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English translation: wicked gadget

11:17 Sep 2, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Slang
German term or phrase: Mordskiste
Translating a transcription of an interview. The interview reaches into his briefcase and fetches out a drawing of a possible new machine for the interviewee to look at and as he does so he says,
"Hier. Ist ne Mordskiste. Kommt hier jetzt was? Wir würden Ihnen gerne einfach noch mal so ein Konzept zeigen, das sind erst mal nur reine Ideen, das ist noch kein Produkt, inwieweit das kurzfristig zum Produkt wird, das ist auch noch fraglich, aber das wäre so ein Modul, vielleicht ein bisschen vergleichbar zu den Modulen, die Sie auch kennen,
Gillian Searl
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:31
English translation:wicked gadget
Explanation:
or 'wicked bit of kit' etc
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Daniel Bird
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:31
Grading comment
I really liked this option. Thanks
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5s.b.
Sabine Tietge
4one hell of a machine / gadget / contraption ....
NGK
3Incredible box
Schwabamädle
3wicked gadget
Daniel Bird


  

Answers


11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Incredible box


Explanation:
something magnificent

Schwabamädle
Canada
Local time: 00:31
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
wicked gadget


Explanation:
or 'wicked bit of kit' etc

Daniel Bird
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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I really liked this option. Thanks
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
one hell of a machine / gadget / contraption ....


Explanation:
or maybe: one bad mother

NGK
United States
Local time: 23:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 16
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
s.b.


Explanation:
this is one hell of a device/system/machine

this is one awesome device/system/machine

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Note added at 4 hrs 21 mins (2004-09-02 15:38:52 GMT)
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this is one mean device/system/machine....

Sabine Tietge
Local time: 10:01
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Orla Ryan: brilliant, excellent, fantastic...etc :)
1 hr
agree  Nancy Arrowsmith: one hell of a thing
3 hrs
agree  Dr.G.MD (X)
3 hrs
agree  sonja29 (X)
4 hrs
agree  Mario Marcolin
9 hrs
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