use your noodle

German translation: streng Deinen Grips [Dein Hirn] an

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English term or phrase:	use your noodle
German translation:	streng Deinen Grips [Dein Hirn] an
Entered by:	Steffen Walter

09:50 Mar 15, 2008

English to German translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama

English term or phrase: use your noodle

ein weiterer Dialog... der Trainer spricht mit einem seiner Jungs:

Why staying put?
You are supposed to run!

New shoes for such running?

The old ones have worn out.

What you need
is use your noodle.

You'll run from 6 till 9 am.

With breaks every 20 min.
Same in the evening.

Carsten Mohr KudoZ activity Questions: 507 (1 open) (6 without valid answers) (13 closed without grading) Answers: 454 Germany
Local time: 21:16

dein Hirn anstrengen

Explanation:
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Note added at 23 Min. (2008-03-15 10:14:01 GMT)
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Du mußt nur dein Hirn anstrengen.

Du brauchst nur dein Hirn anzustrengen.

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Note added at 1 Stunde (2008-03-15 10:52:01 GMT)
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"Streng deinen Grips an."
http://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/dings.cgi?lang=de&service=deen&op...

Selected response from:

Zea_Mays
Italy
Local time: 21:16

Grading comment

bei mir war's dann nicht das Hirn, sondern die Birne... ;-) schönes Osterwochenende und allen vielen Dank!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +5

use your head

David Moore (X)

3 +4

dein Hirn anstrengen

Zea_Mays

deine grauen Zellen strapazieren

Beate Simeone-Beelitz

Discussion entries: 1

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20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

dein Hirn anstrengen

Zea_Mays
Italy
Local time: 21:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German,

Italian
PRO pts in category: 14

Grading comment

bei mir war's dann nicht das Hirn, sondern die Birne... ;-) schönes Osterwochenende und allen vielen Dank!

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

use your head

Explanation:
This expression is used in the USA for head; in the UK, the expression used is "noddle", which is slang for head OR brain.

Chambers 21st. Century English dictionary.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-03-15 14:17:54 GMT)
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Doesn't look much like German, it's true; to get the slang aspect across, how about "Hirn einschalten!"?

David Moore (X)
Local time: 21:16
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

1 day 26 mins confidence:

deine grauen Zellen strapazieren

Explanation:
da es eher jergo ist, würde ich auch diesen Stil beibehalten

Beate Simeone-Beelitz
Local time: 21:16
Native speaker of:

German

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