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Vernünftiger geht's nicht!

English translation: What could be more sensible/reasonable?

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German term or phrase:	Vernünftiger geht's nicht!
English translation:	What could be more sensible/reasonable?
Entered by:	Colin Rowe

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13:53 Oct 28, 2009

German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / primary school English

German term or phrase: Vernünftiger geht's nicht!

Die Kinder haben noch Ausdrucksdefizite im Englischen, können es aber sehr wohl in ihrer Muttersprache ausdrücken - und die Lehrkraft überträgt das Gesagte ins Englische. **Vernünftiger geht's nicht*.

...Is there maybe an established phrase for that in English?

Steffili KudoZ activity Questions: 27 (4 open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 10 Germany
Local time: 05:27

What could be more sensible/reasonable?

Explanation:
or similar

Selected response from:

Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 05:27

Grading comment

Thank's to everyone for the respone and help! This option is quite perfect in the context of the text.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +8

What could be more sensible/reasonable?

Colin Rowe

4 +3

It doesn't get any more sensible than that

Courtney Sliwinski

That's the best solution (!).

British Diana

As intelligent/reasonable/level-minded as it gets

lirka

2 -1

Does that make sense?

John Owen

Summary of reference entries provided
Besser geht's nicht	Kphred

Answers

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

What could be more sensible/reasonable?

Explanation:
or similar

Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 05:27
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24

Grading comment

Thank's to everyone for the respone and help! This option is quite perfect in the context of the text.

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

agree

David Williams: Or "What could be more logical?"

2 mins

-> Thanks, David! Yes, "logical" would work equally well here.

agree

Helen Shiner: Or just something plain like: 'A sensible way of working'. Your solution is fine, of course, and sounds natural. Just wondering whether there is any need for a question here.

6 mins

-> Thanks, Helen! The question form just seemed to me to work well in this particular context.

agree

Victorita Ionela Toderita

20 mins

-> Thanks!

agree

gangels

1 hr

-> Thanks!

agree

sylvie "grumpy translator" malich: my vote goes to "logical"

2 hrs

-> Thanks!

agree

Goldcoaster

4 hrs

-> Thanks!

agree

Nicole Backhaus: logical I vote for

8 hrs

-> Danke!

agree

Isabel Severing: but it's not about being logical, it's about being the best/'cleverest' solution - sensible

11 hrs

-> Thanks!

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

Does that make sense?

Explanation:
I would turn it into a question in English - I don't quite understand the exclamation mark. A question would prompt the children to think again.

John Owen
Germany
Local time: 05:27
Native speaker of:

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: It's rather about a situation that can't be solved in a better way than the given.

21 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

It doesn't get any more sensible than that

Explanation:
Another option.

Courtney Sliwinski
Germany
Local time: 05:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

26 mins confidence:

That's the best solution (!).

Explanation:
solution bec. we are referring to a problem the children have (Ausdrucksdefizite).
BTW, I am beginning to recognise the source - is it by any chance about introducing English in Class 3 in Bavarian primary schools?

British Diana
Germany
Local time: 05:27
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

Asker: Hi diana! Thank's for your reply! You are almost right :) That's a book about introducing English at primary schools (Class 1-4) independent of a federal state by Gisela Schmid-Schönbein.

2 hrs confidence:

As intelligent/reasonable/level-minded as it gets

Explanation:
I'd use the phrase "As.... as it gets!" You may choose the most suitable word for vernuenftig. Intelligent/reasonable/common sense...etc.

lirka
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Slovenian
PRO pts in category: 57

Reference comments

5 mins peer agreement (net): +1

Reference: Besser geht's nicht

Reference information:
This was the German title of "As Good as it Gets". I am guessing that is what you were thinking of...

Kphred
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 11