May 27, 2009 13:55
14 yrs ago
English term
to shake a raw carrot stick at
English to German
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Jugendbuch
(Kontext: Es geht um eine Art "Popstars"-Show bei einem etwas ominösen, kleinen Fernsehsender)
Then Raj announces that the cameras are rolling, and he instantly changes completely – well, he’s still over-the-top, but he’s suddenly flirting with the men instead of the women. ‘We have more raw talent here than you can shake a raw carrot stick at!’ he says, sidling up to a man in the audience. ‘Oooh-err!’
I can sort of see how it might gain a cult following.
Then Raj announces that the cameras are rolling, and he instantly changes completely – well, he’s still over-the-top, but he’s suddenly flirting with the men instead of the women. ‘We have more raw talent here than you can shake a raw carrot stick at!’ he says, sidling up to a man in the audience. ‘Oooh-err!’
I can sort of see how it might gain a cult following.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | mehr Rohdiamanten als Sand am Meer |
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| 5 | hier: Talent im Überfluss |
Kirsten Schulze
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| 4 | riesiger Fundus |
Anne Spitzmueller
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| 3 | rohes Gemüse |
Karolin Gericke
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References
| stick, but not a carrot stick |
mary austria
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Proposed translations
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mehr Rohdiamanten als Sand am Meer
... nur ein Versuch :-)
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Kerstin Green
: I like that one!
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Danke!
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babli
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Anne Spitzmueller
Germany
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riesiger Fundus
Wir präsentieren Ihnen einen riesigen Fundus an unentdeckten Talenten.
Als weitere Anregung.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2009-05-27 23:07:00 GMT)
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CL sollte eigentlich 3 sein, nicht 4.
Als weitere Anregung.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2009-05-27 23:07:00 GMT)
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CL sollte eigentlich 3 sein, nicht 4.
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hier: Talent im Überfluss
einfach, aber zugegebenermaßen nicht ganz so originell wie die Rohdiamanten...
5 days
Karolin Gericke
United Kingdom
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Specializes in field
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Soil is the living skin of the earth.
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
rohes Gemüse
Wir haben hier mehr rohes Talent als rohes Gemüse.
...um die Assoziation des Gemüses zu erhalten - allerdings gefallen mir die Rohdiamanten auch sehr gut.
...um die Assoziation des Gemüses zu erhalten - allerdings gefallen mir die Rohdiamanten auch sehr gut.
Reference comments
14 mins
Reference:
stick, but not a carrot stick
The usual phrase is "more ... than you can shake a stick at":
See: http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-sha2.htm
How the carrot got into the act here, I don't know.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-05-27 15:06:25 GMT)
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OK, I just got it:
He says "carrot stick" instead of the usual "stick" because he's talking about RAW talent (meaning undiscovered, undeveloped). So he needed a "raw" stick instead of just any old stick.
Now that we've figured out the English, I certainly hope you're not looking for someone to give you a good German translation......
See: http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-sha2.htm
How the carrot got into the act here, I don't know.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-05-27 15:06:25 GMT)
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OK, I just got it:
He says "carrot stick" instead of the usual "stick" because he's talking about RAW talent (meaning undiscovered, undeveloped). So he needed a "raw" stick instead of just any old stick.
Now that we've figured out the English, I certainly hope you're not looking for someone to give you a good German translation......
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Maria Simmen
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Thanks, Maria!
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Derek Gill Franßen
: I've actually seen people waving carrot sticks around (with a bit of dressing at the end), turning an otherwise harmless vegatable into a deadly weapon! ;-D P.S. I also pity the translator who has to come up with the German equivalent.
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Thanks! The person who comes up with that translation also deserves a cult following.
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mill2
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Thanks, mill!
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Anne Spitzmueller
: Great!
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Thanks, Anne!
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