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20:13 Oct 29, 2020 |
German to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Psychology | |||||
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(for) personal gain Explanation: In seinem Fall war es um rein persönliche Vorteilsnahmen gegangen. Die Welt, 10.04.2002 It is, after all, the way we capitalists traditionally operate -- for personal gain. Forbes, Bryan THE ENDLESS GAME Example sentence(s):
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for their own benefit Explanation: "They began to embrace conformism (conformity) purely for their own benefit." 'Benefit' is a bit broader than 'gain'. That's appropriate here because 'Vorteil' could be less tangible or less obvious than 'gain.' |
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interest Explanation: As in for self interest, or in the interest of self. Conforming for self interest. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-interest https://study.com/academy/lesson/the-role-of-self-interest-in-political-decision-making.html |
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diente dann nur noch der eigenen Vorteilsnahme was then merely a /another / self-serving exercise Explanation: - place in context, with no need to spell out the subject of 'der eigenen'. Query: nur noch as routine strengthener of 'nur' or qualifies der eigenen Vorteilsnahme. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.linguee.com/english-german/translation/a+self-ser... |
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personal advantage Explanation: If for instance a conformist harms someone else to gain a personal advantage he will suffer from remorse only if he believes that many others would also feel bad about the harmful action. https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/33917/1/530033267.pd... He was always deeply honest in his strivings, which never were directed toward his own personal advantage but always toward a general purpose. http://www.fao.org/3/l5470e/l5470e07.htm |
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