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Durchdringen

English translation: learn about, discover, explore, absorb

16:13 Feb 14, 2022
German to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
German term or phrase: Durchdringen
Hi all,

Just looking for suggestions for "durchdringen" in the context below:

"Teilnehmende lernen bestehende, erfolgreiche Anwendungsfälle kennen, durchdringen deren Konzepte sowie Geschäftsmodelle, auf Basis derer sie eigene Lösungsansätze für ihre Organisation entwickeln."

It's text about blockchains, NFTs etc. Any help appreciated.

Thanks,

Gavin
Gavin O'Leary
Ireland
Local time: 10:33
English translation:learn about, discover, explore, absorb
Explanation:
I think they may be trying to avoid repeating "lernen". Maybe "explore the underlying concepts".
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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3master / grasp
Juchi Pratt
4 +2learn about, discover, explore, absorb
philgoddard
4probe
Michael Martin, MA
4go into in depth
David Hollywood
3penetrate/fathom
Ramey Rieger (X)
2thoroughly/profoundly comprehend
uyuni


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
learn about, discover, explore, absorb


Explanation:
I think they may be trying to avoid repeating "lernen". Maybe "explore the underlying concepts".

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 51
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rama Bhave
26 mins
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: "thoroughly explore"?
10 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
penetrate/fathom


Explanation:
Participants/You (will) penetrate/fathom the concepts and business models of tried and true use cases, thus learning to develop individual solutions for their/your own organization. n."

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 11:33
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 109
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
probe


Explanation:
Example:
“However, we have sought to highlight the economic discourses in order to probe those concepts more deeply.” From “The Future of Journalism” by Bob Franklin

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 05:33
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 178
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
master / grasp


Explanation:
"Konzepte durchdringen" suggests the concepts behind the applications are not necessarily clear or easy to understand - and therefore need to be "cracked". To strike the right tone while preserving the implication that the concepts aren't necessarily easy ones, I would use "master" or "grasp":

(borrowing Ramey Rieger's phrasing) "Participants will learn about tried-and-true use cases, grasp the concepts and business models behind them and..."

Juchi Pratt
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  TonyTK: Like "grasp", not too keen on "master". I reckon simply "understand" or "acquire an in-depth understanding of" would also do the job, depending on how "deep" you want to go.
3 hrs
agree  writeaway: Also agree with TonyTK
20 hrs
agree  techinfocus
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
go into in depth


Explanation:
I would suggest

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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-02-14 18:40:48 GMT)
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researching and analysing implicit

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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-02-14 18:44:31 GMT)
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"get their head around" as an alternative that I absolutely abhor but sadly has become accepted as cute

David Hollywood
Local time: 06:33
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 116
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
thoroughly/profoundly comprehend


Explanation:
That's my understanding...

uyuni
Local time: 11:33
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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