Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Am Pulsschlag des Klimawandels
English translation:
on the front line of climate change
Added to glossary by
Bettina Grieser Johns
May 5, 2010 07:00
14 yrs ago
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German term
United Kingdom
Also a biologist
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English, German, and 1 more.
Am Pulsschlag des Klimawandels
German to English
Science
Environment & Ecology
climate change
Zwischenueberschrift auf einem Poster ueber Island; Teil einer Ausstellung ueber die umweltfreundlichen Praktiken der nordischen Laender. Der Text unter dieser Ueberschrift lautet: "Aufgrund seiner exponierten Lage spürt Island die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels ganz unmittelbar. Das Abschmelzen der Eismassen und die Veränderungen der Meeresströmungen beeinflussen die sensible Natur und sind eine Gefährdung für die reichen Fischbestände des Nordatlantik."
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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Norbert Hermann
Native in German
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English
Works in field
YOUR COMPETITIVE EDGE - over 40 YEARS!
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: English to German, German to English, Portuguese to German, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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in touch with climate change / close to climate change
works better for Pulsschlag
While informative, the conference seemed to suffer the same fate as similar conferences—that of attracting mostly those already in touch with climate change and its repercussions.
on the frontline of climate change
While informative, the conference seemed to suffer the same fate as similar conferences—that of attracting mostly those already in touch with climate change and its repercussions.
on the frontline of climate change
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Hermann! While both "in touch with" and "close to" are possibles, I think they can mean two things: 1. someone who is in touch with cc or close to cc knows about it; or, 2. is affected by it. I think the paragraph indicates that here, we're talking mainly about the 2nd option - Iceland is particularly affected. I like your "on the frontline of climate change", because although it might still mean both, the emphasis is on the second option. |
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franglish
: on the frontline of climate change, i.e. the most exposed
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Thank you!
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BrigitteHilgner
: I like all three suggestions. ("An Pulsschlag des Klimawandels" finde ich einfach furchtbar!)
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Thank you!
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Craig Meulen
: I like all three, too.
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Thank you!
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Judith Shiozawa (X)
: I like "on the frontline/or front line? of climate change" the best for the same reason as franglish and because Iceland is already experiencing the changes.
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Rolf Keiser
: with jashio
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all your good ideas - the discussion was most interesting!"
40 mins
At the pulsing core of climate change
At the pulsing core of climate change
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56 mins
Michél Dallaserra
Germany
Germany
Native in German
&
English
Germany
Publication-ready translations
Native in: German , English
Works in: English to German, Hebrew to German, French to German, and 1 more.
hot-spot of climate change
Cf. link
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Craig Meulen
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Thanks, Craig!
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casper (X)
: FWIW both "climate change hotspot" and "hotspot of climate change" google pretty well.
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Cheers!
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
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Danke, Herr Moelzer!
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Hermeneutica
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in English
Works in field
Switzerland
Accurate, idiomatic value and service
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: Dutch to English, German to English, French to English, and 16 more.
At the vortex of climate change
Since they then talk about melting ice masses that no doubt crash into the sea and changing currents ... although visually inverted, the image would also fit the volcano troubles that seem to be becoming a standard feature ...
The confidence level I give myself is not because I'm not confident, but because I feel that many other good suggestions are being made, and ultimately it's a matter of style to fit with Asker's
The confidence level I give myself is not because I'm not confident, but because I feel that many other good suggestions are being made, and ultimately it's a matter of style to fit with Asker's
Peer comment(s):
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Craig Meulen
: Shouldn't it be 'in the vortex' ? But for some inexplicable reason I'm not fond of the word 'vortext' here. // :-) Now I realise what it was that I don't like - my mind so strongly associates 'in' with vortex that it doesn't have a picture for 'at' !!
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Well, I do hope they are not IN the vortex as they would go down the drain :-) - and I'm not fond of "vortexT" as you say either ... ;-)
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face to face with climage change
facing up to climate change
in the shadow of climate change
The imagery of pulsing hearts and beating cores just doesn't work for me in English - for one thing, the metaphors don't really work in connection with climate change and for another they tend to sound too positive: usually being at the "beating heart" of something is a good place to be, but in connection with climate change it certainly isn't. I think an image with slightly more neutral or sobre connotations is appropriate.
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O dear, a typo - "climate change" of course
in the shadow of climate change
The imagery of pulsing hearts and beating cores just doesn't work for me in English - for one thing, the metaphors don't really work in connection with climate change and for another they tend to sound too positive: usually being at the "beating heart" of something is a good place to be, but in connection with climate change it certainly isn't. I think an image with slightly more neutral or sobre connotations is appropriate.
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O dear, a typo - "climate change" of course
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Sonja Marks-Terrey
: I like the adversarial feel of this
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Craig Meulen
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Louise Mawbey
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Helen Shiner
: up close and personal / looking climate change in the eye
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Melanie Meyer
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Lisa Davey
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Craig Meulen
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Related KudoZ points
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3
Feeling the Planetary Pulse
If the text immediately following the title contains the words 'climate change', as it seems to from your question, then there's no need to directly mention it in the title. That allows us the freedom to maintain the pulse image.
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Iceland - with its fingers on the planet's pulse
Alt:
Iceland - with its fingers on the planet's pulse
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Hermeneutica
: Having shot you down on your comment to mine, I like yours ... but as for Iceland's "fingers" ... it would be different if it were the Peloponnese, for example
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Jon Fedler
Native in English
Works in field
Strong Law + Business+Tech Background
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Hebrew to English
Related KudoZ points
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17
On the cusp of the climate change
Cusp: a point that marks the beginning of a change: on the cusp of a new era.( dictionary.reference.com/browse/cusp)
A point of transition (as from one historical period to the next): TURNING POINT (www.merriam-weebster.com/dictionary/cusp)
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"the" can be deleted of course
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I case I haven't convinced anyone yet, here are 22 EXACT replications of this term on Google
A point of transition (as from one historical period to the next): TURNING POINT (www.merriam-weebster.com/dictionary/cusp)
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"the" can be deleted of course
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I case I haven't convinced anyone yet, here are 22 EXACT replications of this term on Google
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Where you meet climate change head on
:-)
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Helping you meet climate change head on
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/pressoffice/2009/pr200...
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Helping you meet climate change head on
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporate/pressoffice/2009/pr200...
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Nicola Wood
Austria
Austria
Native in English
Austria
Your message in my language
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English
at the heart of climate change
just a suggestion since it seems to fit the context adn retains something of the Pulsschlag imagery
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Taking on board Craig's comment and what Amorel says about the imagery of heart and pulse in English, which I agree is usually more positive (although I distinctly remember reading an article which talked about the banks being at the heart of the financial crisis and that was ceratinly not positive) I have been thinking around it. Just making a small change from heart led me to heat, which given the context of increasing temperatures causing the ice to melt seems quite appropriate, so how about something like:
"feeling the heat of climate change"
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Taking on board Craig's comment and what Amorel says about the imagery of heart and pulse in English, which I agree is usually more positive (although I distinctly remember reading an article which talked about the banks being at the heart of the financial crisis and that was ceratinly not positive) I have been thinking around it. Just making a small change from heart led me to heat, which given the context of increasing temperatures causing the ice to melt seems quite appropriate, so how about something like:
"feeling the heat of climate change"
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Nicola, I like that - like "on the frontline" it conveys both meanings with an emphasis of the second, to my mind at least. |
Peer comment(s):
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Julia Esrom
: that's what I was thinking too
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Craig Meulen
: Sounds as if they are causing it?
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I take your point, Craig - I was just trying to find something that retains the original imagery, which actually could suggest the same in German too.
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Bianca Marsden-Day
: Sounds good to me.
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Thanks, Bianca
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