Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
von eigenem Gewicht
English translation:
singular
Added to glossary by
MichaelRS (X)
Mar 29, 2006 08:57
18 yrs ago
German term
MichaelRS (X)
von eigenem Gewicht
German to English
Bus/Financial
Human Resources
This is a description of someone's personality (in a job interview setting):
Es handelt sich bei ihm um eine Persönlichkeit von eigenem Gewicht, gut durchschnittlicher Prägung, die in ihren Auffassungen selbstständig und von gewohnten Konventionen unabhängig erscheint.
Thanks in advance for ideas.
Es handelt sich bei ihm um eine Persönlichkeit von eigenem Gewicht, gut durchschnittlicher Prägung, die in ihren Auffassungen selbstständig und von gewohnten Konventionen unabhängig erscheint.
Thanks in advance for ideas.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | singular |
Bob Kerns (X)
|
| 3 | with his/her own set of values |
BrigitteHilgner
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| 3 | ...a characteristic (personality) |
Erich Friese
|
Proposed translations
31 mins
Selected
singular
a singular personality
... which implies (without positive or negative connotations at this stage) that the personality can't be classified using the standard terms used in such situations.
... which implies (without positive or negative connotations at this stage) that the personality can't be classified using the standard terms used in such situations.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, that's the one I wound up using."
35 mins
BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Austria
b2b/economics/marketing/market research/
Native in: German 
Works in: German to English, French to German, English to German
Related KudoZ points
:
96
with his/her own set of values
A strange expression - so there is some guessing involved. But I think my interpretation fits the rest of the sentence.
1 hr
Erich Friese
Australia
Australia
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
Australia
Accurate, fast & never missed a deadline
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: Australian)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
6
...a characteristic (personality)
..........this is a bit of a guess that....seems to be an appropriate descriptive term for the personality under discussion
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