Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Wohnträume
English translation:
dream home / dreams of the perfect home // as a phrase: make your dream home a reality / realising dreams of the perfect home
Added to glossary by
Bernhard Sulzer
Mar 12, 2008 16:09
16 yrs ago
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German term
United States
High quality at a reasonable price
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, German, and 1 more.
Wohnträume
German to English
Marketing
Advertising / Public Relations
real estate/property acquisition
*Wohnträume* verwirklichen:
Ein Traumhaus im Ausland – direkt am Meer... als dauerhaft unbeschwertes Urlaubsvergnügen. Oder Ihr künftiger Wohnsitz. Auf jeden Fall aber: Lebensqualität pur. Ihre Luxusimmobilie finden Sie jetzt einfach und sicher.
"realizing your dream(s) of the perfect home?" "realizing your dream of living in the perfect home?" "acquiring/buying your dream dwelling?"
Thank you!
Ein Traumhaus im Ausland – direkt am Meer... als dauerhaft unbeschwertes Urlaubsvergnügen. Oder Ihr künftiger Wohnsitz. Auf jeden Fall aber: Lebensqualität pur. Ihre Luxusimmobilie finden Sie jetzt einfach und sicher.
"realizing your dream(s) of the perfect home?" "realizing your dream of living in the perfect home?" "acquiring/buying your dream dwelling?"
Thank you!
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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Make your dream home reality
Hope this helps you!
Reference:
Note from asker:
| Thank you for the suggestion, Lone! |
| Thank you for the link! |
| Thank you very much, Lone, and all others for your comments! This is closest to what I actually used. |
Peer comment(s):
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Ken McKerrow
: Yes, I didn't notice the missed 'a', that's important
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Thank you!
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Ulrike Kraemer
: www.google. com as a reference for what? // Agree with Andrew. Should be "a" reality. See my reference in the Ask the Asker box.
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This is my reference for the expression "Make your dream home reality" http://www.dreamhomesource.com/
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Lancashireman
: Is the omission of the indefinite article (’a’) before ‘reality’ a subtle Transatlantic difference? I wonder if Bernhard is trying to move away from cliché here. In UK English ‘dream properties’ are unaffordable.
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Marketing language doesn't always follow what's grammatically correct!
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writeaway
: it has to sound natural to the target audience. I'd have thought that for any language native ears are the best judge of what sounds 'right'. /well yes he is the judge no matter what since it's his job. nice to see that even native input is rejected.
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I will let Bernhard be the judge!
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babli
: agree
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Thank you!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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11 mins
David Seycek
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Specializes in field
Austria
engineering, marketing + word power
Native in: German 
, Czech
Works in: English to German, Czech to German, German
Related KudoZ points
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16
A dream come true
IMHO you can skip the “Wohn” bit, since the subject matter is clear immediately after the heading. Also, it is quite customary in English marketing texts to use enticing hooks that have a less-than-obvious connection to the actual content (more so than in German, from my experience).
Note from asker:
| Danke für den Vorschlag und den Hinweis, David! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
PhilippID
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Thank you Philipp.
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Julia Lipeles
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Thank you Julia.
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writeaway
: so how do you tie this in with a house/living?
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A dream come true: Your second home abroad, right next to the beach [and so on ...]
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14 mins
Nicole Schnell
United States
United States
Native in German
Specializes in field
United States
Award winning Advertising/Marketing
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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92
(own) your piece of paradise / (find) your place in paradise
Suggestion.
Note from asker:
| Danke, Nicole. Deinen zweiten Vorschlag find ich seh gut. Viell. auch your "own" place in paradise. |
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16 mins
BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Austria
b2b/economics/marketing/market research/
Native in: German
Works in: German to English, French to German, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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44
Realize your dream home
Quite a few suitable google hits.
Note from asker:
| danke, Brigitte! |
Peer comment(s):
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Lancashireman
: How do you 'realise' a home? If this is a property in the Med (my guess as the source text is in German), the target market is most likely to be UK purchasers (realize>realise).
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We are all waiting with bated breath for your own brilliant suggestion.
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Erika Berrai-Flynn
: Genau. http://www.irarealestatedreamhome.com/Realise-Your-Dream-Hom...
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Thank you, Erika.
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37 mins
Make that dream home yours
"home" is neutral could be apartment, villa or whatever
Note from asker:
| thank you, Georgina! |
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55 mins
Teja Prosenc
Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia
«Zungenfertig - Nehmen und gut.»
Native in: Slovenian
Works in: German to Slovenian, Slovenian to German, English to Slovenian
dream-living
"Dream-living" vielleicht? Hört sich ut an.
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Teja! |
Peer comment(s):
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Lancashireman
: Close. Plenty of web refs for 'Living the dream...' // PS No need for the hyphen.
3 mins
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Veronika Neuhold
: mit Andrew (habe ich vorhin übersehen)
12 mins
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Amphyon
44 mins
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1 hr
Veronika Neuhold
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Works in field
Austria
We Make Words Work for You
Native in: German (Variant: Austrian)
Works in: English to German, Spanish to German, German to English
Live your dream
Das abschreckende Beispiel hat mich auf diese Idee gebracht. Bin mir aber nicht sicher, ob das Wortspiel mit "live" im Englischen rüberkommt.
Note from asker:
| danke, Veronika. "Live" your dream kann sich freilich auch auf mehr als nur das Wohnen beziehen. |
Peer comment(s):
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Hilary Davies Shelby
: i like this one best so far. It DOES come across ;-).
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Eva Finkemeier
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
United States
Prose, poetry, biographies, subtitles
Native in: English , German
Works in: German to English, English to German, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
Your dream home: not just a dream
It may be a bit much/too wild, but I thought I'd throw that in (not remaining just a dream should be fairly close to actually carrying something out). This could have : Your dream home does not have to remain just a dream, etc.
Note from asker:
| Danke, Eva! |
4 hrs
Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
German and "Geek" to English!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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12
A Coast To Build a Dream On...
with apologies to Louis Armstrong ;-)
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Hilary. Here you find a sample of the song you probably know anyway. But hey. http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/2757864/a/In+Chicago+Aug.+1,+1962.htm |
Discussion
@LittleBalu: danke!