Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
bewegen
English translation:
motivate / inspire / move to action
Added to glossary by
Craig Meulen
Feb 25, 2008 11:32
16 yrs ago
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German term
United Kingdom
bewegen
German to English
Social Sciences
Psychology
rhetoric
(from a seminar handout for business writing skills)
Die Rhetorik als Wissenschaft der strategischen Kommunikation kennt drei Ziele:
• Informieren: Sie wollen Wissen weitergeben oder vertiefen, Fakten darlegen, Informationen transportieren.
• Überzeugen: Sie wollen Meinung ändern, die Sichtweise des Lesers erweitern oder Einstellungen beeinflussen.
• Bewegen: Sie wollen Verhalten ändern, Gefühle beeinflussen, Veränderungen hervorrufen.
A quick Google search gives some English texts with 'move', but others with different triplets:
inform, persuade, convince
inform, persuade, motivate
What do you think the best solution for 'bewegen' would be here? Thanks
Die Rhetorik als Wissenschaft der strategischen Kommunikation kennt drei Ziele:
• Informieren: Sie wollen Wissen weitergeben oder vertiefen, Fakten darlegen, Informationen transportieren.
• Überzeugen: Sie wollen Meinung ändern, die Sichtweise des Lesers erweitern oder Einstellungen beeinflussen.
• Bewegen: Sie wollen Verhalten ändern, Gefühle beeinflussen, Veränderungen hervorrufen.
A quick Google search gives some English texts with 'move', but others with different triplets:
inform, persuade, convince
inform, persuade, motivate
What do you think the best solution for 'bewegen' would be here? Thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | motivate |
Colin Rowe
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| 2 +4 | inspire |
Nesrin
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| 3 +2 | to make things happen |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 3 +1 | influence |
Catherine Winzer
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| 3 | animate |
J_Lattimer
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| 3 | challenge |
LP Schumacher
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| 3 | move to action |
Veronika Neuhold
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Proposed translations
+4
6 mins
Colin Rowe
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Par Excellence Translations
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
motivate
"Motivate" sounds positive and conveys the same idea as "bewegen".
"Convince" sounds too similar to "persuade" for my liking.
"Convince" sounds too similar to "persuade" for my liking.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "In the end I chose this answer. I liked the others, too. Thanks to everyone"
+4
9 mins
inspire
I like "motivate" as well, but here's another option.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Kinga Elsewesi-Korcsmaros
32 mins
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| agree |
Jonathan MacKerron
: fits nicely here
37 mins
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| agree |
franglish
1 hr
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| agree |
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
2 days 19 hrs
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+2
16 mins
to make things happen
not one word but....
32 mins
animate
I think animate would put it across quite well, in the sense of:
3. To fill with spirit, courage, or resolution; encourage. See Synonyms at encourage.
4. To inspire to action; prompt.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/animate
3. To fill with spirit, courage, or resolution; encourage. See Synonyms at encourage.
4. To inspire to action; prompt.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/animate
+1
41 mins
Catherine Winzer
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Oxford graduate, reliable and efficient
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK) 
Works in: German to English, English
influence
Here's another option.
I think it fits with the idea of affecting people's behaviour.
On the other hand, you might then need a different word to translate "Gefühle beeinflussen"...?
I think it fits with the idea of affecting people's behaviour.
On the other hand, you might then need a different word to translate "Gefühle beeinflussen"...?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
roctor
: I think think this one captures the meaning best: exert influence, impact, initiate change also come to mind.
5 hrs
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2 hrs
challenge
Yet another option.
It has a bit of an "I dare you" undertone (but positive), which harmonizes well with the ideas that follow "Bewegen" in the source text.
It has a bit of an "I dare you" undertone (but positive), which harmonizes well with the ideas that follow "Bewegen" in the source text.
1 day 10 hrs
Veronika Neuhold
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Austria
We Make Words Work for You
Native in: German (Variant: Austrian)
Works in: English to German, Spanish to German, German to English
move to action
The result of another quick google search:
"In the strategic communication model there are four levels in trying to get the advocacy audiences to support the issues – they must first be Informed, then Motivated & persuaded before they can be moved to action (Inform =>Motivate =>Persuade =>Move to Action)."
"In the strategic communication model there are four levels in trying to get the advocacy audiences to support the issues – they must first be Informed, then Motivated & persuaded before they can be moved to action (Inform =>Motivate =>Persuade =>Move to Action)."
Note from asker:
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