Jul 23, 2004 18:46
20 yrs ago
German term
Creative translations & subtitles
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Meisterschaftskrimi
German to English
Other
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
It's from a company magazine explaining how the company has sponsored a basketball team. "Meisterschaftskrimi in den Play Offs der Basketball-Bundesliga" is the title of the article. Is it something like a championship thriller?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +7 | Championship nailbiter |
heikeb
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| 4 +6 | Literally, it's to do with criminality, but... |
Richard Benham
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| 5 +1 | explanation |
silvia glatzhofer
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| 4 | Who dunnit at the championships |
jccantrell
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
Selected
Championship nailbiter
cf:
Royals triumph in nailbiter
Twenty20 Cup, Worcester: Worcestershire 184-9 beat Gloucestershire 183-5 by one run
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/3856389.stm
Copperheads win in nailbiter
By Jason Nedley
June 25, 2004 (Athens Messenger). Ten days ago the Southern Ohio Copperheads made Great Lakes League history.
http://athensi.com/sports.html?story_id=13734
Vikings Scrape Out Win in a Nailbiter, 5-4
http://mesh.medill.northwestern.edu/goskokie/article.php?sto...
Royals triumph in nailbiter
Twenty20 Cup, Worcester: Worcestershire 184-9 beat Gloucestershire 183-5 by one run
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/3856389.stm
Copperheads win in nailbiter
By Jason Nedley
June 25, 2004 (Athens Messenger). Ten days ago the Southern Ohio Copperheads made Great Lakes League history.
http://athensi.com/sports.html?story_id=13734
Vikings Scrape Out Win in a Nailbiter, 5-4
http://mesh.medill.northwestern.edu/goskokie/article.php?sto...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to everybody who participated in this question. I'm going with nailbiter as (a) I prefer it to my original idea and (b) it fits in very well with the rest of the text.
Thanks again. "
6 mins
jccantrell
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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46
Who dunnit at the championships
A popular term for a Krimi in the USA is a "who dunnit"
My thoughts.
My thoughts.
Peer comment(s):
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Richard Benham
: Usually one word: whodunnit. But who done what? I think it's more about suspense than about mystery as to someone's identity.
2 mins
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except that Krimi is the operative word, in my opinion
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silvia glatzhofer
: nope, it was just very tight ==> thrilling
15 mins
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Dr. Fred Thomson
: A whodunnit is thrilling by definition. One need not spell everything out. Doing so takes the mystery out of it.
20 mins
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20 mins
explanation
Der Krimi hier bedeutet, dass die Play offs extrem spannend waren. Nix mit suspense oder "who dunnit". Mit dem Championship thriller bist du eindeutig auf dem richtigen Weg.
Peer comment(s):
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Richard Benham
: I am not sure I see the difference beween being "spannend" and suspense. The tension ("Spannung") comes from the series being close, i.e. you can't predict who'll win.
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stimmt, ich hätte suspense da nicht mit reinnehmen dürfen. Ich wollte nur sicher gehen, dass die Fragende nicht in die "whodunnit" Falle gelockt wird.
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+6
3 mins
Richard Benham
France
France
Native in English
France
When quality counts
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Literally, it's to do with criminality, but...
I think the point is there is some suspense over the outcome. So "thriller" is OK, or "cliff-hanger", or whatever....
(A "Krimi" is a crime/detective novel, of course.)
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Note added at 36 mins (2004-07-23 19:23:01 GMT)
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I am not sure what glatzhofer has against the idea of suspense. He says the series is \"tight\", and that \"2 or 3 teams are so close they could all get the cup\" (I think he means any one could get the cup--I\'ve never heard of a three-way tie). So there is uncertainty about the outcome. Isn\'t that what suspense is all about.
(A "Krimi" is a crime/detective novel, of course.)
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Note added at 36 mins (2004-07-23 19:23:01 GMT)
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I am not sure what glatzhofer has against the idea of suspense. He says the series is \"tight\", and that \"2 or 3 teams are so close they could all get the cup\" (I think he means any one could get the cup--I\'ve never heard of a three-way tie). So there is uncertainty about the outcome. Isn\'t that what suspense is all about.
Peer comment(s):
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jerrie
: cliff-hanger was my first thought as I read the question..
16 mins
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Thanks.
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Dr. Fred Thomson
: both suggestionsare good; much better than mine.
28 mins
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Thanks.
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silvia glatzhofer
: First, you are right (see my answer to your comment above). 2nd: I am "she" (guess I'll have to change my name here). 3rd: I ike your cliff-hanger". 4th: sorry for my bad English, I meant to say that each of the 2 or 3 would be able to get the Cup.
36 mins
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Thanks, and sorry for guessing the wrong pronoun. I use my real name and pic, so no-one has to guess.
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Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
46 mins
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Mario Marcolin
: thriller
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Derek Gill Franßen
20 hrs
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