Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
beacon
German translation:
(leuchtendes) Vorbild
Added to glossary by
Melanie Nassar
Dec 9, 2005 14:52
18 yrs ago
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beacon
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Help! As I near the end of this text and it sinks more and more into platitudes, I am rapidly running out of ideas (und Lust).
I need a word for beacon, as in:
He has been a beacon, leading us from the past into the future, never wavering in his devotion to his people, never giving up when all the odds seemed against him, never losing faith in the hours of darkness.
I need a word for beacon, as in:
He has been a beacon, leading us from the past into the future, never wavering in his devotion to his people, never giving up when all the odds seemed against him, never losing faith in the hours of darkness.
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Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
A multilingual Englishman
Native in: English 
Works in: English to German, English to Danish, Danish to English, and 7 more.
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4
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Vorbild
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Inge Festesen (X)
: I would add "leuchtendes" as in leuchtendes Vorbild - to reflect the light you have in a beacon
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thanks, I was not aware you could use this adjective with it
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Steffen Walter
: leuchtendes Vorbild
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thanks, a shining example of translators co-operating
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Olaf Reibedanz
: "Leuchtendes Vorbild" ist perfekt!
8 mins
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Ana Krämer
: agree with leuchtend too
13 mins
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USER00230 (X)
22 mins
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Petra51
1 hr
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Leanne Evans
: agree with Olaf
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Vampyre
: Leuchtendes Vorbild ist gut - man denke an die belisha beacons in uk, und das eben im uebertragenen sinne, leuchtendes beispiel, vorbild sth along those lines
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Danke, leuchtendes Vorbild ist gut!"
59 mins
Ion Chiru
Works in field
Leitfaden
möglicherweise Leitlicht, Leitleuchte, Leitfeuer
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Ulrike Kraemer
: Ich würde einen Menschen nicht als "Leitfaden" bezeichnen, höchstens als "Leitfigur".
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Ulrike Kraemer
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
Combining technical expertise and style
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
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10
Er ist (war) die Verkörperung von Beharrlichkeit und Stärke...
oder:
Er ist (war) ein Inbegriff von Beharrlichkeit und Stärke...
Er verkörpert Beharrlichkeit und Stärke...
...falls du nicht ganz so eng am Original kleben möchtest/musst :-)
Er ist (war) ein Inbegriff von Beharrlichkeit und Stärke...
Er verkörpert Beharrlichkeit und Stärke...
...falls du nicht ganz so eng am Original kleben möchtest/musst :-)
9 hrs
Anne Spitzmueller
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
Let your brand message shine in German
Native in: German
Works in: English to German
Related KudoZ points
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4
einem leuchtenden Stern gleich, hat er / wie ein leuchtender Stern...
um den hochtrabenden, huldigenden Stil des Ausgangssatzes zu erhalten
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