Feb 20, 2007 16:16
17 yrs ago
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German term
Switzerland
fast, efficient, flexible, professional
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English
mit offenen Augen durch die Welt gehen
German to English
Marketing
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
any ideas on how we would say this in Eng.?
Thanks
Thanks
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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go about/go through life with one's eyes open
As also suggested by Duden/Oxford
But what's your context?
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Note added at 15 mins (2007-02-20 16:31:32 GMT)
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- without prejudice(s)
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Note added at 28 mins (2007-02-20 16:44:47 GMT)
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Context is always crucial! Well, perhaps something with "open-minded" - but it's still not 100% clear ...
But what's your context?
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Note added at 15 mins (2007-02-20 16:31:32 GMT)
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- without prejudice(s)
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Note added at 28 mins (2007-02-20 16:44:47 GMT)
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Context is always crucial! Well, perhaps something with "open-minded" - but it's still not 100% clear ...
Note from asker:
| it is in a letter of reference about an employee... •Er hält sich stets up-to-date und geht mit offenen Augen durch die Welt. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: given the context now, this would fit quite nicely here (without prejudice)
3 hrs
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| agree |
Sonia Heidemann
23 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks to everyone"
16 mins
go through life/the world with open eyes / with your eyes open
common idiom that exists in several forms; these are perhaps the most prevalent versions
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Note added at 24 mins (2007-02-20 16:40:39 GMT)
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its appearance in that letter of reference quoted by Brigitte probably means that "he is alert and aware of developments around him"
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Note added at 24 mins (2007-02-20 16:40:39 GMT)
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its appearance in that letter of reference quoted by Brigitte probably means that "he is alert and aware of developments around him"
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James Murphy
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
If IT's what you want look no further
Native in: English (Variants: US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, Scottish, British, UK, Irish) 
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English, French to English
open-minded / open to new things
From the context you provided either would fit in a letter of reference.
+1
8 hrs
Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Canada
Native in German
Canada
Friendly, fast & certified!
Native in: German (Variants: Austrian, Germany, Swiss, Platt / Nieder (Low German))
Works in: English to German, German to English, German
Related KudoZ points
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90
an open and inquisitive mind
Er hält sich stets up-to-date und geht mit offenen Augen durch die Welt.
He keeps abreast of new developments and has an open and inquisitive mind.
He keeps abreast of new developments and has an open and inquisitive mind.
21 hrs
Annette Urbschat
Native in German
&
English
bilinguist, childrens' lit. and arts
Native in: English , German
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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3
eyes wide open
I know this idiom as "eyes wide open" suggesting he is fully alert and focused on taking it all in.
Discussion
The context changes EVERYTHING