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hey say

German translation: Man sagt/Es heißt

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English term or phrase:they say
German translation:Man sagt/Es heißt
Entered by: Klaus Urban

08:57 Aug 30, 2010
English to German translations [PRO]
Marketing - Linguistics / Umgangssprache
English term or phrase: hey say
Eine Produktbeschreibung für ein hochwertiges Rennrad beginnt so:
"***hey say*** there´s no better way to get to know a bike than to go hard on the mountains ...."

Der Text ist betont locker gehalten und das soll in der Übersetzung auch so herauskommen.

Was genau sagt dieses "hey say"? Sonst würde ich einfach sagen "man sagt".
Klaus Urban
Local time: 15:34
Man sagt/Es heißt
Explanation:
typo: They say...
Selected response from:

Ansgar Knirim
Germany
Local time: 15:34
Grading comment
Danke!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4Man sagt/Es heißt
Ansgar Knirim
3 +1wie heißt es doch so schön
Gudrun Wolfrath
3Immer wieder wird behauptet ...
BrigitteHilgner


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Man sagt/Es heißt


Explanation:
typo: They say...

Ansgar Knirim
Germany
Local time: 15:34
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Danke!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Annett Hieber
1 hr
  -> Danke schön, Annett!
agree  Thomas Pfann: Klaro.
2 hrs
  -> Danke schön, Thomas!
agree  Thayenga
8 hrs
  -> Vielen Dank!
agree  Jenny Streitparth: Reicht völlig, passt gut.
12 hrs
  -> Vielen Dank, Jenny!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
wie heißt es doch so schön


Explanation:
eigentlich
but hey as they say

Gudrun Wolfrath
Germany
Local time: 15:34
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke, Gudrun!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jenny Streitparth: Mein Gedanke, auch was das Original angeht. Denke aber, Ansgars Variante reicht hier aus.
11 hrs
  -> Danke, Jenny.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
they say
Immer wieder wird behauptet ...


Explanation:
Die übliche Behauptung lautet
Sie haben es sicher auch schon gehört
Man hört immer wieder

BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 15:34
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke, Brigitte

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