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English translation: mishmash

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German term or phrase:	Einheitsbrei
English translation:	mishmash
Entered by:	Steve Yates

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15:42 Jan 20, 2006

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Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations

German term or phrase: Einheitsbrei

Taken from a set of instructions about preparing for a trade fair. This part relates to the choice of a stand's colour scheme:

Es muß nicht immer „Einheitsbrei“ oder eine „Hausfarbenorgie“ sein.

I look forward to some colourful suggestions!

Steve Yates KudoZ activity Questions: 42 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 200
Local time: 13:05

hint of dishwater

Explanation:
Don't Dulux have that in their range?
- standard mishmash

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- the same old "all for one and one for all"

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Note added at 55 mins (2006-01-20 16:37:43 GMT)
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- characterless compromise

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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-01-20 19:59:28 GMT)
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- there are other options other than the sublime and ridiculous

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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-01-20 20:59:23 GMT)
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- standard/ultra- dull

Selected response from:

xxxFrancis Lee
Local time: 14:05

Grading comment

Glad to see such a big reaction to this one. As soon as I saw 'mishmash', I knew that was what I was looking for. Thanks to everybody.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +2

bland uniformity

Lori Dendy-Molz

3 +1

stand out from the pack! / be different!

Cilian O'Tuama

standard brew

David Hollywood

why not break with tradition and brighten it up?

Stephen Sadie

2 +1

same old colour combinations

Nesrin

same old story

Leanne Evans

the same (boring) pap

aykon

mish-mash

Jonathan MacKerron

1 +1

hint of dishwater

xxxFrancis Lee

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

10 mins confidence:

einheitsbrei the same (boring) pap

Explanation:
or the usual pap

an option...

aykon
Local time: 13:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

10 mins confidence:

einheitsbrei standard brew

Explanation:
process of globalisation, after all, that was creating a McDonalds-Drogen-Sklaven-
Einheitsbrei-Unkultur (McDonalds-drugs-slaves-standard brew–nonculture) in ...
heathenfront.org/ehf/art8.html - 5k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages

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not much "colour" in there but makes me think of Cream's "Strange Brew" and that surely was colourful :)

David Hollywood
Local time: 09:05
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

25 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

stand out from the pack! / be different!

Explanation:
no reference to colours, but is that necessary?

Cilian O'Tuama
Local time: 14:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 100

48 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

bland uniformity

Explanation:
It doesn't have to be a choice between bland uniformity or a garish orgy of corporate colo(u)rs.

Lori Dendy-Molz
Germany
Local time: 14:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36

1 hr confidence:

same old story

Explanation:
other ideas:
You don't always have to play the same old songs / tunes.
...put up with the same old story.
phlegmatic (suggesting a sluggish temperament or unemotional).

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...play the same old boring game

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a boring and repetitive task, which you could carry out blindfolded / with your eyes shut

Leanne Evans
Local time: 14:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

same old colour combinations

Explanation:
Not exactly idiomatic, but it might work!

Nesrin
Local time: 13:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 16

3 hrs confidence:

why not break with tradition and brighten it up?

Explanation:
another interpretation with the same no. of words as the original!

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 14:05
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 116

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

einheitsbrei

hint of dishwater

xxxFrancis Lee
Local time: 14:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 75

Grading comment

Glad to see such a big reaction to this one. As soon as I saw 'mishmash', I knew that was what I was looking for. Thanks to everybody.

5 hrs confidence:

mish-mash

Explanation:
Muret-Sanders

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Duden "Einheitsbrei, der (abwertend): unattraktives Einerlei ohne charakteristische, hervorstechende Elemente: viel Funk, Rap und ein bisschen Reggae. Das alles wird zu einem E. eingekocht (MM 2.12. 83, 58); Im E. der Angestelltenkultur hatte ihn Gabrielle mit dem Abglanz der Belle Epoque verzaubert (Schwanitz, Campus 11)."

Jonathan MacKerron
Local time: 14:05
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 54

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Changes made by editors

Jan 20, 2006 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Term asked	einheitsbrei => Einheitsbrei

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