Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Der Mensch nach Mass
English translation:
designer humans
Added to glossary by
Amy Billing
Nov 16, 2004 12:52
19 yrs ago
German term
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Der Mensch nach Mass
Homework / test
German to English
Medical
Genetics
reference to the idea of cloning the ideal human with desired characteristics. I understand the idea, but can't think of a catchy way of putting it into English.
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designer humans
"Designer babies" is a commonly used term specifically when talking about genetic engineering but "designer humans" would also be understood, though I haven't heard it used as much.
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Comment: "Thanks Caro"
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Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Sweden
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Sweden
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Works in: English to German, English to Danish, Danish to English, and 7 more.
German term (edited):
Der
custom-made humans
One way of saying this.
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Steffen Walter
: or tailor-made ... // Then we'd still have 'tailored' or 'customised'.
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I thought of tailor-made too, but it is so often used to translate "massgeschneidert" etc that I have grown tired of it!
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Trudy Peters
: Yup.
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Thanks Trudy
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Dr. Fred Thomson
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Richard Benham
France
France
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France
When quality counts
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Works in: German to English, French to English, English
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humanity made to measure
Just a suggestion.
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Louise Mawbey
: Would be great for a heading/ title
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Heidi Stone-Schaller
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Norbert Hermann
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Thanks Hermann.
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made-to-measure mortels
bespoke man(kind)
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MORTALS
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MORTALS
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Richard Benham
: Try "mortals". Anyone would think you'd been in Belgium too long.//Eternity's about the best time to be away from the UK.
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sorry - triple personality problems - and I haven't been in Belgium long - just for ever out of the UK
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Hilary Davies Shelby
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Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
United States
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United States
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Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
German term (edited):
Der
man-made mankind
Another one - although i suppose that technically all humans are "man(and woman)-made! ;-)
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Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
United States
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United States
German and "Geek" to English!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
German term (edited):
Der
manipulated mankind
just a suggestion!
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humanipulated? ;-)
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humanipulated? ;-)
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Jonathan MacKerron
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Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
test-tube humans/people
another option
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Mary Wilburn
United States
United States
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United States
Dependable-accurate-readable translation
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Spanish to English, French to English
meeeting the measure of a man
or perhaps, "of man" without the article, if a clone is an abstraction
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