personal chemistry

German translation: zwischenmenschliche Chemie (Interaktion)

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English term or phrase:personal chemistry
German translation:zwischenmenschliche Chemie (Interaktion)
Entered by: Adrian MM.

16:53 Jul 16, 2019
English to German translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: personal chemistry
3. "Personal chemistry", including conflicting values or actions among managers and employees, for example:3. "Personal chemistry", including conflicting values or actions among managers and employees, for example:

"persönliche Chemie"?
Lioba Multer
United States
Local time: 10:01
zwischenmenschliche Chemie (Interaktion)
Explanation:
The term 'Mensch' vs. (mis-manager) 'Unmensch' may appear somwehat incongruous is an employment scenario, previously known in the UK as a 'master-servant relationship'.
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Adrian MM.
Austria
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3 +2zwischenmenschliche Chemie (Interaktion)
Adrian MM.
4 -1persönliche Chemie
Karin Sander


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
persönliche Chemie


Explanation:
an expression widely used in German e.g.

"bei uns stimmte die persönliche Chemie nicht"
There is no real reason but we just didn't get along
"bei uns stimmte die persönliche Chemie"
We just got along very well


Karin Sander
Germany
Local time: 18:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ulrike Hoffmeister, PhD (X): Die Chemie zwischen uns stimmte oder stimmte nicht – ich kenne das geflügelte Wort ohne „persönliche” …
1 hr

disagree  David Williams: Ich stimmt Ulrike Hoffmeister sowie Adrian MM. zu.
2 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
zwischenmenschliche Chemie (Interaktion)


Explanation:
The term 'Mensch' vs. (mis-manager) 'Unmensch' may appear somwehat incongruous is an employment scenario, previously known in the UK as a 'master-servant relationship'.


    Reference: http://www.linguee.de/deutsch-englisch/uebersetzung/zwischen...
    Reference: http://www.linguee.de/deutsch-englisch/uebersetzung/zwischen...
Adrian MM.
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Williams
8 mins
  -> Danke and thanks! I hope you enjoyed the 'Unmensch' comment. When it comes to autocratic family and outside employers, könnte ich 'davon ein Lied singen'!

agree  Michael Confais (X): "Psychologen haben diese zwischenmenschliche Chemie auf drei Punkte reduzieren können." (3rd sentence on website) https://www.forschung-und-wissen.de/nachrichten/psychologie/...
28 mins
  -> Danke schön und merci!
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