Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Deutsch term or phrase:
Zitronenfalter falten Zitronen
Englisch translation:
woodchucks chuck wood
Added to glossary by
Louise Mawbey
Mar 30, 2009 07:19
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Deutsch term
Zitronenfalter falten Zitronen
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I have to keep the context short for confidentiality reasons. I am translating an article about a new department in a company. The emphasis is on team work and not leading fom the top. I have changed the sentence a bit but kept the meaning the same.
If you believe that "Geschäftsleiter leiten Geschäfte" you also believe, dass Zitronenfalter Zitronen falten“
Has anyone got a jazzy idea of how to render this in English?
All help gratefully received.
If you believe that "Geschäftsleiter leiten Geschäfte" you also believe, dass Zitronenfalter Zitronen falten“
Has anyone got a jazzy idea of how to render this in English?
All help gratefully received.
Proposed translations
(Englisch)
| 4 +13 | woodchucks chuck wood |
Lonnie Legg
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Change log
Mar 30, 2009 21:50: Johanna Timm, PhD changed "Term asked" from "Zitronenflater falten Zitronen" to "Zitronenfalter falten Zitronen"
Proposed translations
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Lonnie Legg
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25 years in film industry
Native in: Englisch 
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Works in: Deutsch > Englisch, Englisch > Deutsch
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Deutsch term (edited):
Zitronenflater falten Zitronen
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woodchucks chuck wood
From the children's language play cum tongue-twister ("How much wood would a woodchuck chuck...") this nonsensical metaphor is a nice fit.
http://www.texxas.de/cinema/Double Feature: How Much Wood Wo...
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Note added at 24 mins (2009-03-30 07:43:45 GMT)
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Plenty of variations come to mind ("barnswallows swallow barns", "horseflies fly horses"), but by association with the rhyme "woodchuck..." has more pizzazz.
http://www.texxas.de/cinema/Double Feature: How Much Wood Wo...
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Note added at 24 mins (2009-03-30 07:43:45 GMT)
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Plenty of variations come to mind ("barnswallows swallow barns", "horseflies fly horses"), but by association with the rhyme "woodchuck..." has more pizzazz.
Example sentence:
Der Film "How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck"dokumentiert die Weltmeisterschaft im Schnellsprechen...
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