Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
voorleven
English translation:
set the example
Added to glossary by
Kitty Brussaard
Jul 11, 2008 19:27
15 yrs ago
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Dutch term
Netherlands
Professional translations | web editing
Native in: Dutch (Variants: Flemish, Netherlands) 
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English, Italian to Dutch, and 2 more.
voorleven (see *** in context)
Dutch to English
Social Sciences
Education / Pedagogy
In dit verband is een aantal docenten ook geïnteresseerd hoe ze een bijdrage kunnen leveren aan de morele vorming van leerlingen via het *** voorleven *** van waarden en normen. Docenten kunnen daarnaast ook moreel vormend optreden door te reageren op actuele maatschappelijke gebeurtenissen op macroniveau in de maatschappij, of op meer dicht bij huis zich afspelende waardengeladen problemen.
Any suggestions? I can only think of something like "leading by example..", or "displaying the appropriate norms and values".
Any suggestions? I can only think of something like "leading by example..", or "displaying the appropriate norms and values".
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | set the example |
Kitty Brussaard
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| 4 | giving the example |
Etienne Muylle Wallace
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| 4 | walk the walk |
Lianne van de Ven
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Change log
Jul 11, 2008 23:31: writeaway changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Social Sciences"
Jul 13, 2008 10:31: Kitty Brussaard Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+2
1 hr
Kitty Brussaard
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Netherlands
Business Language Solutions
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands)
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English, Dutch
Related KudoZ points
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50
Selected
set the example
However, the university teacher’s task is to keep the work honest and to keep ..... of the professor is to set the example in terms of attitudes and values. ...
faculty.css.edu/tboone2/asep/TeachingVALUES.html
faculty.css.edu/tboone2/asep/TeachingVALUES.html
Example sentence:
... by setting the example in terms of standards and values ....
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everybody.
Luuk"
6 mins
Etienne Muylle Wallace
Spain
Spain
Native in Dutch
Specializes in field
Spain
QUICK SERVICE AND PERSONAL CONTROL
Native in: Dutch 
, French
Works in: French to Catalan, French to Flemish, French to Spanish, and 24 more.
giving the example
to live the way others should do
1 hr
Lianne van de Ven
United States
United States
Native in Dutch
United States
Experienced, reliable, detail-oriented
Native in: Dutch
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English
Related KudoZ points
:
52
walk the walk
....is what I like: Don't talk the talk but walk the walk.
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/walk.html
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/walk.html
Peer comment(s):
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Tina Vonhof (X)
: Nice translation but i.m.o. does not fit in the fairly formal context.
27 mins
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I don't sense that this is too informal. It's more visual than "leading by example" and therefore a good example of "walking the walk" instead of "talking the talk."
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