bereitstellung von pornografischen, rassistischen, menschenverachtenden oder hetzerischen Inhalten sowie Inhalten ...
Auszug aus einer IT-Sicherheitsrichtlinie.
Auszug aus einer IT-Sicherheitsrichtlinie.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | degrading |
Brie Vernier
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| 3 +4 | rephrase |
Ian M-H (X)
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| 3 +1 | derogatory |
Terence Ajbro
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| 3 +1 | inhumane |
Louise Mawbey
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| 4 | contemptuous |
Parzival
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| 4 | dehumanizing/debasing/demeaning |
Michele Fauble
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| 4 -3 | homophobic |
muitoprazer (X)
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Change log
Nov 7, 2005 10:20: Ian M-H (X) changed "Field (specific)" from "Law (general)" to "Internet, e-Commerce"
Proposed translations
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19 mins
Brie Vernier
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Works in field
Germany
Bridging the language gap since 1995
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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24
Selected
degrading
another option
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, everybody!"
+1
4 mins
Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
A multilingual Englishman
Native in: English 
Works in: English to German, English to Danish, Danish to English, and 7 more.
+1
4 mins
+4
14 mins
rephrase
Of course it's possible to translate this - inhuman (already offered) is an option, as is misanthropic. But normally guidelines of this kind are phrased differently in English, referring for example to "racist, sexist, pornographic or otherwise illegal, offensive or inappropriate content".
That might be the way to go here, too, if you have enough freedom.
That might be the way to go here, too, if you have enough freedom.
Peer comment(s):
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IanW (X)
: Yes indeedy
40 mins
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| agree |
Frosty
1 hr
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| agree |
Francis Lee (X)
: exactly - a classic case where a word-for-word translation should be avoided ... http://a.webring.com/hub?ring=nebraskawebrings ("pornographic, racist, hateful or otherwise offensive content")
3 hrs
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Yes - a good example in plain English.
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| agree |
Michele Fauble
9 days
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14 mins
contemptuous
of human life
-3
19 mins
homophobic
despising humanity in general;detracting from the value of human beings.
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Note added at 20 mins (2005-11-07 10:25:05 GMT)
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misanthropic is also very close to the mark.
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Note added at 20 mins (2005-11-07 10:25:05 GMT)
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misanthropic is also very close to the mark.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Terence Ajbro
: nowadays this means antipathy towards homosexuals
1 min
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yes,but it really means despising humanity at large
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| disagree |
Ian M-H (X)
: "homophobia" is fear/dislike/hate of gay and lesbian people/activity // Can you provide any references for your alternative definition?
3 mins
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no ,see above
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Armorel Young
: that's not the meaning of homophobic - the Oxford Dict. defines homophobia only as "a hatred or fear of homosexuals", with no wider meaning
12 mins
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yes it is.you are too influenced by trendy meanings
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| disagree |
Francis Lee (X)
: in that case - I'm proudly trendy
3 hrs
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2 hrs
dehumanizing/debasing/demeaning
some options
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