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gute Tageskondition

English translation: yourself, on tiptop form / yourself, fit and ready to go

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German term or phrase:gute Tageskondition
English translation:yourself, on tiptop form / yourself, fit and ready to go
Entered by: Dr Andrew Read

21:16 Aug 12, 2014
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Psychometric testing
German term or phrase: gute Tageskondition
I think I know what this is, and the context seems to make it clear - though there are very few if any hits for it in the usual places. So I thought I'd post it for easy points and to add it to glossary for future. Plus some of you might have nice ways to phrase it

It's in a letter to new employees about a forthcoming psychometric test they have to undergo:

"Was soll ich zum Verfahren mitbringen?

Einen Stift, einen Bleistift und eine gute *Tageskondition*.

Sie sollten gut ausgeschlafen, gesund und in guter Form zum Verfahren kommen. Bitte bringen Sie keine Notizzettel und Blöcke mit, Sie bekommen alles im Raum von uns, denn es dürfen nur speziell vorbereitete Materialien und Notizblöcke in diesem Verfahren verwendet werden. "
Dr Andrew Read
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:30
(a pen, a pencil) and yourself, in top form and raring to go
Explanation:
is there anything I need to bring with me ?

Just a pen, a pencil and yourself.....

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Note added at 15 hrs (2014-08-13 12:44:41 GMT)
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IN TIPTOP FORM
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polyglot45
Grading comment
Sorry for delayed selection - been busy- but thanks everyone for your suggestions.
I liked this one best (the variant ending simply 'and yourself, in [OR on] tiptop form' in the end. An alternative would be a combination of this with David H's suggestion (and yourself, fit and ready to go).
Here are my reasons:
- It includes a noun phrase, required by the question, which some of the answers don't.
- For me, it matches the level of 'gute Tageskondition' without overdoing it. This was important for two reasons: first, 'Tageskondition' reads to me as a fairly mild and sober term; and second, because the whole document is on the dry side and a very flamboyant rendering here would not work so well in context.
- Although I agree that it implies that you should arrive well-rested, the following sentence states this explicitly and so some of the suggestions would make the translation repeat itself.
- This has a nice idiomatic quality.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1plenty of pizzazz
philgoddard
3 +1good stamina and engergy for the day
Martina Une
3 +1bags of vitality
Lancashireman
3 +1healthy frame of mind
Cilian O'Tuama
3 +1ready to go
David Hollywood
4Ready to face the day
Sarah Lewis-Morgan
4fit for the challenge
franglish
4and be raring to go
Andrea Garfield-Barkworth
3perspicacity
Ramey Rieger (X)
3well-rested (to be tested)
Bernhard Sulzer
3Your best day form
Michael Martin, MA
3(a pen, a pencil) and yourself, in top form and raring to go
polyglot45
3(come in) game day shape
Horst Huber (X)


Discussion entries: 6





  

Answers


28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
good stamina and engergy for the day


Explanation:
That is an interesting one indeed. Perhaps the following would work: A pen, pencil and some good energy and stamina to get you through the day.
It definitely makes no sense as a literal translation.

Example sentence(s):
  • A pen, pencil and some good energy and stamina to get you through the day.
Martina Une
United States
Local time: 20:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mill2: ...and plenty of stamina
11 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bags of vitality


Explanation:
... but only because Martina Une has already bagged 'engergy'

It has allowed me to be free to experience and love life, with purpose, without baggage and with a whole different energy! Much more joyful, bouncy, vibrant and with bags of vitality.
http://www.whitedovebooks.co.uk/inspiration-love/2008/08/lov...

Canines too!
He is currently in a foster home with 3 other dogs, 5 cats and a 3 year old child and he really is no trouble at all. Theo is 11 years young and still has bags of vitality and many good years left in him.
http://doglinks-france.com/category/senior-dogs/

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 143

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Good idea.
35 mins
  -> Thanks, Phil. Still wondering how to squeeze 'day' in there somewhere.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
plenty of pizzazz


Explanation:
A pen, a pencil, and plenty of pizzazz
Or "a profusion of"
Or "potloads of"

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lancashireman: Or one giant pizza to be shared with everyone, including the assessors/diagnosticians? (How to win friends and influence people)
2 mins
neutral  polyglot45: a little OTT !
9 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
healthy frame of mind


Explanation:
does it for me, but would take ages to explain

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 02:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 72

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters: I like it!!
13 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ready to go


Explanation:
to add to the fray

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Note added at 4 hrs (2014-08-13 02:08:13 GMT)
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you should come well-slept, healthy/fit and ready to go

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Note added at 4 hrs (2014-08-13 02:10:39 GMT)
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with pen and pencil and ready to go

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Note added at 6 hrs (2014-08-13 03:36:11 GMT)
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on your marks

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Note added at 6 hrs (2014-08-13 03:37:11 GMT)
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fun to play around with these ideas and so many ways to do it :)


David Hollywood
Local time: 21:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 64

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BrigitteHilgner
3 hrs
neutral  Armorel Young: The problem is that the question is "Was soll ich mitbringen?", so the answer has to be a noun.
5 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Ready to face the day


Explanation:
Lacks the oomp of some of the other suggestions, but fits in the word "day" if you want to do so.

Sarah Lewis-Morgan
Germany
Local time: 02:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
perspicacity


Explanation:
(a) pen, (a) pencil and perspicacity - perhaps

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 02:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 116
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
well-rested (to be tested)


Explanation:
bring a pen, a pencil and be well-rested (to be tested)

alternative:

"Einen Stift, einen Bleistift & eine gute Tageskondition".
a pen, a pencil, and, oh, and get lots of sleep/a good night's sleep

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBPtracGqTk


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Note added at 11 hrs (2014-08-13 08:18:44 GMT)
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corr: a pen, a pencil, and, oh, get lots of sleep/a good night's sleep

Bernhard Sulzer
United States
Local time: 20:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 52
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Your best day form


Explanation:
"Bring a pen, pencil and your best day form"

Even though 'day' is used in a slightly different way than in the German (which focuses more on stamina), it still gets as pretty close to the original without being wildly inaccurate. Compare with link below:

"Use your best day form.
Whenever possible, utilise your day form = the time/s of day when you are in better form to do your prioritised tasks."
http://www.thinkandheal.com/stressbusting_tips.htm

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 20:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 98
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(a pen, a pencil) and yourself, in top form and raring to go


Explanation:
is there anything I need to bring with me ?

Just a pen, a pencil and yourself.....

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Note added at 15 hrs (2014-08-13 12:44:41 GMT)
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IN TIPTOP FORM

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Sorry for delayed selection - been busy- but thanks everyone for your suggestions.
I liked this one best (the variant ending simply 'and yourself, in [OR on] tiptop form' in the end. An alternative would be a combination of this with David H's suggestion (and yourself, fit and ready to go).
Here are my reasons:
- It includes a noun phrase, required by the question, which some of the answers don't.
- For me, it matches the level of 'gute Tageskondition' without overdoing it. This was important for two reasons: first, 'Tageskondition' reads to me as a fairly mild and sober term; and second, because the whole document is on the dry side and a very flamboyant rendering here would not work so well in context.
- Although I agree that it implies that you should arrive well-rested, the following sentence states this explicitly and so some of the suggestions would make the translation repeat itself.
- This has a nice idiomatic quality.
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fit for the challenge


Explanation:
another for the already long list of proposals

franglish
Switzerland
Local time: 02:30
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 19
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(come in) game day shape


Explanation:
Sports people would use something like that.

Horst Huber (X)
United States
Local time: 20:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 day 15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
and be raring to go


Explanation:
I think this is a good way of saying it.

Andrea Garfield-Barkworth
Germany
Local time: 02:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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