Apr 27, 2005 15:19
19 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Heftpflaster (urgent)
German to English
Marketing
Advertising / Public Relations
I've a text here from a Messebauer boasting about everything they offer (one-stop providers etc. etc. ad nauseum).
We do this.
We organise that.
Und wer denkt an die Heftpflaster? Wir natürlich!
Is there a word we use in English to signify sth. like the tiniest (necessary) detail?
And who'll remember to bring the ??? (McVities).
At the moment I've got "corkscrew".
We do this.
We organise that.
Und wer denkt an die Heftpflaster? Wir natürlich!
Is there a word we use in English to signify sth. like the tiniest (necessary) detail?
And who'll remember to bring the ??? (McVities).
At the moment I've got "corkscrew".
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +4 | thumbtacks, paper clips |
writeaway
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| 3 +5 | bandaids (US) |
Friderike Butler
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| 5 | plaster |
bkukla
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| 3 +2 | all of the bits and bats |
Frosty
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| 4 +1 | And we have everything you need at hand |
IanW (X)
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| 3 +1 | corkscrew |
aykon
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| 4 | corkscrew |
Terry Gilman
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| 3 | slide projector |
Kim Metzger
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| 3 | kichen sink? |
John Bowden
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Proposed translations
+4
4 mins
Selected
thumbtacks, paper clips
I would have thought corkscrew was at the top of the list of vital necessities.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everyone. In the end I suggested paper clips and corkscrew (let them decide!) and rejected bandaid because it conjures up the image of having your hands shredded (as Ian pointed out - while bauing the Messe, indeedy)."
7 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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90
slide projector
A presentation would be a total flop without one.
7 mins
plaster
plaster UK
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
writeaway
: you should have just agreed with band-aid and added that it's a plaster in UKese
6 mins
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12 mins
kichen sink?
"We'll even supply the kitchen sink if you need one...
Not quite the "tiniest detail" idea, but expresses "we don't forget anything"
Not quite the "tiniest detail" idea, but expresses "we don't forget anything"
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Sarah Swift
: Very tempted to agree - "right down to the kitchen sink" sounds good. But it would be a pain to supply one if someone took it literally.
2 hrs
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+2
12 mins
all of the bits and bats
they usually come by the boxful!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
John Bowden
: or "bits and bobs" (UK)
11 mins
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Thankyou John, and of course not to forget all of the thingamijigs that are also absolutely indispensible!
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| agree |
Sladjana Spaic
: bits and pieces would fit, too :)
1 hr
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Thankyou Sladjana, and indeed, it would fit.
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+1
32 mins
corkscrew
This corkscrew thing sounds familiar somehow (he even brought a corkscrew...) but maybe it's just me - well and you...
let's see if someone else agrees
let's see if someone else agrees
+1
35 mins
And we have everything you need at hand
If there isn't an equivalent expression in English, it'll just sound forced. I'd say "And we have everything you need at hand". Boring, perhaps, but far undeniably natural.
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Note added at 36 mins (2005-04-27 15:56:23 GMT)
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Or: \"And we have everything you need right here in our box of tricks\"
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Note added at 36 mins (2005-04-27 15:56:23 GMT)
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Or: \"And we have everything you need right here in our box of tricks\"
+5
1 min
Friderike Butler
United States
United States
Native in German
United States
Language Expert(s) at Your Service
Native in: German
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
:
8
bandaids (US)
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-04-27 15:23:40 GMT)
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http://www.bandaid.com/index2.html
Sorry - spell band-aid in singular
Since this is brand recognition and might not work for an international client base, how about \"bandages\"?
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Note added at 56 mins (2005-04-27 16:16:24 GMT)
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We have everything on hand that you could possibly ask for, down to the first-aid kit.
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-04-27 15:23:40 GMT)
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http://www.bandaid.com/index2.html
Sorry - spell band-aid in singular
Since this is brand recognition and might not work for an international client base, how about \"bandages\"?
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Note added at 56 mins (2005-04-27 16:16:24 GMT)
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We have everything on hand that you could possibly ask for, down to the first-aid kit.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
silfilla
: or band-aid; ADDED: as *band-aid* is also used as a metaphor for stop-gap/immediate measures, it would fit very well, in the sense of *the company's always on its toes, ready to offer a quick solution* (besides, most people do forget band-aids :-))
0 min
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thanks
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| agree |
Dr. Linnea Franssen
1 min
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thanks
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| agree |
Dr.G.MD (X)
13 mins
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thanks
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| agree |
swisstell
18 mins
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thanks
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| agree |
writeaway
: sticky tape or Superglue (sticks better to the office context :-) ). the downer is that a band-aid is a plaster in UKese
19 mins
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| disagree |
aykon
: none of you got the meaning here, this is not a literal translation of Pflaster
26 mins
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I got it, but still thought band-aid would be fitting - if the audience would have been exclusively, I would have suggested "duct tape" :-)
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| disagree |
IanW (X)
: Agree with Sonja - sounds like they're going to cut their hands to bits when they're baunig their Messe
34 mins
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Ouch :-)
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| agree |
Terry Gilman
: In reality, people are always asking for bandaids (I have some), but also agree with with the issues raised; the all-purpose solution in New England for a while was duct tape, but that won't work here either
57 mins
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Personally, I would attempt any building project without having duct tape at hand :-)
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| agree |
Gábor Simon
3 hrs
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thanks
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| neutral |
Darin Fitzpatrick
: A "band-aid" solution is a poor (and temporary) solution.
3 hrs
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True - it has that connotation.
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1 hr
corkscrew
Just want to add support for your suggestion, Cilian - the corkscrew and the champagne (to celebrate the client's success at the trade fair or whatever) - it's a nice touch for the end of a list.
Another thing people are always forgetting/looking for (where I work) is a cable to recharge their phones. I'm not up on these things, but it seems as if it would be -erm- handy to have a universal recharger.
Another thing people are always forgetting/looking for (where I work) is a cable to recharge their phones. I'm not up on these things, but it seems as if it would be -erm- handy to have a universal recharger.
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