Dec 14, 2010 10:39
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German term
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Drei Dinge machen einen guten Meister: Wissen, Können und Wollen
German to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Hopefully the last quote in my text, once again your help would be much appreciated.
TIA
Stephen
TIA
Stephen
Proposed translations
(English)
Change log
Dec 14, 2010 11:00: Ingo Dierkschnieder changed "Term asked" from "\"Drei Dinge machen einen guten Meister: Wissen, Können und Wollen.“" to "Drei Dinge machen einen guten Meister: Wissen, Können und Wollen"
Dec 14, 2010 19:23: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Poetry & Literature" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Proposed translations
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Andrew Bramhall
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German term (edited):
"Drei Dinge machen einen guten Meister: Wissen, Können und Wollen.“
Selected
Three factors make a good master; knowledge, ability and desire.
Or three things go to make up a good master: knowledge, ability and the will ( to be one.)
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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A great master needs to know how to, be able to and want to perform his craft
a bit different
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German term (edited):
"Drei Dinge machen einen guten Meister: Wissen, Können und Wollen.“
(There are)Three things a good master makes: Knowledge, expertise and intent.
Realtively literal, but I think that's how it's intended.
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-12-14 12:32:48 GMT)
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Okay, I think you're right:
Three things do a good master make: knowledge, expertise and intent.
Better?
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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-12-14 13:28:40 GMT)
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No, you are definately right! Rats! (chuckle)
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-12-14 12:32:48 GMT)
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Okay, I think you're right:
Three things do a good master make: knowledge, expertise and intent.
Better?
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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-12-14 13:28:40 GMT)
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No, you are definately right! Rats! (chuckle)
Peer comment(s):
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Armorel Young
: The master doesn't make them: they make the master/ to be "valid prose" you need "make", not "makes"
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um, yes, it's a bit Shakespearean, to be sure. Nonetheless, valid prose.
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Cilian O'Tuama
: so perfect makes practice?
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of course not! But good manners do a lady make!
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13 hrs
Three things make for mastery : Knowledge, skill and will.
One more suggestion. The word "guten" in the German reads just a bit odd, almost as if "master" needed to seem less than forceful?
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