im Herzen orange

English translation: orange at heart

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German term or phrase:im Herzen orange
English translation:orange at heart
Entered by: Steffen Walter

22:50 Feb 23, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Marketing / Market Research / Company Newsletter
German term or phrase: im Herzen orange
..Nachdem die Entscheidung getroffen wurde, ein Produktentwicklungsteam einzurichten, begann das Unternehemn nach einem Teamleiter zu suchen... eine Person die „im Herzen orange“ ist...
lone (X)
Canada
Local time: 09:01
someone who is orange at heart
Explanation:
I often translate for an Austrian motorcycle manufacturer whose company color is orange and they frequently make such references.

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Note added at 13 hrs (2008-02-24 12:07:02 GMT)
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Ach! Sorry -- I now see Teresa mentioned this already.
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Beth Jones
Austria
Local time: 15:01
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Summary of answers provided
5someone who is orange at heart
Beth Jones
4Orange to the heart
franglish
2 +1whose heart is 'orange'
Joern Gaedcke
3someone who thinks, lives and breathes orange
Patricia Will


Discussion entries: 8





  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
whose heart is 'orange'


Explanation:
The expression would only make sense this way, I think. Given the lack of context that might indicate something else.

Joern Gaedcke
Singapore
Local time: 21:01
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Barbara Wiebking
49 mins

neutral  Teresa Reinhardt: the idiomatic expression is "someone who is orange at heart"
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Orange to the heart


Explanation:
also "Orange from head to foot"

For the telecommunications giant Orange?

franglish
Switzerland
Local time: 15:01
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
someone who is orange at heart


Explanation:
I often translate for an Austrian motorcycle manufacturer whose company color is orange and they frequently make such references.

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Note added at 13 hrs (2008-02-24 12:07:02 GMT)
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Ach! Sorry -- I now see Teresa mentioned this already.

Example sentence(s):
  • ... im herzen jung
  • ... young at heart
Beth Jones
Austria
Local time: 15:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
someone who thinks, lives and breathes orange


Explanation:
Just another option. Assuming orange is the company colour.
Or something like "Orange through and through" or "Orange heart and soul"

Patricia Will
Australia
Local time: 21:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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