Jul 27, 2006 13:49
17 yrs ago
German term
Not a translator
Grenzarbeitsleid
German to English
Social Sciences
Economics
economic theory
Für die mit Sklaven betriebene Hauswirtschaft der Antike ergaben sich andere Allokationskriterien als in der modernen ökonomischen Theorie, da der Arbeitseinsatz nicht durch den Ausgleich von Reallohn und GRENZARBEITSLEID (my emphasis) gefunden wurde und der Reichtum in gesellschaftlicher Entfaltung gesehen wurde, so daß Verschwendung Prestigegewinn und Macht und damit eine Investition sui generis bedeuten konnte.
SORRY THAT THE CONTEXT STATEMENT IS SO LONG, BUT I JUST CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS MEANT BY "GRENZARBEITSLEID." ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
FRANK GENTRY
SORRY THAT THE CONTEXT STATEMENT IS SO LONG, BUT I JUST CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS MEANT BY "GRENZARBEITSLEID." ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
FRANK GENTRY
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | marginal suffering through labor |
Stephan Elkins
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| 4 | suffering for the work in a borderland |
Regina Eichstaedter
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Proposed translations
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Stephan Elkins
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marginal suffering through labor
The compenent "Grenz-" in this context refers to marginal analysis employed in economic theory. The context implies that there is a process of balancing wages with marginal suffering experienced in the process of labor. According to economic theory, one would be willing to labor up to the point where the utility of the wage is equal loss of utility through suffering.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Armorel Young
1 min
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| neutral |
RobinB
: Your explanation is relevant, the term offered unfortunately not (no "suffering" in English at all). As you'll see from my note to the asker, it's already been answered correctly in Kudoz: marginal disutility of work/labour.
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Yes, disutility makes sense. I guess I was too set on the German term "Leid"
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much--I believe that Robin B's addition is on the mark. All the best,
Frank Gentry"
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Regina Eichstaedter
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Native in: German
Works in: Italian to German, English to German
suffering for the work in a borderland
... as a frontier runner
this is the meaning...
this is the meaning...
Discussion
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1266318
as "marginal disutility of work" (or "marginal disutility of labour")
The answers given today are, I'm afraid, wide of the mark.