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08/15-Verpackung

English translation: ordinary packaging, any old packaging

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German term or phrase:08/15-Verpackung
English translation:ordinary packaging, any old packaging
Entered by: Yuu Andou

07:53 Feb 23, 2017
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Paper / Paper Manufacturing
German term or phrase: 08/15-Verpackung
Fantasie und Ökologie in Päckchenform Marktoberdorf (dec). Langsam wird's eng. Wer jetzt noch keine Weihnachtsgeschenke hat, sollte sich beeilen. Schließlich müssen die Präsente ja auch noch eingepackt werden. Damit das schnell geht und keine ***08/15-Verpackung*** daraus wird, holten wir Tipps bei zwei Expertinnen ein. Babette Mayer und Kathrin Hay sind Fachlehrerinnen für Handarbeit und Hauswirtschaft an der Berufsschule Ostallgäu und sie wissen, wie man Geschenke originell verhüllt. Selbermachen und Umweltfreundlichkeit sind dabei gefragt. Tesafilm und Folien gehen gar nicht.
Yuu Andou
Local time: 15:21
ordinary packaging, any old packaging
Explanation:

Nullachtfünfzehn is commonly used in ordinary conversation. It means: mittelmäßig; gemein; gewöhnlich; langweilig; durchschnittlich; alltäglich.
See explanation in Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/08/15_(Redewendung)
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Vissertrans
France
Local time: 08:21
Grading comment
Danke schoen!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4ordinary packaging, any old packaging
Vissertrans
5 +2standard packaging
Stephen Sadie
3 +1Boring old wrapping paper
phillee
3Nice/pretty/attractive wrapping
Martin Ris


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
standard packaging


Explanation:
this is a normal term for standard

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 08:21
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Siegfried Armbruster: how about "(pretty) vanilla"?
17 mins
agree  Vissertrans
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
ordinary packaging, any old packaging


Explanation:

Nullachtfünfzehn is commonly used in ordinary conversation. It means: mittelmäßig; gemein; gewöhnlich; langweilig; durchschnittlich; alltäglich.
See explanation in Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/08/15_(Redewendung)

Example sentence(s):
  • Ein Nullachtfünfzehn-Job
  • Das sind keine 'Nullachtfünfzehn-Drahtesel', sondern hochwertige Mountain-Bikes der technologischen Spitzenklasse

    https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/08/15_(Redewendung)
    https://www.redensarten-index.de/suche.php?suchbegriff=~~08%2F15%3B%20nullachtfuenfzehn%3B%20null%20acht%20fuenfzehn&bool=relevanz&suchspalt
Vissertrans
France
Local time: 08:21
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Danke schoen!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BrigitteHilgner: "ordinary" (or run of the mill)
14 mins
agree  Birgit Gläser: also with ordinary :-D
43 mins
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: plain, boring, dull, drab, nondescript... IMO, ‘standard’ is too positive here.
57 mins
agree  Kristina Cosumano (X)
1 day 2 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Boring old wrapping paper


Explanation:
Christmas presents are wrapped in wrapping paper.

This is about making the wrapping paper more exciting methinks.

phillee
Local time: 07:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD
3 hrs
  -> Thnx
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2 days 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Nicht 08/15-Verpackung
Nice/pretty/attractive wrapping


Explanation:
In English, we wrap Xmas presents, not package them, before putting them under the tree.

"To wrap them quickly and make them look nice/pretty/attractive, we asked two experts for some ideas."


Martin Ris
United States
Local time: 02:21
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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