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air head

German translation: Literally: ein verrueckter Hohlkopf sein

06:57 Apr 27, 2001
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: air head
to be a wacky air-head (refers to hairstyle - a bob)
Sabine
German translation:Literally: ein verrueckter Hohlkopf sein
Explanation:
I don't think that the sentence has anything to do with a hairstyle. (Search on Google did not produce any hits). However an airhead is American slang and means a frivolous, silly and ignorant person.

There are several ways you could translate this besides the above which sounds a bit rough:

ein voelliger Dummkopf sein
ein verrueckter Narr sein
oder etwas in der Art.

a bob wird uebersetzt mit Bubikopf which is a hairstyle.

I hope this fits into your context and helps.

Have a good day. Barbara
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Barbara O.
United States
Local time: 07:07
Grading comment
Well, it did refer to a hairstyle (that is why I mentioned it in brackets). I know what an air head is but just wondered if anybody could think of a way of saying it in German with regard to the hairstyle - bob. Thank you for your answer anyway.
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Summary of answers provided
naLiterally: ein verrueckter Hohlkopf sein
Barbara O.
naBubikopf(-Haarschnitt)
Uschi (Ursula) Walke
naeine Luftnummer
claudiar


  

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5 hrs
Literally: ein verrueckter Hohlkopf sein


Explanation:
I don't think that the sentence has anything to do with a hairstyle. (Search on Google did not produce any hits). However an airhead is American slang and means a frivolous, silly and ignorant person.

There are several ways you could translate this besides the above which sounds a bit rough:

ein voelliger Dummkopf sein
ein verrueckter Narr sein
oder etwas in der Art.

a bob wird uebersetzt mit Bubikopf which is a hairstyle.

I hope this fits into your context and helps.

Have a good day. Barbara


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Barbara O.
United States
Local time: 07:07
PRO pts in pair: 4
Grading comment
Well, it did refer to a hairstyle (that is why I mentioned it in brackets). I know what an air head is but just wondered if anybody could think of a way of saying it in German with regard to the hairstyle - bob. Thank you for your answer anyway.

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Sibyl Marquardt
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12 hrs
Bubikopf(-Haarschnitt)


Explanation:
Hi, Sabine,

your question is a bit contradictive :-)

if you want to tell a German coiffeur to cut your hair in a bob, please use the above.
I don't know about the wacky though.
Have fun!

Uschi (Ursula) Walke
Local time: 00:07
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 175

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Sibyl Marquardt
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1 day 2 mins
eine Luftnummer


Explanation:
This is a German colloquial term, referring to a silly, slightly eccentric person with not too much substance or depth.

Definitely not a hairstyle, though.


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claudiar
Local time: 00:07
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 20
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