Obviously, a literal translation won't work at all here. I'm playing with ideas such as "Time up, lice!"/"You’re time is up, lice!"/"Lights out for lice!", but I'm not sure they quite hit the mark.
Explanation: Bugs is fine to use in this context I would say. Everyone refers to them as such. A very popular UK product for fighting head lice is the "Bug Buster". And please don't ask how I know :-(((
Thanks! It had to be a solution with 'bust' to go with the LouseBuster, really (as British Diana mentioned), although I liked "Parasite lost" a lot too! Many thanks for the lively discussion :-) 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
Bear in mind that the product is being marketed at
15:24 Nov 4
parents and anything that suggests their little ones' brains are going to be fried, boiled or scrambled as part of the delousing treatment is not going to be popular.
@Diana and David: I do not think that the pun "Parasite Lost" is reserved for a minority of highbrows. In fact, one does not have to follow the allusion in order to get the message which, in my view, is pretty straightforward.
Yes, I am able to read it in the e-mail notification, although I can't see it here either. You're quite right though, "gone in a thrice" would work even for a single application as the "thrice" has more to do with the (very short) duration than the number of applications.
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@ asker
I see.
I used the word "ice" in the modern usage i.e. to kill, destroy......
that is why I stated "vernacular in this explanation :-)
Well what about
"beat them with heat"
John Dale D.D. Austria Local time: 00:42 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 7
Notes to answerer
Asker: I think that gives the wrong impression really, considering this device works by killing them with hot air.
Asker: Hmmm, perhaps "Nuke the lice!" would work better for treatment using hot air? Or "Talking politics to lice"? ;-)
Explanation: The other suggestions are brill, but who would understand the pun involved in paralice or parasite lost except a small, educated minority - or a bunch of translators?
Ice is a bit too cold and sizzle too culinary for comfort.
In everyday language I think people refer to any sort of nasty insects as "bugs" .
Before someone says lice aren't insects, I am only being as inexact as the general population would be !
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Sorry, already an afterthought:
lice ain't nice, bust 'em out!
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Yes, David, I now think you should keep the word "bust" in whatever you use.
British Diana Germany Local time: 00:42 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 4
Explanation: Bugs is fine to use in this context I would say. Everyone refers to them as such. A very popular UK product for fighting head lice is the "Bug Buster". And please don't ask how I know :-(((
Kerstin Buessenschuett United Kingdom Local time: 23:42 Works in field Native speaker of: German PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks! It had to be a solution with 'bust' to go with the LouseBuster, really (as British Diana mentioned), although I liked "Parasite lost" a lot too! Many thanks for the lively discussion :-)
4 hrs confidence:
Hit the road, lice!
Explanation: Doesn't rhyme, but it retains the original meaning and it's colloquially catchy...
lirka Specializes in field Native speaker of: English, Slovenian PRO pts in category: 8
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