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den Schalk im Nacken

English translation: He's rather a rogue

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German term or phrase:den Schalk im Nacken
English translation:He's rather a rogue
Entered by: Sebastian Witte

16:08 Jan 24, 2022
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Sports / Fitness / Recreation
German term or phrase: den Schalk im Nacken
Horses.

DE:
Eine ganze Reihe international in bis zu 1,55 m-erfolgreicher Nachkommen begeistern auf den Turnierplätzen dieser Welt.
Hinzu kommen fünf gekörte Söhne.
Eine Top-Quote, wenn man bedenkt, dass L im Laufe seiner sportlichen Karriere nur sehr sporadisch im EEEgeschäft verfügbar war.

Z de Y
Die reinste Frohnatur!
Z de Y, kurz X genannt, ist unser fescher Casanova.
Strotzend vor Selbstbewusstsein und mit sehr charmanter Art hat er ***den Schalk im Nacken***.
Geht es jedoch darum, Performance zu leisten, ganz egal ob im Parcours oder in der Arbeit, ist Z de Y von jetzt auf gleich hochkonzentriert und fokussiert bei der Sache.
Am Sprung offenbart sich die ganze Qualität und das enorme Potential.
Nun macht sich die bestechende Intelligenz dieses Hengstes erst richtig bezahlt.
Immer durch den Körper und mit viel Distanzgefühl und Übersicht beeindruckt unser bestechend sympathischer Filou im Parcours.


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Sebastian Witte
Germany
Local time: 02:45
he's rather a rogue
Explanation:
another option
Selected response from:

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 02:45
Grading comment
Has a cheeky disposition/He's rather a rogue.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1he's quite mischievous
Ramey Rieger (X)
4A fire in his belly
Andrew Bramhall
3has a cheeky disposiiton
Michael Martin, MA
3 -1he's rather a rogue
Stephen Sadie


  

Answers


18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
he's quite mischievous


Explanation:
My take

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 02:45
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Andrew Bramhall: It could well involve that!;
2 mins
agree  Stephen Sadie: that works
6 mins
  -> Thanks Stephen, hope you're well.
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
A fire in his belly


Explanation:
"Bursting with self-confidence and with a very charming manner, he has a fire in his belly";

I beleive this is the equivalent idiom in English; " a smoke on his neck" wouldn't make any sense in English; the meaning of the idiom is " to have a burning ambition or desire to succeed".

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:45
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Stephen Sadie: I don't think that hits the tenor here
6 mins
  -> Maybe not;
neutral  Michael Martin, MA: Fire in the belly is something else
2 hrs
  -> Possibly.
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
he's rather a rogue


Explanation:
another option

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 02:45
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Has a cheeky disposition/He's rather a rogue.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Klaus Beyer: He's a prankster/always good for a prank. 'rogue' means 'Heißsporn'
1 day 23 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
has a cheeky disposiiton


Explanation:
This might work

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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-01-24 18:44:03 GMT)
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With the right spelling of course: cheeky disposition

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 20:45
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 51
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks.

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