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English translation: an ideal mix


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14:55 Aug 4, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel
German term or phrase: Urlaubscocktail
not in the sense of a drink but rather in the sense of a combination of wonderful things coming together
"romantische Gässchen ... bistros... beach clubs..... mixen einen Urlaubscocktail, den es so auf dieser Welt nur einmal gibt."

I'm dithering as to whether I can use cocktail here in English too. "... come together to create a holiday cocktail".
I don't like it somehow. Grateful for any other ideas.
Lesley Robertson
Austria
Local time: 18:48
English translation:an ideal mix
Explanation:
I live on St. Maarten in the Caribbean and so many tourist resorts promote themselves as the "ideal mix" of holiday activities. The word "mix" brings to mind a lovely cocktail/mixed drink while also being a lively and energetic term ("blend" is less lively, as it is too close to "bland").
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Anja Wulf
Local time: 12:48
Grading comment
Thank you to everyone!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7an ideal mix
Anja Wulf
4 +4(holiday/vacation) cocktailphilgoddard
3 +2potpourri
Frosty
4make for a perfect holiday blend
Sebastian Witte
3vacation kaleidoscopegangels
3unrivalled vacation experience
RegineMac


Discussion entries: 8





  

Answers


43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
potpourri


Explanation:
Paricularly if it's a foreign holiday - amongst the many definitions for this word: a mixture of various objects that are unrelated to each other.

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Note added at 44 mins (2011-08-04 15:40:04 GMT)
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Oops - "Particularly"

Frosty
Local time: 18:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Anja Wulf: The objects in this description ARE related to each other and are intended to complement each other, as in a perfect cocktail :)
9 mins
  -> Having mixed, invented and drunk enough cocktails to just about fill an average oil tanker, I find your use of the word "complement" somewhat indicative of a scant personal knowledge of cocktails!
agree  BrigitteHilgner: That's how I see it, too - people who like romantische Gässchen don't necessarily head for the beach club.
21 mins
  -> Thanks, and quite right Brigitte.
neutral  Helen Shiner: With Anja's reasoning
1 hr
  -> See response to Anja
neutral  Andrew Swift: Disagree with the disagree - especially when the disagreer is posting an alternative answer.
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, and nicely spotted Andrew.
agree  phoeberuth
8 hrs
  -> Thanks Phoebe
agree  Nicola Wood
15 hrs
  -> Thanks Nicola
neutral  gangels: agree with Andrew S., various impressions melding into one
22 hrs
  -> Thanks Gangels
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
make for a perfect holiday blend


Explanation:
This even shows up on Google.

If you don't like the word perfect, try terrific.

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-08-04 15:59:12 GMT)
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or great

Sebastian Witte
Germany
Local time: 18:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
an ideal mix


Explanation:
I live on St. Maarten in the Caribbean and so many tourist resorts promote themselves as the "ideal mix" of holiday activities. The word "mix" brings to mind a lovely cocktail/mixed drink while also being a lively and energetic term ("blend" is less lively, as it is too close to "bland").


    Reference: http://www.stmaartencondos.com/sxminfo.htm
Anja Wulf
Local time: 12:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you to everyone!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gabriella Bertelmann: agree
1 hr
agree  Helen Shiner: sounds natural
1 hr
agree  Trudy Peters
1 hr
agree  AllegroTrans
2 hrs
agree  franglish
3 hrs
agree  mill
21 hrs
agree  gangels: but to get 'blend' and 'bland' "mixed up" is like confusing 'mama and papa'
21 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
(holiday/vacation) cocktail


Explanation:
I think this metaphor works perfectly well in English, so you should respect the author's intentions. You could even take a few liberties as it's a marketing text, and say something like "... provide all the ingredients for a potent and colorful cocktail." You could leave out "holiday/vacation", as it's obvious from the context.

philgoddard
Local time: 11:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ilse Schwender: guess, you are right:)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Horst Huber: How about "cocktail of vacation experiences" ("treats?").
4 hrs
  -> Yes, I like "experiences".
agree  Andrew Swift: Cocktail (DE) = cocktail (EN) QED
6 hrs
agree  Nicola Wood: in spite of my discussion entry, I find it works well with colourful!
14 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
unrivalled vacation experience


Explanation:
Or: a vacation experience like no other

to make sure that "das es auf der Welt nur einmal gibt" comes across in English.

RegineMac
United States
Local time: 09:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
vacation kaleidoscope


Explanation:
....conjures up a vacation kaleidoscope unrivaled anywhere in the world.

gangels
Local time: 10:48
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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