Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Geh, mach’ ned so a Theater
English translation:
Come on,don't make such a fuss
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Johanna Timm, PhD
Jan 5, 2001 17:15
23 yrs ago
German term
Geh, mach’ ned so a Theater
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Viennese. I have an idea of what it means, what I'd like to know is the grammatical form. If there is any translation, please suggest.
TIA
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Proposed translations
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| 0 | Come on,don't make such a fuss |
Johanna Timm, PhD
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| 0 | Don't make such a scene / song and dance / fuss |
Hubbit
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| 0 | Don't make such a fuss! |
senta
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| 0 | Oh, don't make such a song and dance about it |
Roy Fox
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Come on,don't make such a fuss
The "high" /formal German of that sentence is: Geh', mach nicht so ein Theater", meaning, don't make such a fuss( just do it).
"Geh" would be the(imperative) form and could be rendered as 'Come on.... '
Hope that helps
"Geh" would be the(imperative) form and could be rendered as 'Come on.... '
Hope that helps
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Don't make such a scene / song and dance / fuss
Any of the above depending on context
Not sure if you also wanted the "normal" German phrasing from your question?
"Geh, mach nicht so ein Theater" or just "Mach kein Theater!"
For a huge list of Ger/Eng idioms which can occasionally be helpful see the link below:
Not sure if you also wanted the "normal" German phrasing from your question?
"Geh, mach nicht so ein Theater" or just "Mach kein Theater!"
For a huge list of Ger/Eng idioms which can occasionally be helpful see the link below:
1 day 9 hrs
Oh, don't make such a song and dance about it
This is simply phonetic Viennese. "Geh" is just an exclamation, and doesn't really mean anything -- it's part of the rhythm of speech. "Ned" = nicht.
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