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to be a WINNER or a WIENER

German translation: schick oder dick

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English term or phrase:to be a WINNER or a WIENER
German translation:schick oder dick
Entered by: Susanne Rindlisbacher

18:16 Apr 8, 2005
English to German translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Medical: Health Care
English term or phrase: to be a WINNER or a WIENER
This part of a sentence is taken from a text that deals with "golden rules" of effective weight loss.

Now, here's the context:
"What you must realize is that if you set your mind to it and do what you need to do, there is NO WAY you will fail in your goal of losing weight. Like many other important and valuable things in life, you need to decide whether to be a WINNER or a WIENER."

The idea is clear, but how to translate it into German? Creative suggestions welcome!
Michael Kucharski
Local time: 04:03
schick oder dick
Explanation:
Nicht gerade originell aber mit Reim ...
Selected response from:

Susanne Rindlisbacher
Portugal
Local time: 03:03
Grading comment
Thanks for your creative suggestion!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3durchstarten oder durchhängen
NGK
3 +4schick oder dick
Susanne Rindlisbacher
4 +2wer gewinnt - der Speck oder Sie
Renate FitzRoy
4 +1Gewinner oder Verlierer
Gabriele Eiber (Kaessler)
4Gewinner oder Weiner
M TRANSLATIO (X)
4Champion oder Champignon
germansarah
3Ziel eisern verfolgen oder kurz davor schlapp machen
@caduceus (X)
3gewinnen oder wimmern
Elimar Orlopp


Discussion entries: 5





  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
to be a winner or a wiener
durchstarten oder durchhängen


Explanation:
sich reinhängen oder durchhängen
kämpfen oder klein beigeben
Sieger oder Versager sein

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Note added at 19 mins (2005-04-08 18:35:29 GMT)
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siegen oder versagen

NGK
United States
Local time: 21:03
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Schubert
1 hr
agree  Kathi Stock
3 hrs
agree  Sarah Swift: durchstarten oder durchhaengen
15 hrs
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to be a winner or a wiener
Ziel eisern verfolgen oder kurz davor schlapp machen


Explanation:
Genauso wie in anderen, wichtigen und wertvollen, Aspekten des Lebens, müssen Sie für sich entscheiden, ob Sie Ihr Ziel eisern verfolgen oder kurz davor schlapp machen.

@caduceus (X)
United States
Local time: 20:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 56
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to be a winner or a wiener
gewinnen oder wimmern


Explanation:
If it is right that wiener is kind of the same thing as a whiner than I would suggest,
"... musst du dich für eins von beiden entscheiden, willst du gewinnen oder wimmern?"
Als eine erste Annäherung ...

Elimar Orlopp
Germany
Local time: 04:03
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
to be a winner or a wiener
schick oder dick


Explanation:
Nicht gerade originell aber mit Reim ...

Susanne Rindlisbacher
Portugal
Local time: 03:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks for your creative suggestion!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sarah Swift
14 hrs
  -> Thanks, Sarah
agree  Nancy Arrowsmith
15 hrs
  -> Thanks, Nancy
agree  Dipl.-Kfm. Bernhard Aicher MBA
1 day 54 mins
  -> Thanks, Bernhard
agree  nettranslatorde
1 day 10 hrs
  -> Thanks, Kerstin
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to be a winner or a wiener
Gewinner oder Weiner


Explanation:
Amerikaner bezeichnen Leute, die viel jammern oder schwächlich sind auch als "Wiener". Wir würden Heulsuse oder Jammerlappen sagen.

oder wie wäre es mit:

Sieger oder Lieger, weil man sich vor Übergewicht nicht mehr alleine bewegen kann

M TRANSLATIO (X)
Germany
Local time: 04:03
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to be a winner or a wiener
wer gewinnt - der Speck oder Sie


Explanation:
waere mein Vorschlag

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Note added at 3 hrs 47 mins (2005-04-08 22:04:01 GMT)
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Konstruktion: liegt es an Ihnen, wer gewinnt

Renate FitzRoy
Local time: 03:03
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Edith Kelly: finde ich echt gut
9 hrs
agree  nettranslatorde
1 day 7 hrs
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1 day 55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to be a winner or a wiener
Gewinner oder Verlierer


Explanation:
ich würde mich da nicht um ein WIRKLICH entsprechendes Wortspiel bemühen, da es, meiner Meinung nach genauso klingt: bemüht.
Klar ...man könnte auch Gewinner und Würstchen schreiben..aber naja :-)

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Note added at 1 day 55 mins (2005-04-09 19:11:47 GMT)
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PS: ich kenne das Wort \"Wiener\" aus dem britischen Sprachgebrauch: also das wird schon benutzt.

Gabriele Eiber (Kaessler)
Germany
Local time: 04:03
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  nettranslatorde
10 hrs
  -> Danke :-)
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2 days 18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to be a winner or a wiener
Champion oder Champignon


Explanation:
ODER AUCH
Gewinner oder Gewimmer.... gewinnen oder wimmern...
ODER Sieger oder Sinker


germansarah
Local time: 03:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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