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Gut drauf

English translation: some ideas

18:19 Nov 9, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing
German term or phrase: Gut drauf
From the catalogue of a bedding and mattress manufacturer:

**Gut drauf:
Der Mensch steht im Mittelpunkt - oder besser gesagt: er liegt**.

How can I translate this without loosing the word game?
Olaf Reibedanz
Colombia
Local time: 08:50
English translation:some ideas
Explanation:
(A well slept secret): The individual literally lies at the heart of all our efforts

I'll keep trying ...

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Note added at 2003-11-09 20:19:32 (GMT)
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Always on top: The individual is always top of our agenda – or should that be mattress?
Selected response from:

Nicole Tata
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:50
Grading comment
Thank you all for your contributions! I decided to combine Nicole's and Steffen's suggestions as follows: "Well bedded: The human being is - or rather lies - at the heart of our concerns."
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2some ideas
Nicole Tata
5You're on!
szilard
4 +1Rest assured:
jerrie
4for a great night in bed !
swisstell
4A peak experience: Sitting on top of the world; or rather lying on it.
William Stein
4Well / Comfortably placed
Norbert Hermann
4on the seventh cloud
Helga CF
3well-(em)bedded
Steffen Walter
3¡¡ you are on it ¡¡
th
4 -2A good lay to round out your day
NGK
2to be on the b(ed)all
D D (X)


  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
well-(em)bedded


Explanation:
as a first stab to get the ball rolling (you may be losing out on the word play, though)

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 15:50
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
You're on!


Explanation:
I think it contains more than one meaning, could be a solution.

szilard
Local time: 15:50
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in pair: 36
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
for a great night in bed !


Explanation:
with a chuckle for the double meaning ....

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 15:50
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 3377
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
A good lay to round out your day


Explanation:
A good lay to round out your day: The human is the measure of all things. Especially matresses.

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Note added at 18 mins (2003-11-09 18:38:14 GMT)
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mattresses

NGK
United States
Local time: 08:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 2954

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Hilary Davies Shelby: um....not sure THIS double meaning is QUITE what you intended ;-)
29 mins
  -> sure it is :-)
disagree  Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.: would be a good 'lie', but that's a double also and even invokes a golf ball's lie
5 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
A peak experience: Sitting on top of the world; or rather lying on it.


Explanation:
Es una manera de decir la cosa.

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 07:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1734
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
some ideas


Explanation:
(A well slept secret): The individual literally lies at the heart of all our efforts

I'll keep trying ...

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Note added at 2003-11-09 20:19:32 (GMT)
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Always on top: The individual is always top of our agenda – or should that be mattress?

Nicole Tata
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 1326
Grading comment
Thank you all for your contributions! I decided to combine Nicole's and Steffen's suggestions as follows: "Well bedded: The human being is - or rather lies - at the heart of our concerns."

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hilary Davies Shelby: nice!
23 mins
agree  verbis
3 hrs
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
¡¡ you are on it ¡¡


Explanation:
der Mensch "liegt" und dazu ist "gut drauf"....

Gruesse

TH

th
Local time: 15:50
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
to be on the b(ed)all


Explanation:
just a guess

D D (X)
Local time: 14:50
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Rest assured:


Explanation:
We stand for your ultimate comfort/your best night's sleep/your every need/ - or rather (should that be/ strictly speaking) we lay everything down for you.



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Note added at 2003-11-09 20:36:52 (GMT)
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We\'re on top of it!
Get on top!
Man\'s (Mankind\'s/Your) standing is our main concern - or should that be sleeping...
You stand at the forefront of our vision - you lie before us

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1469

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ellen Zittinger: I like it!
3 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Well / Comfortably placed


Explanation:
Then the rest of the sentence with ... being in the center, etc. ties in just fine.

Norbert Hermann
Local time: 14:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 1977
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
on the seventh cloud


Explanation:
The original idiomatic expressions intends to vehiculate the idea of being comfortable and feeling almost in heaven.

Helga CF
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 12
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