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German translation: die auf jeden Fall zum mitsummen einladen

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English term or phrase:	nothing if not hummable
German translation:	die auf jeden Fall zum mitsummen einladen
Entered by:	Heidi Zapf

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07:28 Jan 13, 2005

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English term or phrase: nothing if not hummable

Kontext: Theaterkritik zu "Scrooge"-Musical

It's the American premiere of a property well-loved in England, for reasons that have something to do with a popular audience's apparently inexhaustable ardor for "A Christmas Carol", and something to do, I suppose, with the songs which are **nothing if not hummable**.

Bedeutet das, dass die Lieder nicht viel taugen, außer dass man sie gut (nach-)summen kann?

Danke für Eure Hilfe vorab!

Heidi Zapf KudoZ activity Questions: 51 (none open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 22
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die auf jeden Fall zum mitsummen einladen

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xxxFrancis Lee
Local time: 14:00

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Vielen Dank an alle!
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Summary of answers provided

4 +4

(unleugbar) eingängige Songs

ntext

sind äußerst eingängig

Ivo Lang

2 +1

die auf jeden Fall zum mitsummen einladen

xxxFrancis Lee

Discussion entries: 2

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23 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

songs which are nothing if not hummable (unleugbar) eingängige Songs

Explanation:
Lieder, die ins Ohr gehen
melodische Songs
Ohrwürmer

Nein, ich denke nicht, dass damit zwangsläufig gemeint sein muss, dass die Lieder nicht viel taugen. Gemeint ist einfach, dass man den Liedern als Mindestes zugestehen muss, dass sie sich zum Nachsummen eignen.

ntext
United States
Local time: 07:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 54

51 mins confidence:

sind äußerst eingängig

Explanation:
Ganz im Gegenteil: Die englische Konstruktion "nothing if not..." hat als "doppelte Verneinung" im Deutschen den Sinn der "positiven Betonung des Ausdrucksinhalts", also "äußerst eingängig", "äußerst singbar" etc.

Ivo Lang
Local time: 13:00
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 18

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

die auf jeden Fall zum mitsummen einladen

Explanation:

xxxFrancis Lee
Local time: 14:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 48

Grading comment

Vielen Dank an alle!

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