Oct 1, 2009 15:07
14 yrs ago
German term
United States
Psychology, economics, politics
Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
Wir Wunderschönen
German to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
idioms
The idea is that some Europeans are happy at the idea that the dollar might collapse, and with it the United States, because Europe would emerge unscathed. And then: Wir Wunderschönen, wir schaffen das.
I get the meaning, that "we're all right here, we'll manage." But I can't good way of expressing the "Wir Wunderschönen."
I get the meaning, that "we're all right here, we'll manage." But I can't good way of expressing the "Wir Wunderschönen."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +3 | We, resplendent in our manifest superiority, ... |
misterherrnau
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| 4 +6 | we're the best |
Henry Schroeder
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| 4 | we glorius |
sirgay (X)
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| 3 | We're miracle workers |
Annett Kottek (X)
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| 2 | we gorgeous ones |
Catherine Winzer
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Change log
Nov 6, 2013 09:55: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Proposed translations
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17 hrs
Selected
We, resplendent in our manifest superiority, ...
pours it on a bit thick but the German seems to invite such a translation
Peer comment(s):
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mill2
: or We, in our stunning superiority...
52 mins
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Veronika Neuhold
1 hr
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Christina Bergmann
: I would have definetely used something with "superior(ity)", too. That's just the same style as the German
8 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many of the answers were helpful, but I'll choose this one, leaving out the "resplendent," which I think puts it a bit too far over the top. Thanks everybody."
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12 mins
Henry Schroeder
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
20 years of experience, certified, ATA
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English, Russian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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2
we're the best
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Peer comment(s):
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Bianca Marsden-Day
: I like that! It feels as though there is a bit of self-irony in the sentence so this works rather well.
9 mins
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Thanks, Bianca, totally, not sure about the U.K., but this often comes with a touch of irony in America
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Joel Schaefer
: Yes, the expression sounds like "lucky us!" but more highflown.
21 mins
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Thanks, Joel, unfortunately, I'm not sure whose lucky nowadays - the world is going under and phase 2 is going to be much worse than phase 1. Good luck!!!!
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franglish
: hits the nail on the head!// It's come and go depending on workload and personal inclination. Cheers and welcome back!
53 mins
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Thanx, franglish, what's happened to the old crew - I was sick for a while and had to reduce my computer time, now I've been back for a few months, but everyone's gone. Take care!
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Rolf Keiser
2 hrs
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Anne-Marie Grant (X)
7 hrs
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Veronika Neuhold
: "We can handle this because we're simply the best. (Better than/Above all the rest.)"
18 hrs
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31 mins
Catherine Winzer
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Oxford graduate, reliable and efficient
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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12
we gorgeous ones
This might be a possibility.
"We gorgeous ones will make it" or similar.
"We gorgeous ones will make it" or similar.
10 mins
we glorius
"We are fearfully and wonderfully made, and we glorious Americans will occasionally astonish the God that created us when we get a fair start. ...
www.blogcatalog.com/topic/following the equator/
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we, the glorious (ones), ...
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-10-01 16:54:04 GMT)
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I think 'the' would turn it into a noun in plural
as in 'we, the undersigned,...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-10-01 17:59:07 GMT)
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i think Wunderschönen is like shining wonder in english... "дивный, чудный" in russian
and glory:
also means a luminous ring or halo, esp. as depicted around the head of Jesus Christ or a saint.
apart from:
magnificence; great beauty : the train has been restored to all its former glory.
• (often glories) a thing that is beautiful or distinctive; a special cause for pride, respect, or delight : the glories of Paris.
• the splendor and bliss of heaven : with the saints in glory.
but, of course, saying we, the glorious ones, is firmly tongue-in-cheek in the german text... as it's with 'glorious americans' in the above example
www.blogcatalog.com/topic/following the equator/
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-10-01 16:49:10 GMT)
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we, the glorious (ones), ...
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-10-01 16:54:04 GMT)
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I think 'the' would turn it into a noun in plural
as in 'we, the undersigned,...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-10-01 17:59:07 GMT)
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i think Wunderschönen is like shining wonder in english... "дивный, чудный" in russian
and glory:
also means a luminous ring or halo, esp. as depicted around the head of Jesus Christ or a saint.
apart from:
magnificence; great beauty : the train has been restored to all its former glory.
• (often glories) a thing that is beautiful or distinctive; a special cause for pride, respect, or delight : the glories of Paris.
• the splendor and bliss of heaven : with the saints in glory.
but, of course, saying we, the glorious ones, is firmly tongue-in-cheek in the german text... as it's with 'glorious americans' in the above example
Peer comment(s):
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Catherine Winzer
: glorious // To me, "glorious" makes it sound as though glory has already been achieved, which is not how I read the German. But according to the dictionary it can also mean "strikingly beautiful", which would fit the context here.
17 mins
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What do you have to say about the word apart from the typo?!
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5 hrs
We're miracle workers
Like Thomas said, ‘wir Wunderschönen’ is really not a standard expression and I’m therefore wondering if ‘Wunder’ is not also an allusion to the so-called Wirtschaftswunder (economic miracle), which had transformed West Germany after WW2 and helped make it one of the economic powerhouses.
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Note added at 20 hrs (2009-10-02 11:56:53 GMT)
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misterherrnau is right, there is something fantastic about the expression 'Wir Wunderschönen'. So how about We're fabulous, we'll manage.?
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Note added at 20 hrs (2009-10-02 11:56:53 GMT)
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misterherrnau is right, there is something fantastic about the expression 'Wir Wunderschönen'. So how about We're fabulous, we'll manage.?
Example sentence:
'We are miracle workers, we'll manage.'
Discussion
Nun gibt es gerade auch hier in Deutschland Ideologen, die so links sind, oder auch rechts, die das aus ideologischen Gründen gar nicht so schlecht fänden, die so tief anti-amerikanisch sind und sagen: „Laßt die USA doch ruhig kollabieren. Wir in Europa und in Deutschland werden das alles schon meistern. Wir Wunderschönen, wir schaffen das.“
Das Problem ist nur, das ist eine Milchmädchenrechnung, denn Deutschland ist Exportweltmeister bzw. es ist gerade von China abgelöst worden.
(I have another Kudoz in for "Milchmädchenrechnung"!