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Vielfalt statt Einfalt

English translation: Variety is the spice of life (in this context)

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German term or phrase:Vielfalt statt Einfalt
English translation:Variety is the spice of life (in this context)
Entered by: Dr. Fred Thomson

11:00 Nov 30, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel / Werbeslogan
German term or phrase: Vielfalt statt Einfalt
Aus einem Hotelfolder

Vielfalt statt Einfalt!
Im Restaurant ABC werden die Gästen mit Spezialitäten der steirischen und internationalen Küche verwöhnt.

Das war's; mehr Kontext gibt's nicht. Danach geht's um Wäscheservice usw.
silvia glatzhofer
Local time: 11:19
Escape the potato soup; try our variety or Our variety replaces their potato soup
Explanation:
Variety is the spice of life! Try it, you'll like it!

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-11-30 15:44:07 GMT)
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Variety versus monotony

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-11-30 15:45:52 GMT)
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VARIETY REPLACES MONOTONY
Selected response from:

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 03:19
Grading comment
Special thanks to jerrie and sorry for giving te points to Dr. Fred, but he was the first to come with what I finally used, namely Variety is the spice of life. Thank you all
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3bountiful / bland
jerrie
3 +2exciting choices, not your usual menu
Susan Zimmer
4Diversity instead of simplicity
Erik Brinkhof
3Escape the potato soup; try our variety or Our variety replaces their potato soup
Dr. Fred Thomson
3variety, not monotony
Donald Scott Alexander
2custom made not off-the-menu
hazmatgerman (X)


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Diversity instead of simplicity


Explanation:
This is a slogan used to promote diversity. See the link below.


    Reference: http://www.vielfalt-statt-einfalt.ch/
Erik Brinkhof
Vietnam
Local time: 16:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cetacea: Problem is: "simplicity" is something good, while "Einfalt" is definitely not. And I doubt that an initiative promoting cultural diversity (which didn't have this phrase copyrighted, by the way) may serve as a reference for a menu...
25 mins
  -> Hi Cetacea, It's a reference for a restaurant, I believe. But I agree that "simplicity" isn't perfect, yet it sounds...
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
bountiful / bland


Explanation:
lavish / limited
versatile, varied, vivid / vapid
extraordinary / ordinary
plentiful / plain

x not / rather than / instead of y

A few that sprang to mind

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Note added at 23 mins (2007-11-30 11:23:55 GMT)
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sumptious / simple
diverse / dull, dreary
myriad / mundane

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 31

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cetacea: I'd have a hard time choosing... :-)
29 mins
  -> I'm always the same when it comes to food ;-)))
agree  writeaway: back in Schwung I see! great selection Jerrie :-)
1 hr
  -> Not too sure about the Schwung but tempted to dip my toe in the water from time to time (watch out for piranhas!)
agree  Paul Cohen: Wow: Qual der Wahl! The wordsmith strikes again :-)
7 hrs
  -> You're too kind ;-)))
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
exciting choices, not your usual menu


Explanation:
or
Variety instead of the same old same old

But I wonder if it wouldn't be better in English to just forget about the Einfalt altogether and just say

Exciting menu variety / choices / colo(u)rful menu options...


Susan Zimmer
United States
Local time: 05:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cetacea: I'd forget about the Einfalt bit, too. Maybe rather go for the local/international aspect.
11 mins
agree  Elisabeth Moser: I like this one
19 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
custom made not off-the-menu


Explanation:
Nicht sehr schön, fürs Essen aber mit Hintergedanke und Anspielung an off-the-shelf uniformity.

hazmatgerman (X)
Local time: 11:19
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Escape the potato soup; try our variety or Our variety replaces their potato soup


Explanation:
Variety is the spice of life! Try it, you'll like it!

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-11-30 15:44:07 GMT)
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Variety versus monotony

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-11-30 15:45:52 GMT)
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VARIETY REPLACES MONOTONY

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 03:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 26
Grading comment
Special thanks to jerrie and sorry for giving te points to Dr. Fred, but he was the first to come with what I finally used, namely Variety is the spice of life. Thank you all

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Andras Malatinszky: Actually, I quite like potato soup, thank you very much!
41 mins
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
variety, not monotony


Explanation:
monotony:

(1) The term "monotony" is etymologically similar to "Einfalt" ("mono" = "ein").

(2) One of the negative connotations of monotony is "boredom" -- so this hotel restaurant's menu is not boring!

(3) I think it would be bad to use the word "simplicity" for "Einfalt" -- because "simplicity" can often be a good thing, while "monotony" is definitely bad.

variety:

(1) In English there is the popular saying "variety is the spice of life" -- which also has to do with food!
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="variety is the spice o...

not:

(1) You could use "instead of" instead of "not" -- but for a short slogan, "not" probably sounds better (ie, it creates better 'prosody' or rhythm).

Hope this helps! :-)

Donald Scott Alexander
Local time: 10:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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