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    Translation correct?

    zierlich / schlank - petite

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    Source Language Term

    zierlich / schlank

    Correct?

    petite

    Examples/ definitions with source references
    Ich möchte eine Frau als "zierlich" beschreiben.
    Comment
    Mir ist klar, dass ich vom Inhalt her mit "petite" richtig liege, aber ich bin mir wegen des Kontexts nicht ganz sicher.

    Es geht um einen sehr nüchternen, geschäftsmäßigen Text, das Aussehen der Person soll neutral und ohne Wertung beschrieben werden.

    Geht da "petite", oder ist das zu gefärbt / herabsetzend / anzüglich / bewertend...?

    Alternativ würde mir auch ein schönes, neutrales Wort für "schlank" weiterhelfen. Lean, slim, thin... bei nichts von alledem bin ich mir sicher, ob nicht die Konnotation irgendwie abwertend ist...

    Vielen Dank für eure Hilfe!

    Setareh
    AuthorSetareh (759546) 31 Oct 13, 12:40
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    slim
    svelte? 
    petite - brings not tall to mind (even less than average)
    #1Authornoli (489500) 31 Oct 13, 12:47
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    slender
    delicate

    e.g.
    #2Authordude (253248) 31 Oct 13, 12:56
    Comment
    slender is good
    #3Authornoli (489500) 31 Oct 13, 12:57
    Comment
    Thanks a lot for your answers!

    I'll use "slender". "Delicate" sounds so... edible, but that's probably just another false friend :-)
    #4AuthorSetareh (759546) 31 Oct 13, 13:01
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    It is a false friend, in most cases. It is often said of slender people - especially women - that they are delicate - zierlich.
    #5Authordude (253248) 31 Oct 13, 13:04
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    edit
    #6Authorwienergriessler (925617) 31 Oct 13, 13:23
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    Thank you for withdrawing that suggestion, wienergriessler. I was just getting ready to light you up. :-)
    #7Authordude (253248) 31 Oct 13, 13:26
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    maybe the infamous AE/BE differences again, but "delicate" tends to mean a person is prone to falling ill in BE; you can be struck by a woman's delicate beauty though :-)

    agree about slender; a petite (not tall) woman is not necessarily all that slender I'd say.
    #8Authormikefm (760309) 31 Oct 13, 13:32
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    Apparently (according to Duden), zierlich means "(auf anmutige, ansprechende Weise) klein and fein (gestaltet), graziös

    So maybe "petite" would be the better suggestion as "delicate" doesn't automatically refer to size.
    #9Authordude (253248) 31 Oct 13, 13:40
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    still think "slender" fits OP best; petite rather emphasizes she's not tall I'd say. (the five-foot blonde)

    A "zierliche" woman is not noticeably tall, but not necessarily "short" I would have thought - a non-native comment of course.
    #10Authormikefm (760309) 31 Oct 13, 13:49
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    I thought the OP wanted both schlank and zierlich, but I see now only zierlich is requested. To my mind, both delicate or slender would work, maybe even petite.
    #11Authordude (253248) 31 Oct 13, 14:40
     
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