Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
ideële factoren
English translation:
ideological
Added to glossary by
Dennis Seine
Aug 29, 2006 17:59
17 yrs ago
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Dutch term
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ideële factoren
Dutch to English
Social Sciences
Philosophy
"Naast dergelijke materiële factoren hebben echter ook ideële factoren een belangrijke rol gespeeld. Sterker nog, achter veel materiële liggen ideële factoren."
De VD vertaling "ideal" past hier niet. Het zijn factoren gebaseerd op ideeën, niet idealen. Ik kan alleen maar "notional" bedenken.
De VD vertaling "ideal" past hier niet. Het zijn factoren gebaseerd op ideeën, niet idealen. Ik kan alleen maar "notional" bedenken.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +1 | ideological |
Dennis Seine
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| 4 +2 | ideas |
Tina Vonhof (X)
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| 3 +1 | theoretical factors |
Adam Smith
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| 3 +1 | Idealistic factors |
KimvanLent
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| 3 | conceptual factors |
Ann Bishop (X)
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| 3 | ideaed factors |
Katrien De Clercq
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Proposed translations
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ideological
I thought that given the context actually this might be what is meant.
Peer comment(s):
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Ken Cox
: My feeling too if the adjective form must be retained (but it should be made clear that it's spelled 'with a small i'.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Iedereen bedankt voor de suggesties. "
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conceptual factors
As synonym for idea, I think conceptual will work. It depends on the context.
Note from asker:
| Thanks for the suggestion. I thought of it but its common usage relates more to the ability to picture things, so to speak. Much used in linguistics and technical contexts. |
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Katrien De Clercq
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ideaed factors
Kan je niet zoiets gebruiken als "ideaed" ? In Van Dale staat ideëel voor "rijk aan ideeën". Heb op Google slechts één hit "ideaed methods" teruggevonden.
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Adam Smith
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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theoretical factors
Another possiblity: "theoretical factors", or "imagined" (or even non-manifest).
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Note added at 49 mins (2006-08-29 18:48:17 GMT)
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"Latent" factors might be another possibility.
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Note added at 49 mins (2006-08-29 18:48:17 GMT)
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"Latent" factors might be another possibility.
Peer comment(s):
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Ruchira Raychaudhuri
: Yes, as opposed to the "materiële" factors mentioned. "Abstract" or "Intangible" factors also occurred to me.
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Thank you!
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Idealistic factors
With the "ideeën" described by the author becoming “ideals”.
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9 hrs
ideas
After seeing the examples, I would translate this simply as 'ideas' and leave the 'factoren' out.
Voorbeeld op onderstaande website: "...te verklaren is aan de hand van de kracht van ideeën dan wel materiële factoren."
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Note added at 22 hrs (2006-08-30 16:18:50 GMT)
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All the other answers helped me to arrive at this conclusion as well because, although they all come close, none of them seemed to be the perfect fit. That is an incentive to keep thinking about it.
Voorbeeld op onderstaande website: "...te verklaren is aan de hand van de kracht van ideeën dan wel materiële factoren."
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Note added at 22 hrs (2006-08-30 16:18:50 GMT)
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All the other answers helped me to arrive at this conclusion as well because, although they all come close, none of them seemed to be the perfect fit. That is an incentive to keep thinking about it.
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