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Süden

English translation: southern flair / style

03:26 Oct 20, 2001
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
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German term or phrase: Süden
"O sole mio" bringt Sonne, Süden und Lebenfreude in Ihren Alltag.

What could 'Süden'mean here?
Vinay
English translation:southern flair / style
Explanation:
Just a bit of a twist on it ... not sure we'd talk about bringing 'the south' into your everyday life.

As Sven says, it's probably the Mediterranean ... if you can be sure of this, it might be worth opting for 'Mediterranean flair'.

HTH

Mary

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Mary Worby
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:19
Grading comment
Perfecto!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5southern flair / style
Mary Worby
5 +1(the) south
Sven Petersson
5The South
Alan Johnson
5South Italian flair
Gilda Manara
3the spirit of southern climes or southerly visions
Dr. Fred Thomson


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(the) south


Explanation:
South of where the reader is. In your case probably the Mediterranean is intended.


    My geriatric brain.
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 02:19
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1641

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Abu Amaal (X): strike "probably"
11 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
The South


Explanation:
none needed

Alan Johnson
Germany
Local time: 02:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 3391
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
southern flair / style


Explanation:
Just a bit of a twist on it ... not sure we'd talk about bringing 'the south' into your everyday life.

As Sven says, it's probably the Mediterranean ... if you can be sure of this, it might be worth opting for 'Mediterranean flair'.

HTH

Mary



Mary Worby
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 2770
Grading comment
Perfecto!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  pschmitt
36 mins
agree  JózsefÁrpád Bende
51 mins
agree  Barbara Schulten, MSc (OXON), DPSI
2 hrs
agree  Ulrike Lieder (X)
4 hrs
agree  Gamze Ozfirat
6 hrs
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
South Italian flair


Explanation:
as a native italian I would like just to point out that O sole mio is a typical neapolitan song - also the words are in neapolitan dialect, so while for non-italian people it can refer to the South in general (mediterranean countries) as my colleagues have rightly said, for an Italian it would mean specifically Southern Italy - in Mailand there is as little sun as in Stuttgart or London!


    native italian
Gilda Manara
Italy
Local time: 02:19
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 10
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the spirit of southern climes or southerly visions


Explanation:
The word of course means "South," but here it is meant to invoke visions of the South.

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 18:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 5861
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