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Was Opa noch wusste,

English translation: wisdom of yesteryear

11:01 Apr 28, 2015
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Food & Drink / Verlorenes Wissen
German term or phrase: Was Opa noch wusste,
wir aber heute nur noch selten hören .....

Was Opa wusste .... und eigentlich niemanden mehr interessiert, oder?

Allgemein ums Bierbrauen, es werden "Weisheiten" beschrieben, die heute fast in Vergessenheit geraten sind, z.B. Reihenfolge beim Schroten usw.

Danke.
Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 01:02
English translation:wisdom of yesteryear
Explanation:
or is that too formal?
Selected response from:

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 01:02
Grading comment
Go raibh maith agat. Also thanks to MOOnshine (unfortunately, I cannot split points) and to everyone who proposed an answer.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7wisdom of yesteryear
Cilian O'Tuama
3 +3Grandpa used to tell us...
Ramey Rieger (X)
3 +3What previous generations knew
Lancashireman
3 +1Knowledge of the olden days, about to be forgotten...
Ulrike MacKay
3 +1Grandad knew a thing or two
Andrea Garfield-Barkworth
3 +1Things our grandparents still knew…
Johanna Timm, PhD
3Einst wusste man,
Wendy Streitparth
3Grandpa's tips....(but who cares for them today?)
Danik 2014
3Old school wisdom (but who wants to hear it?)
David Earl
3second nature to older generations (grandma and grandpa)
Michael Martin, MA
3Pearls of wisdom from Grandpa / Granddad
Andrea Graves
3What used to be common knowledge in grandpa's times
gangels (X)
2gramps knew better
Jonathan MacKerron


Discussion entries: 8





  

Answers


22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
wisdom of yesteryear


Explanation:
or is that too formal?

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 01:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 112
Grading comment
Go raibh maith agat. Also thanks to MOOnshine (unfortunately, I cannot split points) and to everyone who proposed an answer.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Edgar Bettridge
0 min
agree  Armorel Young: I like it / and "yesteryear" has the folksy overtones of "Grandpa" so is good imo.
1 hr
  -> mrci - or yesterday's wisdom (less formal)
agree  Renate Radziwill-Rall: love it
1 hr
  -> danke - or of yore
agree  writeaway
1 hr
agree  Helga Woggon, Dr. phil.
3 hrs
agree  Gudrun Wolfrath
1 day 47 mins
agree  Michele Fauble
2 days 6 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Grandpa used to tell us...


Explanation:
What Grandpa knew would be the direct translation

what our elderlies took for granted


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Note added at 20 mins (2015-04-28 11:21:49 GMT)
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what our Grandpa always knew/said
the stories the elderlies could tell
those were things my Grandpa knew


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Note added at 32 mins (2015-04-28 11:34:07 GMT)
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Way back when, Grampus used to...


Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 01:02
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 34

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Danik 2014
22 mins
  -> Thank you Danik!
agree  philgoddard: Lots of possibilities, but you were first.
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Phil, for questions like this one, the answers come thick and fast.
agree  Gudrun Wolfrath
1 day 51 mins
  -> Danke Gudrun, ich weiß es zu schätzen!
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Knowledge of the olden days, about to be forgotten...


Explanation:
Subtitle: The things Granddad knew are irrelevant today... are they not?

Ulrike MacKay
Germany
Local time: 01:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Regina Eichstaedter
55 mins
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
What previous generations knew


Explanation:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/148618856429612903/

https://www.google.co.uk/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=zW0_VaffHcGq8wfOiID4D...

(Includes Oma)

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Note added at 59 mins (2015-04-28 12:00:15 GMT)
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granddad, grandad, grandpa, granpa, gramps
Perhaps best avoided because of
a) the continental (UK/US) variations
b) the multiple spellings
c) the sexist Blamage of excluding grandma

Incidentally, we published this for my cousin Jimmy five years ago:
http://www.cockasnook.co.uk/readbook.php?bookid=7


Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 104
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, true. I suppose good old granny wasn't really into beer brewing, though. Sexist blamage: even the revenue commissioners manage to write to me: Sehr geehrter Herr .... so what the heck.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Regina Eichstaedter
1 hr
agree  Eleanore Strauss
4 hrs
agree  Gudrun Wolfrath
1 day 41 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Einst wusste man,


Explanation:
dann mußte allerdings der 2. Teil des Satzes etwas geändert werden.

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 01:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 30
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Grandpa's tips....(but who cares for them today?)


Explanation:
Suggestion

Danik 2014
Brazil
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Old school wisdom (but who wants to hear it?)


Explanation:
Here's a different approach, depending on how close you want to be (or can be) to current English slang.

David Earl
United States
Local time: 17:02
Native speaker of: English
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
gramps knew better


Explanation:
yet another

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 62
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1 day 21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
second nature to older generations (grandma and grandpa)


Explanation:
Whether it's sewing, car maintenance or the fine art of brewing beer...

"This knowledge was second nature to older generations."

http://www.pa-chimneydoctor.com/pacmd-1.pdf

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 19:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 38
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1 day 36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Grandad knew a thing or two


Explanation:
Think it has a nice ring to it.

Andrea Garfield-Barkworth
Germany
Local time: 01:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gudrun Wolfrath
34 mins
  -> Thanks Gudrun
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1 day 58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Pearls of wisdom from Grandpa / Granddad


Explanation:
Perhaps this is the "pfiffig" solution. I don't see much difference between Grandpa or Granddad though Grandpa is much more common across the board.

Andrea Graves
Jordan
Local time: 02:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
What used to be common knowledge in grandpa's times


Explanation:
....but hardly anyone bothers with in today's world

....but got lost in the shuffle of the ages

....but is no more than a faded memory today

gangels (X)
Local time: 17:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 13
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1 day 11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Things our grandparents still knew…


Explanation:
Was Opa noch wusste…
…. wir aber heute nur noch selten hören

Things our grandparents still knew…
… that are rarely/little heard of today

Was Opa wusste ....
...und eigentlich niemanden mehr interessiert, oder?
Things our grandparents still knew……
...that nobody seems to care about any more.



    Reference: http://distractify.com/people/7-skills-your-grandparents-had...
Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 16:02
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 54

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  heidi (X): I endorse both your translations, esp. the use of 'grandparents' instead of 'grandpa'. Interesting website, this http://distractify.com , I must say :-)
13 hrs
  -> thanks, Heidi :-)
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