Dec 11, 2006 11:12
18 yrs ago
2 viewers *
German term
schrauben
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Wir schrauben mit Spaß, damit Sie sich auf uns verlassen können.
(A picture of an employee in an industrial company tightening a screw - I am loathe to translate this as "we enjoy screwing". Any ideas for a slogan?)
(A picture of an employee in an industrial company tightening a screw - I am loathe to translate this as "we enjoy screwing". Any ideas for a slogan?)
Proposed translations
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| 4 +9 | to leave no screw unturned |
casper (X)
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| 1 | to screw |
Jack Becconsall
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Proposed translations
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12 mins
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to leave no screw unturned
You can trust us - we leave no screw unturned!
Peer comment(s):
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GT-Translations
: Wow! Good solution!
5 mins
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Thanks!
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Karin Seelhof
: good idea
23 mins
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Thanks!
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DC Josephs
: dunno... sorta resonates w/ Henry James' "The Turn of the Screw" - not a happy story
33 mins
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Thanks for the reference
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Stephen Sadie
: neat
40 mins
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Thanks
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Edith Kelly
40 mins
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Thanks
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Jack Becconsall
: Yes, but we don't quite have the "Spaß". What about a compromise? "This is what we enjoy doing ..." leaving it to the reader.
43 mins
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So am I!
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Paul Cohen
: Extremely clever, Chetan! Forget the "Spaß", Jack. The playful use of language goes a long way toward conveying the idea of "fun".
1 hr
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Honestly, it was more spontaneous than clever - Thanks!
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Robin Salmon (X)
: Good one!
1 hr
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Am glad you liked it - Thanks!
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vic voskuil
: very good!
2 hrs
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Am glad you liked it - Thanks!
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Julia Lipeles
: good idea!
3 hrs
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Vielen Dank!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
14 mins
to screw
I understand your difficulty, but it occurs to me that the advertisers might actually have intended a double meaning to make their point (even though my dictionary gives no hint of that). A tricky problem! A safe policy might be to change the metaphor slightly to something like tightening a bolt, but if my first guess were correct the client would be disappointed.
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Note added at 17 mins (2006-12-11 11:30:11 GMT)
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I've just seen Chetan's suggestion. I like it.
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Note added at 17 mins (2006-12-11 11:30:11 GMT)
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I've just seen Chetan's suggestion. I like it.
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