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10:24 Sep 24, 2020 |
English to German translations [PRO] Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Astrid Fiess United Kingdom Local time: 16:18 | ||||||
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4 +3 | sich vor Lanchen / Angst in die Hose machen |
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4 +1 | tot/Tode |
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3 | kaputt/zum Tode |
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3 | ...bis der Arzt kommt |
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tot/Tode Explanation: Mein erster Vorschlag: Lach dich tot. Ängstige dich zu Tode. |
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kaputt/zum Tode Explanation: Lache Dich kaputt. Erschrecke Dich zum Tode. Can't think of anything that fits in both cases - maybe someone else is feeling brighter! Otherwise.... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 mins (2020-09-24 10:39:46 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- zu Tode! |
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sich vor Lanchen / Angst in die Hose machen Explanation: I don't think you can just translate the word "silly" here. This is a very idiomatic wordplay, which dos not really translate into German very well. You could have "sich kaputt lachen" but then that does not fit with "sich gruseln". The only translation I could come up with, which has a similar structure for both is "sich vor Lachen / Angst in die Hose machen", i.e. to wet yourself because you are scared or laughing. This might, however, not really be pc enough for the context you are translating in. If it does not fit and you are looking for localisation rather than translation, I would probably start completely from scratch with another punchline. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 mins (2020-09-24 10:47:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sory, typo: "vor Lachen", not "vor Lanchen" Example sentence(s):
https://www.berliner-woche.de/neukoelln/c-leute/die-durchgeknallten-rixdorfer-vom-boehmischen-platz_a95016 https://noizz.de/food/phantom-frappuccino-noizz-hat-den-veganen-halloween-drink-probiert/8wl0v3b |
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