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wirtschaftlich schlechte Zeiten sind gute Make-up-Zeiten

20:46 Jan 27, 2010
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German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
German term or phrase: wirtschaftlich schlechte Zeiten sind gute Make-up-Zeiten
The author says that this is "eine alte Weisheit", does anyone know of an English equivalent?
sappho
Local time: 14:14


Summary of answers provided
3 +2making up for the recession
Steffen Walter
2 +2When the market is down, make-up sales go up
Annett Kottek (X)
3 +1Tough times make pigs wear lipstick
gangels (X)
3no (economic) meltdown for the make-up business
Bernhard Sulzer
3The Recesssion: putting a good face on it
YorickJenkins
3Difficult times always create opportunities.
Giovanni Rengifo


  

Answers


38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
When the market is down, make-up sales go up


Explanation:
Admittedly not very sophisticated, but it imitates the antithetical structure of the source text.

Here’s what others have made of that statistic:
‘Women put on a brave face for recession as make-up sales rise’
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/beauty/article-1226206/Wom...

‘Makeup Sales Soar During Recession’
http://www.bitterwallet.com/for-the-ladies-makeup-sales-soar...

‘Make up Sales Increase as Women Strive to Beat Recession Blues’
http://www.linkroll.com/Human-Resources-Business--214176-Mak...


Annett Kottek (X)
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Annett, I find this extremely helpful.

Asker: Thank you for your help. I don't like the idea of closing without grading, but as all the suggestions were extremely helpful and Kudoz does not allow me to spread the points around the only way I can see to stay fair is not to give points at all. Have I missed a better way?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  British Diana: I like "put on a brave face"
9 hrs
agree  CArcher
11 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
making up for the recession


Explanation:
A somewhat free approach supported by
http://www.dailynews.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=2919
"<B>Making up for the recession</B>
The recession has forced women to cut back on clothes, holidays and dining out - but it seems they have no intention of giving up make-up."

On a related note, here's a ref. that counters the argument of the author :-)
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2...

Is your sentence a headline? Where does it occur?

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-01-27 22:12:04 GMT)
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or "making up for the bad times/economic downturn"

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 14:14
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 85
Notes to answerer
Asker: Steffen, this is a wonderful suggestion, I really like it. However, I should have mentioned that it is a press release on the state of the cosmetic industry so I will not be able to use it. Thanks anyway.

Asker: Thank you for your help. I don't like the idea of closing without grading, but as all the suggestions were extremely helpful and Kudoz does not allow me to spread the points around the only way I can see to stay fair is not to give points at all. Have I missed a better way?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
4 mins
agree  Annett Kottek (X): Very nice.
16 mins
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Tough times make pigs wear lipstick


Explanation:
So they say in the deep South

gangels (X)
Local time: 06:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 14
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your help. I don't like the idea of closing without grading, but as all the suggestions were extremely helpful and Kudoz does not allow me to spread the points around the only way I can see to stay fair is not to give points at all. Have I missed a better way?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  British Diana: Not sure this would go down well with the "pigs". Have you a Web example?
6 hrs
agree  Dipl.-Kfm. Bernhard Aicher MBA: Einfach herrlich - passt leider nicht in den Kontext (der Fragesteller hat erst später angemerkt, dass es um einen Arktikel über die Kosmetikbranche geht).
16 days
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
no (economic) meltdown for the make-up business


Explanation:
or maybe:

never a/no economic/financial meltdown for the make-up business

http://www.palacinka.com/2009/05/summer-challenge-no-makeup-...
For the last 7 days on twitter we've been sharing some product secrets and tips to avoid makeup meltdown when the temps are scorching hot and the humidity level makes it feel like you're swimming in pea soup.


or:
lipsticks are especially in demand during a recession
make-up is especially in demand during/in a recession


or: with a twist:
never an economic meltdown for the make-up business


http://diepresse.com/home/leben/mode/435312/index.do
Wirtschaftlich schlechte Zeiten sind gute Make-up-Zeiten....
Frei nach dem alten Revlon-Werbeslogan: „On a bad day there is always a lipstick.“


http://www.derhandel.de/news/unternehmen/pages/Parfuemerie-H...
Auffällig sei eine große Nachfrage nach Make-Up, Lippenstiften und Nagellack, der sogenannten dekorativen Kosmetik. Keldenich: „Es scheint bei den Kunden eine Tendenz zu geben: Wenn es mir schlecht geht, schminke ich mich mehr, damit ich wenigstens gut aussehe. Wirtschaftlich schlechte Zeiten sind gute Make-Up-Zeiten.”



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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-01-28 00:22:43 GMT)
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or even more positive: couple of hasty ideas:

when things are bad, the make-up business puts on (forth) its best face
even when things/the economy are/is bad, the make-up business looks great (its best) / will always look great (its best)
even when things are bad, the make-up business will always look great
in/during an economic downturn, you need to be in the make-up business
you can never lose face in the make-up business (not even in a recession)
the make-up business goes well with any recession
buying make-up is a recession favorite
selling/buying make-up/ the make-up business (industry) is especially glamorous in a recession
especially in a recession, the make-up business is glamorous
in a recession, the make-up business puts on (forth) its best face
people will always buy make-up, especially in a recession







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in the make-up business you are always covered, even in the recession

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Note added at 3 hrs (2010-01-28 00:38:19 GMT)
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or: ...especially in a/during a recession

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Note added at 16 hrs (2010-01-28 13:16:15 GMT)
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Thank you Sappho! Even if none of these makes it to the end selection, I had fun writing them.:)

Bernhard Sulzer
United States
Local time: 08:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 36
Notes to answerer
Asker: Wow, what a selection, thank you Bernhard!

Asker: Thank you for your help. I don't like the idea of closing without grading, but as all the suggestions were extremely helpful and Kudoz does not allow me to spread the points around the only way I can see to stay fair is not to give points at all. Have I missed a better way?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  British Diana: Over a dozen suggestions is perhaps more than what the KudoZ rules allow !
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
The Recesssion: putting a good face on it


Explanation:
This is obviously a creativity brainstorming session, so here is my contribution

YorickJenkins
Local time: 14:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your help. I don't like the idea of closing without grading, but as all the suggestions were extremely helpful and Kudoz does not allow me to spread the points around the only way I can see to stay fair is not to give points at all. Have I missed a better way?

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Difficult times always create opportunities.


Explanation:
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Note added at 4 days (2010-02-01 16:09:08 GMT)
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Even when several good versions are offered, one can always choose the most suitable one. Which version did you ultimately select for your translation?

Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 07:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your help. I don't like the idea of closing without grading, but as all the suggestions were extremely helpful and Kudoz does not allow me to spread the points around the only way I can see to stay fair is not to give points at all. Have I missed a better way?

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