Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Sachen gibt's, die gibt's gar nicht.
English translation:
What will they think of/come up with next?
Added to glossary by
Cordula Abston
Sep 1, 2007 14:13
17 yrs ago
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German term
Sachen gibt's, die gibt's gar nicht.
German to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
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Is there an English equivalent?
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | What will the think of/come up with next? |
Courtney Sliwinski
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| 3 | Stuff happens |
Dr. Fred Thomson
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| 3 | Some things are just too much. |
Sasha2
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| 2 | Well, I'll be (darned) / Imagine that! |
Susan Zimmer
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Proposed translations
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45 mins
Courtney Sliwinski
Native in English
Works in field
The right words for the right price
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
:
4
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What will the think of/come up with next?
This is one possiblity.
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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2007-09-02 18:08:28 GMT)
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This should read, "what will THEY think of/ come up with next?
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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2007-09-02 18:08:28 GMT)
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This should read, "what will THEY think of/ come up with next?
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks! I corrected the little typo ;-)"
38 mins
Susan Zimmer
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Business management & linguistic quality
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German, English
Related KudoZ points
:
62
Well, I'll be (darned) / Imagine that!
w/o context, I'll make a suggestion of the way they say it down here in Dixie.....
Note from asker:
| It's really just this sentence - I don't have any more context. I'll fill something in and flag it for my client to take a look at. Thanks! |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Paul Cohen
: Son of a gun! - I can't believe my eyes! With no context, it's a guessing game.
19 hrs
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2 hrs
Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
A lawyer, technician, nuclear power optr
Native in: English
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
22
Stuff happens
The bumper sticker rendition is "Shit happens!"
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Paul Cohen
: I dare say, there's (usually) a certain amount of dismay (and surprise?) in "Sachen gibt's, die gibt's gar nicht!" - whereas "stuff (shit) happens" denotes a rather fatalistic go-with-the-flow attitude. But what the hell... ;-)
18 hrs
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4 hrs
Some things are just too much.
This is one suggestion I can think of which is quite colloquial and could fit depending on the context.
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