gehupft wie gesprungen

English translation: six of one, half a dozen of the other

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German term or phrase:	gehupft wie gesprungen
English translation:	six of one, half a dozen of the other
Entered by:	Cilian O'Tuama

17:46 May 8, 2002

German to English translations [Non-PRO]
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German term or phrase: gehupft wie gesprungen

das eine wie das andere ist gleichberechtigt / ob so oder so, ist egal.
Bitte zur Übersetzung eine möglichst wortgetreue aber gängige englische Redeweise.

Richard Krebs

six of one, half a dozen of the other

Explanation:
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m.E. wird es schwierig sein, eine wortgetreue UND gängige Übersetzung zu finden

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Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 04:59

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Thank you everybody.
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Summary of answers provided

4 +7

six of one, half a dozen of the other

Cilian O'Tuama

4 +5

Its swings and roundabouts

Mary Worby

5 +3

same difference / no matter how you slice it, cut it or dice it

NGK

4 +1

six and two threes

jkjones

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

six of one, half a dozen of the other

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 04:59
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 7294

Grading comment

Thank you everybody.

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

Its swings and roundabouts

Explanation:
A common form of the original expression 'what you lose on the springs, you gain on the roundabouts' - which originally meant that at a fairground, the punters were either on the swings or roundabouts, so you win/lose either way.

HTH

Mary

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Mary Worby
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:59
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 2770

17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

same difference / no matter how you slice it, cut it or dice it

Explanation:
These might also work (in addition to "six of one and half a dozen of the other").

Lewin, Thesaurus of Slang

NGK
United States
Local time: 21:59
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in pair: 2954

29 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

six and two threes

Explanation:
as they say in the north of England!

jkjones
Local time: 03:59
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 153

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