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es geht die Post ab

English translation: it's going to be wild

16:26 Jan 28, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Music
German term or phrase: es geht die Post ab
Und schon beim ersten „Final-Season-Festival“ am 4. April 2009 wird für alle Rock- und Popfans so richtig die Post abgehen, konnten doch mit Thomas D, Sänger der deutschen Hip-Hop-Gruppe „Die Fantastischen Vier“, der finnischen Kult-Gruppe „The Rasmus“ und der Girlband „Everlife“ gleich drei Spitzen-Acts verpflichtet werden.
Martin Wenzel
Germany
Local time: 15:51
English translation:it's going to be wild
Explanation:
it's going to be wild
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Marcos Zattar
Germany
Local time: 15:51
Grading comment
Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3it really rocks
Bernhard Sulzer
4 +1it's going to be wild
Marcos Zattar
3 +1the party season will really kick off for pop and rock fans
tocde
3...things will really be off to a great start/get moving with a bang
Veronika McLaren
3get your money's worth
agnesvukovich
3to knock the socks off
Lonnie Legg
2get down
Jonathan MacKerron


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
es geht die Post ab...
it's going to be wild


Explanation:
it's going to be wild

Marcos Zattar
Germany
Local time: 15:51
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helen Shiner
12 mins
  -> Thanks!
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
es geht die Post ab...
get down


Explanation:
though perhaps a bit dated

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Note added at 2 mins (2009-01-28 16:29:25 GMT)
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there'll be some heavy-duty rocking

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Note added at 3 mins (2009-01-28 16:30:28 GMT)
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music fans can rock till they drop

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 43

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lonnie Legg: ;-)"get down": quaint ;-)
17 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
es geht die Post ab...
...things will really be off to a great start/get moving with a bang


Explanation:
I think "hell breaking loose" as dict. suggests may be a bit strong.

Veronika McLaren
Local time: 09:51
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
es geht die Post ab...
get your money's worth


Explanation:
perhaps, in the sense of "auf seine Kosten kommen"

Example sentence(s):
  • Pop and rock fans will really (definitely) get their money's worth
agnesvukovich
Austria
Local time: 15:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
es geht die Post ab...
the party season will really kick off for pop and rock fans


Explanation:
or kick off to a flying start

tocde
Ireland
Local time: 14:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lonnie Legg: or : "to a ripping/roaring start"
16 hrs
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to knock the socks off


Explanation:
"The FSF is going to knock the socks off pop and rock fans..."
To knock the socks off means to seriously impress s.o.
Though not a synonym for "die Post geht ab", this rephrasing gives you a nice dynamic alternative.


Lonnie Legg
Germany
Local time: 15:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
es geht die Post ab...
it really rocks


Explanation:
..and that does't mean it has to (only) be rock'n'roll

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Note added at 29 mins (2009-01-28 16:55:45 GMT)
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or, since it's in the future:
it is really going to rock

alternatives:
it is really going to go down

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Note added at 35 mins (2009-01-28 17:02:09 GMT)
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corr.: ...doesn't

it's going to be heavy
things will really get going
it's going to be quite a party
things are going to go full throttle

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Note added at 20 hrs (2009-01-29 12:45:21 GMT)
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in light of Lonnie's comment on "it's really going to rock" which, if used, would need a bit of a rewording of the whole sentence, I am adding a few more suggestions to express the energetic, rhythmic atmosphere that includes the fans (although I believe some of my other previous suggestions might also fit:

it's...
going to be a dynamite show
going to be a killer (event / show)
going to kick ass (...be a kick-ass show, event - if profane is OK)
it's going to be an absolute blast
it's going to be especially hot /intense
...a charged-up show
bursting with energy
a full-energy blast
going to be ecstatic/very intense
it will raise the roof (if there is a roof)


http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/rock-and-pop...


Bernhard Sulzer
United States
Local time: 09:51
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 26

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul Kachur: but especially if it refers to a concert
26 mins
  -> thank you, Paul!

agree  Ulrike Kraemer
59 mins
  -> danke, LittleBalu!

agree  fm1: zeitgemäß und treffend
4 hrs
  -> danke, fm1

neutral  Lonnie Legg: ordinarily I'd say yes. But I have to nix "FSF is going to really rock rock fans"? Sorry.
17 hrs
  -> I see your point. You would have to reword the sentence a bit (leave out rock- and pop) since that is already expressed in "it's really going to rock." I was looking for the energetic, rhythmic atmosphere that includes the fans.
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