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Rot ist drin

English translation: Take it as re(a)d

10:31 May 9, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers (general)
German term or phrase: Rot ist drin
It's a motto for a cover page of a catalogue.
Dulda
English translation:Take it as re(a)d
Explanation:
given the information at our disposal
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CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 19:16
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2Take it as re(a)d
CMJ_Trans (X)
3 +1...red is IN
Erich Friese
3Red inside
Lancashireman


Discussion entries: 6





  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Rot ist drin.
...red is IN


Explanation:
...standard PR/Spin/Marketing phrase for something that is popular ...something is ....'in'.....

Erich Friese
Australia
Local time: 03:16
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): sounds plausible with the little context provided
1 hr
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Rot ist drin.
Take it as re(a)d


Explanation:
given the information at our disposal

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 19:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: good, but again more free lunch marketing help.it's part of the job, not just a specific problem. the problem is the fact it's into a 'foreign' language./did you see that this is related: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1347923 seems Proz is a one-stop shop
3 mins
  -> true but you know I can't resist this sort of thing - it amuses me and God knows, life is boring enough
neutral  sylvie malich (X): waitaminit... following up on writeaway, that means dulda already has it in English, what the??
1 hr
agree  Wenjer Leuschel (X): Great idea.
3 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Rot ist drin.
Red inside


Explanation:
minus the verb

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Note added at 12 hrs (2006-05-09 23:10:51 GMT)
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"It's red inside"

I'm not too keen on making the wordplay with 're(a)d' too explicit because anyone seeing the phrase will still have to stop and think whether the vowel is long or short.

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
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