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    Mensch -- man/human

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    In an acadamic/biologic context, is it better to translate "Mensch" as "man" or as "human"?

    My problem with the first one is the (apparent) lack of gender neutrality, with the second one that I have seen it used mainly by non-native English speakers.

    Examples:

    Die Hand ist eines der wesentlichen Sinnesorgane des Menschen.
    The hand is one of man's prime sensory organs.
    The hand is one of human's prime sensory organs.
    Authorfrito (594367) 26 May 14, 11:30
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    Warum machst Du es nicht adjektivisch?
    "human sensory organ"
    #1Author igm (387309) 26 May 14, 11:53
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    stimmt eigentlich...
    Danke :)
    #3Authorfrito (594367) 26 May 14, 11:55
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    Don't you mean "primary" rather than "prime"?
    #4Author ion1122 (443218) 26 May 14, 13:18
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    @ion1122 Thanks but no, I mean "prime" in the sense of important.
    #5Authorfrito (594367) 26 May 14, 13:35
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    frito, da gibt es aber deutlich bessere Begriffe:
    Dictionary: wesentlich

    Das ist ein grundlegendes Problem bei reinen Wörterbuch-Entsprechungen - "prime" bedeutet "erstklassig" oder aber "grundlegend", deshalb hat ion auch gefragt, ob Du vielleicht "primary" meintest. Hier ein paar Beispiele aus Merriam-Webster für die korrekte Anwendung von "prime":

    The wine industry is of prime importance to the California economy.
    The police have not yet named the prime suspect in the murder investigation.
    The house is expensive because it's in a prime location.
    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prime

    oder hier: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/...
    #6Author penguin (236245) 26 May 14, 13:40
     
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