Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

angelegt

English translation:

even broader in scope

    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2015-01-09 15:54:09 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Jan 5, 2015 21:12
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German term

angelegt

German to English Art/Literary History
"Maupertuiss Theorie in Vénus physique war noch weit umfassender angelegt."
Proposed translations (English)
3 +7 even broader in scope

Proposed translations

+7
12 mins
German term (edited): noch weit umfassender angelegt
Selected

even broader in scope

Unless you are determined to use an equivalent English past participle.

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Note added at 14 mins (2015-01-05 21:26:18 GMT)
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30,400 results for "more comprehensive in scope"
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Note added at 15 mins (2015-01-05 21:28:00 GMT)
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I'm assuming that you want this to read like fluent English, lirka?
Note from asker:
Your assumption is 100% correct. Thanks for your assistance!
Peer comment(s):

agree Elisabeth Kissel
28 mins
agree Ramey Rieger (X) : far more comprehensive in scope.
1 hr
agree Phoebe Indetzki
2 hrs
agree Horst Huber (X) : Would it be possible to say "more braodly conceived?"
6 hrs
agree Tim Epping
12 hrs
agree Katrin Blank (X)
13 hrs
agree Helen Shiner : also 'more wide-ranging'
19 hrs
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