Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
\"handmännisch\"
English translation:
pragmatic
German term
United States
Speed and quality in equal ratio
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
"handmännisch"
| 2 +7 | pragmatic |
Wendy Streitparth
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| 4 | professional |
seamusnz
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| 4 | in a customized manner |
RISHON REUBEN
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| 3 | practical |
David Hollywood
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| 3 | well-conceived and practical |
Michael Martin, MA
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Jun 13, 2014 06:42: franglish changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): David Hollywood, BrigitteHilgner, franglish
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Proposed translations
Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
pragmatic
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Note added at 6 hrs (2014-06-13 09:50:25 GMT)
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Or possibly hands-on
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writeaway
: hands-on -also crossed my mind...... pragmatic probably nails it though
40 mins
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Mans thanks, writeaway.
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Ramey Rieger (X)
: Yes, that's the one. Hope you're well, Wendy!
58 mins
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Many thanks, Ramey, Yes great - enjoy the sunny weekend!
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David Hollywood
: "pragmatic" gets it for me too and nice one :)
3 hrs
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Thanks, David, very kind.
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Dennis Boyd
: I immediately thought of something like "we're taking a hands-on, practical approach"
6 hrs
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Thanks, dboyd1
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
21 hrs
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Many thanks, Harald
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Woodstock (X)
: Excellent choice.
1 day 10 mins
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Thanks Woodstock. Did you mean pragmatic or hands-on?!
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AllegroTrans
3 days 14 hrs
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Many thanks, AllegroTrans. Long time no see/hear.
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professional
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
practical
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-06-13 04:39:42 GMT)
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The works agreements are sound and reflect a good (working) relationship between the works council and the employer.
I think "sound" is preferable to my original suggestion of "practical"
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-06-13 04:40:41 GMT)
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you might even leave out "works" in "works agreements" to avoid repetition
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-06-13 04:42:20 GMT)
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too many "works" spoil the broth to twist a metaphor ...
in a customized manner
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writeaway
: vermitteln ein praktisches Verhältnis is the context. how does your suggested translation fit in with that?
1 hr
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I guess... the agreements are customized in such a manner that they facilitate a practical relationship between the works council and the employer.
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United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Discussion
Very few google hits; judging by these entries, it means "done by hand" (manually) either because there is no other option or because somebody wanted to do something special/particularly well.