Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
die engeren Missionszwecke
English translation:
the more specific aims of the mission
Added to glossary by
Mary Worby
May 10, 2002 20:29
22 yrs ago
German term
die engeren Missionszwecke
German to English
Art/Literary
Religion
religion
Fuer die engeren Missionszwecke (...) ist die Kenntnis des Arabischen gewiss brauchbar.
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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29 mins
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A knowledge of Arabic is certainly an advantage for the specific aims of the mission
my thoughts
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
3 mins
Klaus Dorn (X)
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English
Klaus Dorn (X)
We love languages!
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: German to English, English to German, Turkish to English, and 3 more.
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8
for the more in-depth mission purposes
for the more in-depth (or deeper) purposes of the mission (or mission purposes) a knowledge of Arabic is certainly useful (of advantage)
4 mins
critical objectives of the mission
Just a direct translation of the phrase
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Note added at 2002-05-10 20:37:02 (GMT)
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I forgot the article, \"the critical objectives of the mission\"
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Note added at 2002-05-10 20:37:02 (GMT)
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I forgot the article, \"the critical objectives of the mission\"
Peer comment(s):
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Trudy Peters
: If you want to be literal, "narrower" objectives would be better
32 mins
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Endre Both
Germany
Germany
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Germany
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Works in: English to German
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4
for immediate missioning purposes
as in missioning to the unconverted
I understand "engere" as directly connected to missioning.
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Note added at 2002-05-10 21:03:37 (GMT)
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Thanks Kim, missioning only seems to exist in my head :-(
So maybe:
for immediate missionary purposes
I understand "engere" as directly connected to missioning.
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Note added at 2002-05-10 21:03:37 (GMT)
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Thanks Kim, missioning only seems to exist in my head :-(
So maybe:
for immediate missionary purposes
Peer comment(s):
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Kim Metzger
: ministering?
3 mins
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Thanks, Kim, short-circuit in my German brain. Wanna hide...
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20 mins
brute (X)
brute (X)
SOLID NATIVE SPEAKER TRANSLATIONS!
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Sentence option:
"For subtler mission purposes (...), knowledge of the Arabian tongue is certainly of value"
Peer comment(s):
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Kim Metzger
: The language is Arabic
6 mins
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Arabic language = Arabian tongue!
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