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igittibraun

English translation: yucky brown


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13:32 Aug 11, 2011
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
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German term or phrase: igittibraun
"gelb, grün, dunkelrot, blassrosa, taubengrau und igittibraun" - I just don't know what shade igittibraun is meant to be and it doesn't appear in my dictionary. Thanks.
hollyrose
English translation:yucky brown
Explanation:
I think.

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http://www.dict.cc/german-english/Igitt.html
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 17:55
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +9yucky brown
Kim Metzger
3 +4icky brown
Stefani Harper


Discussion entries: 2





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +9
yucky brown


Explanation:
I think.

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Note added at 2 mins (2011-08-11 13:34:44 GMT)
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http://www.dict.cc/german-english/Igitt.html

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 17:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 88
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Coqueiro: http://tinyurl.com/3m656t6 or political less correct as here: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/p/paul simon/the vampires_2010594...
3 mins

agree  Armorel Young: Confirmed by the very useful "Dictionary of German Slang and Colloquial Expressions" (although exactly what shade of brown might thereby be referred to remains unclear :-)
3 mins

agree  mbrodie
22 mins
  -> Or any of the various synonyms such as icky, nasty, etc.

agree  AllegroTrans
27 mins

agree  Alan Johnson
32 mins

agree  Frosty
51 mins

agree  Thayenga: Yes!
2 hrs

agree  Inna Edsall
5 hrs

agree  Jenny Streitparth
6 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
icky brown


Explanation:
igitti braun is a little bit 'cutsie'. I think you'll want to go a little more cutsie than 'yucky'.
Igitti and icky are both terms a female teenager may use.
Therefore my suggestion: icky brown.




    Reference: http://www.getfitwithjessica.com/2/post/2010/1/icky-brown-ba...
Stefani Harper
Local time: 17:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AllegroTrans
20 mins

agree  Armorel Young: Do icky and igitti have the same derivation, I wonder? - they sound as though they are related.
4 hrs

agree  mill
20 hrs

agree  Sim_SRProjects
21 hrs
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