Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Hebrew term or phrase:
In a LIST in a ltr. of recommendation
English translation:
Spirit of Community Altruism
Added to glossary by
Gad Kohenov
Jul 22, 2008 20:03
15 yrs ago
Hebrew term
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In a LIST in a ltr. of recommendation
Hebrew to English
Bus/Financial
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התנדבות
This individual showed, over the years - - - integrity, devotion, non-potentiality (my translation and interpretation).
How would you translate התנדבות -of the Israeli kind - in this context, where "voluntarism" sounds awkward and grammatically inappropriate?
How would you translate התנדבות -of the Israeli kind - in this context, where "voluntarism" sounds awkward and grammatically inappropriate?
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Aug 5, 2008 04:06: Gad Kohenov Created KOG entry
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Gad Kohenov
Israel
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Israel
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Native in: French , Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
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Spirit of Community Altruism
Blood donation. Britain's blood service is committed to spirit of ...
Britain's blood service is committed to spirit of altruism among donors.
E. A. Robinson ... See the article "Blood donation--altruism or profit? ...
www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2351805 - Similar pages
One Hundred Good Women - The Spirit of Community Altruism
One Hundred Good Women is a non-political and not-for-profit community of women
and men embodying the spirit of altruism. We believe service creates strong ...
www.100goodwomen.org/ - 25k - Similar pages
Britain's blood service is committed to spirit of altruism among donors.
E. A. Robinson ... See the article "Blood donation--altruism or profit? ...
www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2351805 - Similar pages
One Hundred Good Women - The Spirit of Community Altruism
One Hundred Good Women is a non-political and not-for-profit community of women
and men embodying the spirit of altruism. We believe service creates strong ...
www.100goodwomen.org/ - 25k - Similar pages
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you"
8 mins
Michal Circolone
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going beyond the call of duty
or:
volunteering, providing community service, going the extra mile.
Lot's more variants, it really depends your context.
What do you mean hitnadvoot in the Israeli sense?
volunteering, providing community service, going the extra mile.
Lot's more variants, it really depends your context.
What do you mean hitnadvoot in the Israeli sense?
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Michal. |
11 mins
Hebrew term (edited):
התנדבות
volunteerism
Not much more natural-sounding to me, but it is pretty popular in related websites.
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Note added at 14 mins (2008-07-22 20:17:15 GMT)
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Note that "volutarism" seems to mean "relying on voluntary work", not "willing to volunteer".
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Note added at 14 mins (2008-07-22 20:17:48 GMT)
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Forgot this in my previous note: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=voluntarism
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Note added at 14 mins (2008-07-22 20:17:15 GMT)
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Note that "volutarism" seems to mean "relying on voluntary work", not "willing to volunteer".
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Note added at 14 mins (2008-07-22 20:17:48 GMT)
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Forgot this in my previous note: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=voluntarism
Note from asker:
| Thank you Erez. that was the choice I rejected from the top. |
9 hrs
Doron Greenspan MITI
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Israel
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English
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Israel
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[Why not construct the sentence differently]
These are just some of the endless varieties you can employ:
This individual showed, over the years, integrity, devotion, and...
...never tired in his volunteering efforts within the community.
...demonstrated a continuous wish to help/volunteer within the community.
...volunteered again and again within the community.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-07-23 06:15:06 GMT)
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Of course, you should tie in the first 3 qualities with an "and".
This individual showed, over the years, integrity, devotion, and...
...never tired in his volunteering efforts within the community.
...demonstrated a continuous wish to help/volunteer within the community.
...volunteered again and again within the community.
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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-07-23 06:15:06 GMT)
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Of course, you should tie in the first 3 qualities with an "and".
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7 hrs
public spiritedness
the willingness to do things for others without reward
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Note added at 12 days (2008-08-04 07:03:08 GMT)
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A couple of years ago, I met a British dentist who had come to Israel on some scheme to volunteer his services. I remarked (the first expression that came to mind) that it was very public spirited of him...
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Note added at 12 days (2008-08-04 07:03:08 GMT)
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A couple of years ago, I met a British dentist who had come to Israel on some scheme to volunteer his services. I remarked (the first expression that came to mind) that it was very public spirited of him...
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Jon Fedler
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