Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
sich freuen (hier) /..., freut sich XX
English translation:
to be pleased/delighted about / ... a pleased XX
Added to glossary by
Woodstock (X)
Aug 17, 2006 09:09
18 yrs ago
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German term
sich freuen
German to English
Bus/Financial
Journalism
Employee news: How to express ways of speaking
Context is a report to employees on company developments (internal newspaper / newsletter).
"Wir begrüßen das sehr", freut sich XXX. (talking about the reorganization of a department)
Nothing I've come up with so far really hits the mark, such as
-rejoice
-gloat
-crow
-delight
- etc.
Any bright ideas for this out there? Thanks a lot for any input.
"Wir begrüßen das sehr", freut sich XXX. (talking about the reorganization of a department)
Nothing I've come up with so far really hits the mark, such as
-rejoice
-gloat
-crow
-delight
- etc.
Any bright ideas for this out there? Thanks a lot for any input.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | to be pleased/delighted about |
Rachel Ward
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| 3 +8 | say |
Colin Newberry
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| 4 +3 | here: to announce happily |
Natalie Aron
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| 4 +1 | enthuse |
IanW (X)
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| 3 | welcome |
Armorel Young
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| 2 | enthused |
Francis Lee (X)
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| 2 | gushed |
Lancashireman
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Change log
Aug 17, 2006 09:12: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "sich freuen (hier)" to "sich freuen"
Proposed translations
9 mins
Rachel Ward
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
For the Love of Language
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
to be pleased/delighted about
Can you change the order around?
XXX is pleased/delighted about this, saying: "We welcome this decision"... or somesuch?
XXX is pleased/delighted about this, saying: "We welcome this decision"... or somesuch?
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Rachel. Your suggestion triggered a different approach - always a good thing! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks very much to all of you. I ended up using "We welcome...", says a pleased XXX. I had used "says" several times already as the translation of various words, so I can't grant the points to Colin, I'm afraid - maybe another time. Many other suggestions didn't have quite the right register for a rather staid in-house publication, but are great ideas for future use."
+3
5 mins
here: to announce happily
"......", XXX announces happily.
My suggestion.
My suggestion.
12 mins
welcome
which of course needs an object, so something like "we welcome the reorganisation" or "we welcome the change".
+8
19 mins
Colin Newberry
Native in English
Perfect, price-right, punctual
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, English to German
say
Actually you could leave it out because if he "begrüsst" then obviously "er freut sich".
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Francis Lee (X)
20 mins
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| agree |
CMJ_Trans (X)
: or to say enthusiastically perhaps
21 mins
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Exactly: [Komma] he said enthusiastically when commenting on/asked about the reorganization of the department [if the following context allows this or sth similar]
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| agree |
IanW (X)
26 mins
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| agree |
Michele Fauble
1 hr
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| agree |
mill2
: German has a much wider variety of ways to express that someone said something - I would simplify in English
4 hrs
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| agree |
Nicole Schnell
: With Millay. "Stated" might be stronger and give more emphasis.
4 hrs
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| agree |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: w/Nicole and Millay
7 hrs
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| neutral |
Lancashireman
: You may be right, Colin, but the asker may regard this as falling some way short of his stated criterion ('bright ideas').
14 hrs
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I thought CMJ had brightened it up.
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| agree |
Erik Macki
: This is probably right. My copy editor always returns manuscripts with verbs of saying all changed to "say." Her approach is formalistic but conventional in published material. Something like CMJ's suggestion (or Ilse's) would work well as a compromise.
1 day 15 hrs
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31 mins
enthused
It might be better to use the past tense here, although not necessarily.
Ilse's "announced" would be good - except this is internal, i.e. more like a memo.
And like Colin, I often just put "said" or "added" (je nachdem) in this kind of context, because the good mood is implicit. The German phrase is - typically - somewhat redundant.
And my "enthused" (normally for "sagte XX begeistert") might also be a tad OTT.
Ilse's "announced" would be good - except this is internal, i.e. more like a memo.
And like Colin, I often just put "said" or "added" (je nachdem) in this kind of context, because the good mood is implicit. The German phrase is - typically - somewhat redundant.
And my "enthused" (normally for "sagte XX begeistert") might also be a tad OTT.
+1
32 mins
enthuse
I'd say "enthuse" here - perhaps a teeny-weeny bit too strong, but I'd use it anyway.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Francis Lee (X)
: a bizarrely simultaneous concurrence of reasoning
10 mins
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Scary - particularly since you were first ...
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14 hrs
gushed
"The weather is marvellous," he gushed as he rang his bell and the clever elephant trumpeted in tune.
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~webpage/pmoore/press/theti...
...or does that sound like a very dull idea and dated phrase from a bygone era?
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~webpage/pmoore/press/theti...
...or does that sound like a very dull idea and dated phrase from a bygone era?
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