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Es interessiert mich nicht die Bohne

English translation: I couldn't care less

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13:58 Apr 10, 2011

German to English translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama

German term or phrase: Es interessiert mich nicht die Bohne

Es interessiert mich nicht die Bohne

Kontext: Deutschland sucht den Superstar

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English translation:I couldn't care less

Explanation:
- I couldn't care less
- I don't give a damn

Selected response from:

Lutz Molderings
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:31

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +10

I couldn't care less

Lutz Molderings

5 +1

I don't give a hoot/damn

Ramey Rieger

I just do not care! I don' care at all!

Juliana Mraz

I don't care/give a fig

Lonnie Legg

nothing could interest me less

Jonathan MacKerron

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +10

I couldn't care less

Explanation:
- I couldn't care less
- I don't give a damn

Reference: http://www.dict.cc/?s=nicht+die+bohne

Lutz Molderings
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:31
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

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

agree

Norbert Hohl

38 mins

agree

AndersonT: Not that I'd care! ;)

45 mins

agree

Guido Schenkel

2 hrs

agree

John Hein-Hartmann

3 hrs

agree

franglish

4 hrs

agree

Horst Huber: Dismissive, but somewhat polite; probably what is needed?

4 hrs

neutral

xxxManticore: somehow not idiomatic enough // sorry, I didn't see that British English was specified.

8 hrs

-> maybe not in South Africa, but it certainly is in the UK

agree

Thomas Pfann: Couldn't be more idiomatic. ;-)

16 hrs

agree

Thayenga

21 hrs

agree

Colin Rowe: Idiomatic enough for my British ears!

1 day39 mins

agree

sibsab

1 day4 hrs

neutral

Cilian O'Tuama: Could work, depending on the context, and who says it. Could also mean "it/that doesn't interest me in the slightest".

1 day8 hrs

1 hr confidence:

nothing could interest me less

Explanation:
like I could give a crap/damn
or as googletranslator aptly suggests "...not the bean"....

Jonathan MacKerron
Local time: 00:31
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 23

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

I don't give a hoot/damn

Explanation:
I'm sure these are correct - Lutz' is good and literal - so view them as alternatives.

Doesn't scratch my itch
Tell it to the marines
Who cares?
Big deal
etc.

Ramey Rieger
Local time: 00:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

2 hrs confidence:

I don't care/give a fig

Explanation:
Not to say Lutz is wrong (Ramey otoh is too strong), but to remain in the botanical vein...

The Free Dictionary notes that it's "old-fashioned". But I disagree (with the support, e.g., of the OxrAmDict...)

Example sentence(s):

If you say that you don't care a fig, you mean that something or someone is not important to you at all They can say what they like, I don't give a fig.

Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/give+a+fig

Lonnie Legg
Germany
Local time: 00:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 34

7 hrs confidence:

I just do not care! I don' care at all!

Explanation:
Das heißt, ich bin einfach nicht interessiert. Es tangiert mich peripher, sozusagen.

Juliana Mraz
Germany
Local time: 00:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German

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