German term
Germany
Translations that don't sound translated
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Swedish to English, English, and 3 more.
Duckmäuser der Kategorie "Ich-habe-es-ja-schon-immer-gesagt"
I’m translating an anti-war play in the tradition of the theater of the absurd. Need a little help with some insults. Sure, I’ve got some ideas, but since I got so much help with the Generalmajor Schießmichtot I thought I’d post some of these … it’s a comical play, a bit dark too …
Thanks in advance
B: Du behauptest, dass diese Scheißhausfliege in ihrem früheren Leben eine Art Beamter war?
A: Ja, ein parteipolitischer Arschkriecher. Na, vielleicht auch einer von diesen Konzernsheriffs – apokalyptischer Globalplayer, oder ein verlogener Klatsch- und Abortredakteur, ein negerkindstreicheldes Vorstandsmitglied der Goldenen Bank, ein erzreaktionärer Mullah, oder ein Generalmajor Schießmichtot, ein Zuhälter aus der Gosse, ein Duckmäuser der Kategorie „Ich-habe-es-ja-schon-immer-gesagt“ ...
Proposed translations
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
Lily-livered "I told you so" types
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Note added at 2003-03-23 10:43:39 (GMT)
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Actually, it\'s singular, so \"A lily-livered \'I told you so\' type\". \"Lily-livered\" has nice alliteration and has a fairly scathing and contemptuous quality to it.
Klaus Dorn (X)
We love languages!
Native in: English , German
Works in: German to English, English to German, Turkish to English, and 3 more.
wimps of the "I've always said so" type
Germany
Quality - Translations
Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: English to German, German to English
yes-men of the "I told you so"-type
Costa Rica
Translations that read like originals
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
one of those" I-told-you-so" draft-dodgers
United Kingdom
Transcreation, Marketing/PR, Literary
Native in: English , German
Works in: English to German, German to English
more ideas ...
A mummy’s boy wagging his finger irritatingly, with the words: I told you so
A big girl’s blouse who always knew this would happen
Some doom-and-gloomster with never anything good to say
hope it helps
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Note added at 2003-03-23 14:23:25 (GMT)
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a few more ...
a ducker and diver with his smart arse comments
… whose only contribution is “Told you so”
… who has an answer for everything
yellow-bellied 'know-it-all'
Grade A chicken of the 'told you so' genus / variety!
wimpy 'I told you so' types
jellyfish characters of the 'I told you so' camp
literary and scientific translations
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Italian to English, English, and 3 more.
a draft-dodging Cassandra
draft-doging eels
an artful dodger of the "I-always-told-you-so" variety
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