Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

"Merkwürdig"-Macher

English translation:

attention grabber

Added to glossary by Christine Lam
Jan 12, 2007 19:33
17 yrs ago
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German term

"Merk"-würdig-Macher

German to English Tech/Engineering Computers: Software
Ich hoffe, einige "kreative Denker" ansprechen zu können:

Es geht um ein Softwaretool für Verhandlungstechniken

Eine Folie trägt den Titel: Die ABC (Name der Software)-Hand als "Merk"-würdig-Macher
Darunter sind verschiedene Abbildungen von Handzeichen mit Text daneben, wie z. B.
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Discussion

Christine Lam (asker) Jan 15, 2007:
wow, so many options to choose from. Thank you!
I don´t believe that they are pop-ups, but rather pictures of different gestures next to the text
Christine Lam (asker) Jan 12, 2007:
good reference to the hand, doctor_suz, but based on the text next to the hands "merk" also refers to something along the lines of "noticeable". It would be nice if we could integrate that as well...

Proposed translations

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attention grabber

Hands 'grab'

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Note added at 22 mins (2007-01-12 19:55:34 GMT)
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http://forums.atozteacherstuff.com/showthread.php?t=9955
http://tinyurl.com/wwfkh
Peer comment(s):

agree doctor_suz : that sounds really good
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agree Paul Cohen :
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agree Nicole Schnell
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "it looks like this option fits my context best after all."
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"handy" marker

off the top of my head
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German term (edited): "Merk"-würdig-Macher

trait wizard

this is simply a suggestions - I'm thinking the "macher" is some kind of tool - so a "wizard" might do well here. And trait in terms of character traits....

I was trying to work something in with re-"mark"-able, but didn't get far without a suitable noun.

Not sure about the "noticeable" ...

Just some ideas...
Peer comment(s):

neutral Francis Lee (X) : As a native-speaker, I'd have no idea what this is supposed to mean.
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German term (edited): Hand-"Merk"-würdig-Macher

Hand to "flag" as noteworthy

A literal translation would be: 'note'-worthy-maker", and Andrew's "attention grabber" is certainly a synonym.

My answer reflects a related meaning of "Merker" (= "flag" in software engineering). Just an off-the-wall alternative idea!
Peer comment(s):

agree Textklick : Off the wall? I think not. How about the pop(-)up hand flag? Added: Context makes me wonder whether it shows as a mouseover popup. http://forum.mamboserver.com/archive/index.php/t-53679.html. Christine?
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Is it really a "pop-up" in the computer SW sense? Or is it just a symbol inserted in the text (by user or program)?
agree Ralf Hellmold (X) : "note"-worthy definitely fits the original meaning ;)
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focus spotter

spotlight, finder, view finder, pointer, picker
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Pop-up

Surely that's what is meant?

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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-01-13 00:45:24 GMT)
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This URL is abit more geeky, but...
http://supportline.microfocus.com/Documentation/books/nx30bo...

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Note added at 14 hrs (2007-01-13 10:31:26 GMT)
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http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop-up
Peer comment(s):

neutral Lancashireman : But *surely* that would be 'das Popup'? (Results 1 - 10 of about 125,000 for "das Popup")
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1 day 1 hr

highlighter

An option
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"Memo"-rable maker

Might be closer to the original wordplay...
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