Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Pappenstiel
English translation:
no little thing (sum)
Added to glossary by
Johanna Timm, PhD
Jan 27, 2005 07:32
19 yrs ago
German term
Mexico
Legal, IT, Technical
Native in: Dutch 
, English
Works in: Dutch to English, German to English, English to Dutch, and 3 more.
pappenstil
German to English
Other
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Bei der heutigen Technik ist das schon kein Pappenstil.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | no little thing (sum) |
Robert Schlarb
|
| 4 | chickenfeed |
Textklick
|
| 3 | child's play |
Ute Bartsch
|
Proposed translations
13 mins
Robert Schlarb
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
Bilingual German-Canadian researcher
Native in: English , German
Works in: German to English, English to German, French to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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28
Selected
no little thing (sum)
Usually refers to trivial expense (das kostet keinen Pappenstiel), secondarily may refer to effort (probably here)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "First comes...
Thanks
Frank"
26 mins
German term (edited):
pappenstiel
chickenfeed
Supported by LS and Duden/Ox
2 hrs
Ute Bartsch
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
"Mitspielerin des Monats", März 2010
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German
child's play
Or in your case: ...is not child's play. Term found in PONS.
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