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a minor household phrase

German translation: ... ist in den allgemeinen Sprachgebrauch eingegangen


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16:24 Nov 10, 2011
English to German translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
English term or phrase: a minor household phrase
...became a minor household phrase in the West

wurde im Westen zu einem unbedeutenden Allgemeinbegriff?
Andrea Heubach
Germany
Local time: 03:20
German translation:... ist in den allgemeinen Sprachgebrauch eingegangen
Explanation:
Üblicher ist eigentlich: "... became a household term"

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-11-10 17:29:48 GMT)
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P.S. Entschuldigung - habe das "minor" doch glatt unterschlagen. Dann also: "... schon fast in den a.S. eingegangen"
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Jutta Scherer
Germany
Local time: 03:20
Grading comment
Dankeschön!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2... ist in den allgemeinen Sprachgebrauch eingegangen
Jutta Scherer
3 +1beinah alltäglichHorst Huber
3(wurde zu) eine(r) recht geläufige(n) Redewendung/Ausdrucksweise
mrmp
3ein relativ bekannter Ausdruck/SatzA. U.


  

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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ein relativ bekannter Ausdruck/Satz


Explanation:
Das "minor" soll das "household" etwas 'reduzieren', also statt "allgemein bekannt" wirds dann "relativ bekannt". "Phrase" kann ja "Ausdruck", "Formulierung", "Redewendung", "Satz", etc. heißen, dass weißt du besser durch den Kontext.

Example sentence(s):
  • ... the ‘Arab street’ has become a minor household word in the West, bandied about in the media as both a subject of profound anxiety and an object of withering condescension.
  • Chakha Khan, the lead singer, became a legend and a minor household word.
A. U.
Local time: 03:20
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
beinah alltäglich


Explanation:
Als Denkanstoß.

Horst Huber
Local time: 21:20
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 1

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mrmp: kurz und bündig ausgedrückt, ok, oder auch beinahe alltäglich oder fast alltäglich
10 hrs
  -> Danke bestens!
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
... ist in den allgemeinen Sprachgebrauch eingegangen


Explanation:
Üblicher ist eigentlich: "... became a household term"

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-11-10 17:29:48 GMT)
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P.S. Entschuldigung - habe das "minor" doch glatt unterschlagen. Dann also: "... schon fast in den a.S. eingegangen"

Jutta Scherer
Germany
Local time: 03:20
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Dankeschön!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans
2 hrs
  -> Danke Dir, Ingeborg!
agree  British Diana: ja, "minor" schwächt das "household word" u.U. auf null ab!It's what I would call damning phrase.
14 hrs
  -> Danke, Diana! Und Gruß nach Mainfranggn :-)
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(wurde zu) eine(r) recht geläufige(n) Redewendung/Ausdrucksweise


Explanation:
Da gibts sicher noch viele Varianten, Redewendung ist natürlich abhängig von dem weiteren Kontext.

mrmp
Local time: 03:20
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