ausreizen

English translation: to exhaust / to put to the test / to exploit / to push to the limit

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German term or phrase:	ausreizen
English translation:	to exhaust / to put to the test / to exploit / to push to the limit
Entered by:	Derek Gill Franßen

11:01 Oct 14, 2004

German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations

German term or phrase: ausreizen

"Der Spot zeigt Leistungsfähigkeit und Durchhaltevermögen, die mühelos, nebenbei, um ihrer selbst willen ausgereizt werden."

This is from a market research report about a sports drink which kids buy to come across as being older and sophisticated. The commercials for this product are very "high performance". Can't make head nor tail of this sentence and would appreciate any input.

Thanks

Ian

IanW (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 632 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 2731
Local time: 11:33

to exhaust / to put to the test / to exploit

Explanation:
"The ad shows strength and endurance, which are easily, casually put to the test just because they can be."

Also see: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/808501

Selected response from:

Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Local time: 11:33

Grading comment

Thanks Derek, Klaus and everyone else who contributed.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +7

to exhaust / to put to the test / to exploit

Derek Gill Franßen

3 +3

to use to its full potential

Allesklar

that challenge (extends the limits of?) their self-will

Jonathan MacKerron

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

to exhaust / to put to the test / to exploit

Explanation:
"The ad shows strength and endurance, which are easily, casually put to the test just because they can be."

Also see: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/808501

Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Local time: 11:33
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

Grading comment

Thanks Derek, Klaus and everyone else who contributed.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Lydia Molea

1 min

-> Thank you Lydia.

agree

Aniello Scognamiglio (X): to exploit

5 mins

-> Thank you Aniello!

agree

Klaus Herrmann: Or pushed to the limit, as if Ian hadn't enough to choose from :) FWIW, 'just because they can be' is exactly how I perceive 'um ihrer selbst willen'.

13 mins

-> Yes, "pushed to the limit" is excellent! You're right, I didn't exactly make things any easier by giving several 'meanings'... ;-)

agree

sonja29 (X)

31 mins

-> Thank you Sonja.

agree

Frosty

33 mins

-> Thank you Frosty.

agree

TonyTK: with Klaus ("pushed to the limit/max"). Don't like "exhaust/put to the test/exploit" - and I think there should be an "effortlessly"/"casually" in there somewhere. End of sermon.

39 mins

-> Yes, Klaus's suggestion is perhaps a bit more fitting in the entire 'picture', though "put to the test" has the same type of feeling (IMO). Yes, I also like "casually", "effortlessly" would work just as well (IMHO). Sermons aren't always bad... ;-)

agree

Olaf Reibedanz: with Klaus and TonyTK

1 hr

-> Yes, thank you Olaf (see my notes to Tony's comments). :-)

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

to use to its full potential

Explanation:
skat term, in this context maybe 'taken to the max, just for their own sake'

Allesklar
Australia
Local time: 19:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4

12 mins confidence:

that challenge (extends the limits of?) their self-will

Explanation:
a guess

Jonathan MacKerron
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 57

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