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fancy's fool

German translation: Opfer einer Laune

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English term or phrase:fancy's fool
German translation:Opfer einer Laune
Entered by: Regina Eichstaedter

18:18 Jun 5, 2020
English to German translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: fancy's fool
Ich weiß, was es heißt, aber mir fällt keine schöne Übersetzung ein. Kontext gibt es keinen, ist die Überschrift eines Kapitels.

Hilfe? :)
Annkattrin Schwarz
United States
Local time: 10:40
Opfer einer Laune
Explanation:
In dem Text heißt es: I've been fancy's fool ...

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Note added at 1 hr (2020-06-05 19:19:01 GMT)
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Ich war das Opfer einer Laune ...

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Note added at 1 day 11 hrs (2020-06-07 06:14:16 GMT)
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Oder ganz frei: Aus einer Laune heraus
Selected response from:

Regina Eichstaedter
Local time: 19:40
Grading comment
Thank you, this hit the nail on the head!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2Opfer einer Laune
Regina Eichstaedter
3Fantasie eines Dummkopfs
Conny Reilly
3Hanns Guck-in-die-Luft (Struwwelpeter)
Bernd Albrecht
2Ein Schuss ins Blaue
Caro Maucher
2Kopf in den Wolken
Klaus Beyer


Discussion entries: 5





  

Answers


18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Fantasie eines Dummkopfs


Explanation:
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Conny Reilly
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Ein Schuss ins Blaue


Explanation:
Je nachdem, was in dem Kapitel genau passiert, könnte es eventuell passen.

Caro Maucher
Germany
Local time: 19:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 19
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1 day 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Kopf in den Wolken


Explanation:
Vielleicht wurde das eine Wort "Hirngespinste" reichen

Klaus Beyer
United States
Local time: 12:40
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Regina Eichstaedter: Hirngespinst ist eine Ausgeburt der Phantasie
6 hrs
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Opfer einer Laune


Explanation:
In dem Text heißt es: I've been fancy's fool ...

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Note added at 1 hr (2020-06-05 19:19:01 GMT)
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Ich war das Opfer einer Laune ...

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Note added at 1 day 11 hrs (2020-06-07 06:14:16 GMT)
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Oder ganz frei: Aus einer Laune heraus

Regina Eichstaedter
Local time: 19:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Thank you, this hit the nail on the head!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Conny Reilly: Das finde ich sehr gut.
15 hrs
  -> dankeschön, Conny!
neutral  Klaus Beyer: Not a "Opfer", rather somebody with a proclivity for daydreaming
1 day 4 hrs
agree  OK-Trans
2 days 8 hrs
  -> vielen Dank!
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3 days 14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Hanns Guck-in-die-Luft (Struwwelpeter)


Explanation:
Hanns Guck-in-die-Luft ist mit seinen Gedanken nicht bei der Sache (dargestellt dadurch, dass er den Blick zum Himmel gerichtet hat). In neuerer Zeit zogen manche Psychologen Parallelen zur Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit- und Hyperaktivitätsstörung (ADHS).

Der Struwwelpeter aus dem Jahr 1844 gehört zu den erfolgreichsten deutschen Kinderbüchern und wurde in zahlreiche Sprachen übersetzt.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Struwwelpeter#Hans-guck-in-die...



Bernd Albrecht
Switzerland
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 11
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