Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
einen ganz neuen Weg gehen
English translation:
to take a (completely) new approach
Added to glossary by
Steffen Walter
Sep 4, 2008 15:47
15 yrs ago
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German term
einen ganz neuen Weg gehen
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Excel
Kontext: ,,Einen anwendungstechnisch ganz neuen Weg der illustrativen Aufbereitung von Texten geht Microsoft Office mit der Verwendung von SmartArt''.
Can I simply translate einen ganz neuen Weg gehen here as "... is going in a completely new direction"? Or would perhaps "heading" or "moving" be better than "going"?
Can I simply translate einen ganz neuen Weg gehen here as "... is going in a completely new direction"? Or would perhaps "heading" or "moving" be better than "going"?
Proposed translations
(English)
Change log
Sep 5, 2008 09:51: Steffen Walter changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/112841">macrettoc's</a> old entry - "einen ganz neuen Weg gehen"" to ""takes a new approach""
Sep 5, 2008 09:54: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Computers: Software" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Proposed translations
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Friderike Butler
United States
United States
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United States
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Native in: German
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Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
takes a new approach
... would work also work in this context
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Danke schoen!"
17 mins
TDfreelance
Native in German
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Fast and accurate - letter for letter
Native in: German 
Works in: German to English, English to German
moving into a new direction
actually either is fine.
1 hr
charts a new path
Even the others fit - Just wanted to give you yet another option.
16 hrs
head in a completely new direction
just another option - others equally good
18 hrs
Steffen Walter
Germany
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Related KudoZ points
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85
to follow a completely new route
Just throwing this in post-grading, for the sake of variety :-)
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Note added at 18 hrs (2008-09-05 09:53:27 GMT) Post-grading
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On a related note, it is recommended to keep questions open for at least 24 hours :-)
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Note added at 18 hrs (2008-09-05 09:53:27 GMT) Post-grading
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On a related note, it is recommended to keep questions open for at least 24 hours :-)
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