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German translation: Blender

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English term or phrase:	show pony
German translation:	Blender
Entered by:	Alexandra Collins

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08:09 Jun 8, 2009

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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings

English term or phrase: show pony

a person who appears to perform well, but has no real ability

Wer kennt einen deutschen Ausdruck?

Alexandra Collins KudoZ activity Questions: 548 (none open) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 301
Local time: 10:20

Blender

Explanation:
Ein Blender ist ein Mensch, der Außerordentliches verspricht und nichts hält, ein Effekt ohne Ursache, ein Individuum, das innerlich hohl ist, das die Tricks innehat, mit denen man der Welt imponiert.

http://www.dwds.de/?sort=0&res=2&cp=1&corpus=1&qu=Blender&ps...

Selected response from:

Andrea Flaßbeck
Germany
Local time: 10:20

Grading comment

Super! Genau das ist es.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +10

Blender

Andrea Flaßbeck

untalentiertes Zugpferd

Ellen Kraus

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +10

Blender

Andrea Flaßbeck
Germany
Local time: 10:20
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Super! Genau das ist es.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Christina Heger

1 min

-> Danke schön!

agree

Tal Anja Cohen: ja, oder Schaumschläger, Bluffer, Aufschneider, Gernegroß...

57 mins

-> Danke, Anja.

agree

Susanne Schiewe: oder Angeber//stimmt. Blender passt besser.

1 hr

-> Danke, Susanne. Wobei es bei einem Angeber sofort offensichtlich sein dürfte, dass er nichts drauf hat.

agree

Ingeborg Gowans: passt besser hier als Zugpferd

2 hrs

-> Danke schön!

agree

Goldcoaster

2 hrs

-> Danke!

agree

Otmar Lichtenwörther

6 hrs

-> Danke, Otmar.

agree

Annette Scheler

12 hrs

-> Vielen Dank, Annette.

agree

robin25

21 hrs

-> Danke schön.

agree

hazmatgerman: Wobei mir Cohens Schaumschläger wg. der offensichtlicheren Aufgedonnertheit noch besser gefallen hätte.

1 day2 hrs

-> Ähm, trotzdem danke ;-)

agree

Lonnie Legg

2 days11 hrs

-> Danke ;-)

7 mins confidence:

untalentiertes Zugpferd

Explanation:
wäre z.B. eine Möglichkeit

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Note added at 9 Min. (2009-06-08 08:19:27 GMT)
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Er ist das Zugpferd der Show – auch wenn sich über seine Sprüche diskutieren ... Wieso schaffen es trotzdem so viele untalentierte Sänger vor Ihren Tisch? ...
www.super-illu.de/kino-tv/Anja_Lukaseder_562748.html

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Note added at 22 Min. (2009-06-08 08:31:41 GMT)
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eine schöne Larve, aber nichts dahinter.

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Note added at 39 Min. (2009-06-08 08:49:10 GMT)
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aber auch die wörtliche Übersetzung < (unbegabtes) Vorführ-Pony > wäre m.E. hier möglich

Ellen Kraus
Local time: 10:20
Native speaker of:

German

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Jun 8, 2009 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Field (specific)	Linguistics => Idioms / Maxims / Sayings

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