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im direkten und weiteren Umfeld

English translation: close to home/locally and further afield/beyond

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German term or phrase:im direkten und weiteren Umfeld
English translation:close to home/locally and further afield/beyond
Entered by: David Williams

15:31 Jan 22, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology
German term or phrase: im direkten und weiteren Umfeld
Context:

"Immer mehr Menschen denken über Umweltschutz und Energieeinsparung in ihrem direkten und weiteren Umfeld nach."

Although I know exactly what this means, I'm a bit stuck on how best to put it. Friday afternoon block?

I'm thinking along the lines of:

"More and more people are interested in protecting the environment and saving energy close to home and (as well as) in the wider world around them."
David Williams
Germany
Local time: 03:27
close to home/locally and further afield
Explanation:

"... energy saving close to home/locally and further afield."

might be a possibility.

* Be Cool: Save Energy
* Drip irrigation and compost success stories
* Technical and basic tools for saving water
* Energy assistance close to home
* Save energy and money in your lawn care
* Protecting the right to water
http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:y6RH9L6XjHwJ:www.ncat.o...

This chapter deals with the control of development to safeguard amenity and to protect and improve the environment. As it does not allocate any sites for development, the impact of the chapters policies upon all aspects of the environment and the use of resources is likely to be beneficial, both locally and further afield.
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:qJJ4JfOQ8PoJ:www.c...


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Note added at 1 hr (2010-01-22 16:37:54 GMT)
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Current environmental problems have many facets, from local issues such as air and water quality to wider ones of waste recycling,
and further afield to global problems caused by human-
kind’s daily activities worldwide which lead to ozone layer
depletion and global warming.
http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:_2n3FV5YLW0J:www.jfe-st...

Selected response from:

Marga Shaw
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:27
Grading comment
Many thanks, although I must admit I do rather like the concept of 'distant vicinity'.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3close to home/locally and further afield
Marga Shaw
3in their direct and more distant environment
casper (X)


Discussion entries: 5





  

Answers


58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
close to home/locally and further afield


Explanation:

"... energy saving close to home/locally and further afield."

might be a possibility.

* Be Cool: Save Energy
* Drip irrigation and compost success stories
* Technical and basic tools for saving water
* Energy assistance close to home
* Save energy and money in your lawn care
* Protecting the right to water
http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:y6RH9L6XjHwJ:www.ncat.o...

This chapter deals with the control of development to safeguard amenity and to protect and improve the environment. As it does not allocate any sites for development, the impact of the chapters policies upon all aspects of the environment and the use of resources is likely to be beneficial, both locally and further afield.
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:qJJ4JfOQ8PoJ:www.c...


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Note added at 1 hr (2010-01-22 16:37:54 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Current environmental problems have many facets, from local issues such as air and water quality to wider ones of waste recycling,
and further afield to global problems caused by human-
kind’s daily activities worldwide which lead to ozone layer
depletion and global warming.
http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:_2n3FV5YLW0J:www.jfe-st...



Marga Shaw
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Many thanks, although I must admit I do rather like the concept of 'distant vicinity'.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claire Cox: sounds most natural
1 hr
  -> Thank you Claire!
agree  Steffen Walter: both locally and beyond
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Steffen! A good alternative.
agree  Inge Meinzer: with Claire
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Inge!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
in ihrem direkten und weiteren Umfeld
in their direct and more distant environment


Explanation:
Our aim should be to ensure that the members of our society can perform their economic roles as employees, decision-makers, consumers, etc., in their direct and more distant environment, and to reduce the system's disfunctional manifestations while increasing its successes.
http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA350479

casper (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
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