Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Vielfalt statt Einfalt
English translation:
Variety is the spice of life (in this context)
German term
Vielfalt statt Einfalt
Vielfalt statt Einfalt!
Im Restaurant ABC werden die Gästen mit Spezialitäten der steirischen und internationalen Küche verwöhnt.
Das war's; mehr Kontext gibt's nicht. Danach geht's um Wäscheservice usw.
Nov 30, 2007 11:07: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing"
Dec 1, 2007 15:06: Dr. Fred Thomson Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
United States
A lawyer, technician, nuclear power optr
Native in: English
Works in: German to English
Escape the potato soup; try our variety or Our variety replaces their potato soup
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Variety versus monotony
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VARIETY REPLACES MONOTONY
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Andras Malatinszky
: Actually, I quite like potato soup, thank you very much!
41 mins
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Vietnam
Language without boundaries
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English, Flemish to English, and 1 more.
Diversity instead of simplicity
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Cetacea
: Problem is: "simplicity" is something good, while "Einfalt" is definitely not. And I doubt that an initiative promoting cultural diversity (which didn't have this phrase copyrighted, by the way) may serve as a reference for a menu...
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Hi Cetacea, It's a reference for a restaurant, I believe. But I agree that "simplicity" isn't perfect, yet it sounds...
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bountiful / bland
versatile, varied, vivid / vapid
extraordinary / ordinary
plentiful / plain
x not / rather than / instead of y
A few that sprang to mind
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sumptious / simple
diverse / dull, dreary
myriad / mundane
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Cetacea
: I'd have a hard time choosing... :-)
29 mins
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I'm always the same when it comes to food ;-)))
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writeaway
: back in Schwung I see! great selection Jerrie :-)
1 hr
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Not too sure about the Schwung but tempted to dip my toe in the water from time to time (watch out for piranhas!)
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Paul Cohen
: Wow: Qual der Wahl! The wordsmith strikes again :-)
7 hrs
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You're too kind ;-)))
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United States
Business management & linguistic quality
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, English to German, English
exciting choices, not your usual menu
Variety instead of the same old same old
But I wonder if it wouldn't be better in English to just forget about the Einfalt altogether and just say
Exciting menu variety / choices / colo(u)rful menu options...
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Cetacea
: I'd forget about the Einfalt bit, too. Maybe rather go for the local/international aspect.
11 mins
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Elisabeth Moser
: I like this one
19 mins
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custom made not off-the-menu
Fast, Professional and Accurate!
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, German to English, and 1 more.
variety, not monotony
(1) The term "monotony" is etymologically similar to "Einfalt" ("mono" = "ein").
(2) One of the negative connotations of monotony is "boredom" -- so this hotel restaurant's menu is not boring!
(3) I think it would be bad to use the word "simplicity" for "Einfalt" -- because "simplicity" can often be a good thing, while "monotony" is definitely bad.
variety:
(1) In English there is the popular saying "variety is the spice of life" -- which also has to do with food!
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="variety is the spice o...
not:
(1) You could use "instead of" instead of "not" -- but for a short slogan, "not" probably sounds better (ie, it creates better 'prosody' or rhythm).
Hope this helps! :-)
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