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I'd like to know which verb to use for "perceive" in this context. Dictionary gives me "empfinden" and "wahrnehmen". Also, how to say "as what". I know "was" is but not sure whether "als was" is correct.

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  • Sorry for any confusion. New edit(s) should clarify question. If not, don't worry. Grantwalzer has answered my questions and if you want to close this post, then go ahead. Thanks for your help and I'll be clearer next time!
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    Nov 12, 2014 at 17:46
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    I retracted my downvote. Question is much better now. Thanks for editing. – I'm not sure if I really perceive what the English sentence implies, but I would go with a much simpler translation: "Als was Briten gesehen werden". Both "wahrnehmen" and "empfinden" doesn't sound right to me (in this context). I might be wrong but it's hard to tell without context.
    – Em1
    Nov 12, 2014 at 19:27

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Literally:

Als was werden wir Briten [von anderen] wahrgenommen?
Als was wird das Vereinigte Königreich wahrgenommen?

The suggested phrase conveys perception on a more emotional level, like "How do other people feel about what we do?":

Als was werden wir Briten empfunden?
Als was wird das Vereinigte Königreich empfunden?

Another possibility is to use "how" instead:

Wie werden wir Briten wahrgenommen/empfunden?

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  • Thanks very much, much appreciated. I'll use the final possibility (Wie werden wir ...).
    – user11020
    Nov 12, 2014 at 17:47
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Ich würde hier einen Anglizismus verwenden:

Wie ist das allgemeine Image von England?

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    Nov 13, 2014 at 6:53

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