Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Hilfe für Menschen im Sinne der Mitmenschlichkeit

English translation:

They help because it is human to help

Added to glossary by Craig Meulen
Jul 26, 2007 12:19
16 yrs ago
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German term

Hilfe für Menschen im Sinne der Mitmenschlichkeit

German to English Marketing International Org/Dev/Coop start-ups
Kontext: Vorwort zu einem Imagefilm für eine humanitäre Organisation

(die Ehrenamtler leisten) Hilfe für Menschen im Sinne der Mitmenschlichkeit


Bitte um Hilfe um zu viel Pathos zu vermeiden!! Danke.

Proposed translations

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Suggestions:

They help people for humanitarian reasons
They help out of love for their fellows
They help because they want to help others
They help because it is human to help
(I hope I haven't missed the point)
Note from asker:
No, you haven't missed the point. Thank you.
Peer comment(s):

agree Jeanette Phillips : Your suggestions all sound good to me
26 mins
agree Ingeborg Gowans (X) : one of them would surely work here
43 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
3 mins

they help others/other people out of compassion

My take
Note from asker:
Thank you
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+4
39 mins

Aid in the spirit of humanitarianism

You could also say "help in the name of..."
Example sentence:

Humanitarian Aid

Peer comment(s):

agree Dr. Fred Thomson : Yes, "provide aid in the spirit of ..."
3 hrs
Thank you
agree Bernhard Sulzer
6 hrs
Thank you
agree Paul Cohen
11 hrs
Thank you
agree MrsHoward
2 days 18 hrs
Thank you. sorry for the lat reply
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