Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
guter Geist
English translation:
good soul; good person; all-round good guy
Added to glossary by
Hilary Davies Shelby
Jan 10, 2006 06:04
18 yrs ago
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German term
United States
German and "Geek" to English!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
guter Geist
German to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
idiom
Hello again,
"X war Betreuer, Freund und guter Geist".
I've never heard this before.
"X was a mentor, a friend and a... benevolent spirit? kindred spirit?"
Many thanks for your help!
"X war Betreuer, Freund und guter Geist".
I've never heard this before.
"X was a mentor, a friend and a... benevolent spirit? kindred spirit?"
Many thanks for your help!
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
+5
3 hrs
Claire Cox
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
French & German Technical Translations
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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32
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good soul
i.e. a generally good person
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "all-round good guy? Thanks everyone!!!"
+6
3 mins
Nicole Schnell
United States
United States
Native in German
Specializes in field
United States
Award winning Advertising/Marketing
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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64
good spirit
Suggestion.
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Anne Grimes
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GT-Translations
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Erik Macki
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Textklick
: Kind? http://mirth.manicnirvana.com/art/scraps/kindspirit.html ;-)>>Takes a kind spirit to unite Ba and Wü :) http://www.swr.de/swr1/bw/special/hitparade/index.html
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Thank you, Textklick! I like the link!// :-)))
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Rebecca Garber
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Thank you, rlrgarber!
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verbis
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Thank you, verbis!
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nice fellow
A nice fella, I'd say.
+1
15 mins
Stephen Sadie
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Practical business experience, reliable
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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56
trustwothy helper
along those lines..
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Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in German
&
English
Switzerland
Professional conference interpreter
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Dutch to German, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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39
always availble for advice/help
I'd rephrase that slightly
1 hr
BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Austria
b2b/economics/marketing/market research/
Native in: German
Works in: German to English, French to German, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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40
supportive and motivating
My interpretation
1 hr
supportive background
A "guter Geist" is often someone who works unseen in the background - like the housewife who does the cooking while her husband entertains the guests (sorry, husbands - may be the other way round as well!).
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a great person to have around
1,860 hits for exact phrase "a great person to have around", mostly at the end of a list of positive attributes just like the two in your example.
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