possierlich

09:26 Dec 12, 2018
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German to English translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature / cats
German term or phrase: possierlich
ok, cute, sweet, funny, graceful etc. can all be found in dicos. IMO opinion, none fits.

There must be an English word to describe this movements cats make when washing themselves, playing etc. But it escapes me.

Thanks for your thoughts.
Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 09:08


Summary of answers provided
3 +1droll
Ramey Rieger (X)
3adorable
Lesley Robertson MA, Dip Trans IoLET
3endearing
Wendy Streitparth
3darling
Anna Augustin


Discussion entries: 9





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
droll


Explanation:
Yes, there are endless options. I'd use this one.

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 09:08
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 77

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stefan Ploch: Has a connotation of "theatrical" (Orff, Kluge, "possierlich' Spiel"); Deutsches Nachrichtes-Korpus has as synonyms: "lustig, drollig, schalkhaft, spaßhaft, humoristisch, ulkig, putzig, herzig, spaßig"; "droll" captures that best.
7 hrs
  -> My sentiments exactly, Stefan. Thanks
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adorable


Explanation:
maybe... just one suggestion

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Note added at 21 mins (2018-12-12 09:48:00 GMT)
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or even, if its more about their playfulness, frisky, frolicsome,

Lesley Robertson MA, Dip Trans IoLET
Austria
Local time: 09:08
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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endearing


Explanation:
Suggestion

Although every cat has its own personality, all cats have some characteristics that some people find endearing
https://pets.thenest.com/characteristics-cat-behavior-3635.h...

Topsell further represents the cat's endearing domestic behaviors as a kind of treachery:
https://books.google.de/books?id=HGAYDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA103&lpg=P...

Do Cats Develop Their Own Particular Endearing Behaviors?
https://www.catster.com/lifestyle/do-cats-develop-their-own-...


Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 09:08
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, writeaway

disagree  Stefan Ploch: "Possierlich" is more than "endearing"; the connotation of "schalkhaft" and other synonyms (DNK) is missing
6 hrs
  -> Schalkhaftigkeit is also endearing!
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darling


Explanation:
Bei possierliche Katze denke ich an darling cat.

Possierlich ist für mich niedlich, reizend, entzückend. Da finde ich passt darling eigentlich ganz gut.

Anna Augustin
Germany
Local time: 09:08
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Native speaker of: German
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