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loaded subject

German translation: kontroverses/konfliktträchtiges Thema

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English term or phrase:loaded subject
German translation:kontroverses/konfliktträchtiges Thema
Entered by: Klaus Urban

15:17 Jun 7, 2007
English to German translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources / CV
English term or phrase: loaded subject
Außer wenn es sich um einen sehr spezifischen Job handelt, "politics, religion and other ***loaded subjects*** have no place in a resume".
Womit sind diese Themen beladen?
Klaus Urban
Local time: 02:36
kontroverses/konfliktträchtiges Thema
Explanation:
kontroverse/konfliktträchtige Themen

... sind hier m. E. gemeint.
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 02:36
Grading comment
Sehr überzeugend!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6kontroverses/konfliktträchtiges Thema
Steffen Walter
3 +1polemisches Thema
Lüder Meyer


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
kontroverses/konfliktträchtiges Thema


Explanation:
kontroverse/konfliktträchtige Themen

... sind hier m. E. gemeint.


Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 02:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 764
Grading comment
Sehr überzeugend!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke, Steffen!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Moore (X): Absolutely right
3 mins
agree  Evelyn Cölln: Ja, vielleicht auch "heikles Thema".
4 mins
  -> Ja, oder "konfliktbeladenes Thema".
agree  OlafK: mit Evchen
22 mins
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): as in "hot potato"
28 mins
agree  Teresa Reinhardt: heikel ist gut; das ist natürlich "kulturabhängig", in den USA gehört dazu z.B. auch das Geburtsdatum
38 mins
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): "konfliktträchtig" gefällt mir am besten, aber auch "kontrovers".
3 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
polemisches Thema


Explanation:
scheint mir auch eine Möglichkeit zu sein.

Lüder Meyer
Switzerland
Local time: 02:36
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): gut! "polemische Themen" lag mir auch auf der Zunge :-), wobei es nicht ganz dasselbe ist wie "kontrovers" oder "konfliktträchtig".
8 hrs
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