Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
die Wege des Herrn
English translation:
terrorize the roads / raise hell (on God's roads)
Added to glossary by
Helen Jordan
Nov 11, 2004 09:45
20 yrs ago
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die Wege des Herrn
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In a magazine article
Englische Wagen sind eine Klasse für sich, egal ob man damit elegant durch die Landschaft tuckert oder als Geschwindigkeitsteufel ***die Wege des Herrn*** unsicher macht. Bereits seit 1911 baut der Autohersteller XYZ seine Karosserien traditionell aus Holz.
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Englische Wagen sind eine Klasse für sich, egal ob man damit elegant durch die Landschaft tuckert oder als Geschwindigkeitsteufel ***die Wege des Herrn*** unsicher macht. Bereits seit 1911 baut der Autohersteller XYZ seine Karosserien traditionell aus Holz.
TIA for any help
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +6 | terrorize the roads / raise hell (on God's roads) |
Francis Lee (X)
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| 4 +3 | raising dust |
IanW (X)
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| 4 +1 | the ways of the Lord |
David Moore (X)
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| 3 +1 | a speed daemon tearing it up on the straight and narrow (paths) |
Derek Gill Franßen
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| 4 | speed-merchant hell-raiser |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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Proposed translations
+6
42 mins
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terrorize the roads / raise hell (on God's roads)
or:
go where angels fear to tread on the accelerator
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Note added at 1 hr 45 mins (2004-11-11 11:31:34 GMT)
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if you\'re not afraid to ride up-front when the devil\'s at the wheel
...erm, something with \"wickermen\" for that rural feel, perhaps?
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Note added at 2 hrs 2 mins (2004-11-11 11:47:54 GMT)
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if you cut corners like there\'s no tomorrow
if you think speed limits are just for mortals
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks! Great suggestions!"
+3
2 mins
raising dust
Personally, I would translate this loosely (and naturally), along the lines of "... raising dust at high speeds"
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Annika Neudecker
1 min
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| agree |
Ian M-H (X)
: or even "raising hell"? (would keep the religious 'flavour', but I rather like the dust...)
44 mins
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| agree |
lone (X)
13 hrs
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+1
31 mins
the ways of the Lord
This you have to consider too; it may well depend on the (intended) readership of the magazine. A glossy might want "careering around /(or) as a speedster/ endangering the ways of the Lord"
Peer comment(s):
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Derek Gill Franßen
: This was my first thought as well, or "a speed daemon tearing it up on the ways of the Lord" (that almost sounds blasphemous). ;-)
4 mins
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+1
40 mins
Derek Gill Franßen
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Related KudoZ points
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24
German term (edited):
as Geschwindigkeitsteufel die Wege des Herrn unsicher [machen]
a speed daemon tearing it up on the straight and narrow (paths)
I just had to... ;-)
58 mins
speed-merchant hell-raiser
throw it all in !
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