Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
These colors are safe to wear at work and when you’re workin’ it!
German translation:
Die Farben von diesen Fetzen sind mega-geil (ultracool, tierisch stark) und passen immer - beim Ranklotzen und beim Draufmachen.
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Steffen Walter
Oct 16, 2001 14:53
22 yrs ago
English term
United States
These colors are safe to wear at work and when you’re workin’ it!
English to German
Marketing
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
An advertisement aimed at teenagers in Germany. I am having trouble coming up with an equivalent slang term for "workin' it". I believe it is meant in a way like "going out on town", "working the girls to go out with you", something along those lines.
Thanks!
Thanks!
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Nov 6, 2006 21:21: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "These colors are safe to wear at work and when you�re workin� it!" to "These colors are safe to wear at work and when you’re workin’ it!" , "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing" , "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Textiles / Clothing / Fashion"
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Die Farben von diesen Fetzen sind voll gut(mega-geil, irre toll, ultra cool, tierisch stark etc) und passen immer - beim Ranklotzen und beim Draufmachen...
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und wenn es darauf ankommt
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would not be the exact translation but you could use it.
Maybe you could try:
"und wenn du ueberzeugen willst" or
"und wenn du es be-arbeitest"
"und wenn du party machst"
Would be helpful to know the graph or video that goes with it, merely for inspirational purpose....but I hope this helps a little. ;0)
Maybe you could try:
"und wenn du ueberzeugen willst" or
"und wenn du es be-arbeitest"
"und wenn du party machst"
Would be helpful to know the graph or video that goes with it, merely for inspirational purpose....but I hope this helps a little. ;0)
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Mit diesen Klamotten kann man einen draufmachen
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Not quite a word-to-word translation, but it might be useful...
HTH,
Serge L.
HTH,
Serge L.
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...auf die Piste gehen
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auf die Piste gehen - i.S. von "einen draufmachen" might be another option, you could use zur Arbeit gehen / auf die Piste gehen to duplicate the juxtaposition of at work / workin' it.
Diese Farben von diesen Outfits passen immer - egal, ob ihr zur Arbeit oder auf die Piste geht...
HTH.
Diese Farben von diesen Outfits passen immer - egal, ob ihr zur Arbeit oder auf die Piste geht...
HTH.
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Abrackern. Abhotten. Egal. Flagge zeigen!
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Reduced it to the bones. Yummy ;)
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There's more to it than meets the eye
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At least I failed to see it at first glance *g*
"These colors are safe" obviously refers to gang speak. You wear the wrong colors - you dead. Are Crips and Bloods still around, btw?
Anyway, there's no way to exactly convey this connotation in German. Maybe "Mit diesem Outfit macht dich keiner an", referring to the brand-oriented youth of today.
I like "auf der Piste" in this context (sorry, I just have to grab it now ;)
So, this leaves us with "Im Job oder auf der Piste - Mit diesem Outfit macht dich keiner an" - or any other of the suggested answers :)
"These colors are safe" obviously refers to gang speak. You wear the wrong colors - you dead. Are Crips and Bloods still around, btw?
Anyway, there's no way to exactly convey this connotation in German. Maybe "Mit diesem Outfit macht dich keiner an", referring to the brand-oriented youth of today.
I like "auf der Piste" in this context (sorry, I just have to grab it now ;)
So, this leaves us with "Im Job oder auf der Piste - Mit diesem Outfit macht dich keiner an" - or any other of the suggested answers :)
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