German term
"Da läufst Du von alleine."
Not entirely sure of the meaning of this phrase, which is making finding a suitable translation a little difficult. If anybody has any suggestions they would be very much appreciated.
The context is roughly as follows:
"Everyone was singing along. Everyone! It was unbelievable. > Da läufst Du von alleine. < We were behind in both games. We had barely any players left."
Thank you!
| 3 +4 | That in itself was enough to make you run and run |
Lancashireman
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Michael Martin, MA
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
That in itself was enough to make you run and run
That in itself (i.e. the singing of the supporters) was enough to make you play your heart out
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Note added at 15 mins (2014-08-26 17:21:25 GMT)
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That alone was enough reason/inspiration...
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-08-26 18:16:04 GMT)
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...und gerade vor der Kulisse am Tivoli läuft man von alleine
= ... and the backdrop of the Tivoli (ground) is enough in itself to make you want to play your heart out
http://www.alemannia-aachen.de/archiv/presse/details-profis/...
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoli_(Aachen)
"Heute wars zum ersten Mal richtig voll, aber auch die letzten Spiele war hier ne Riesen-Stimmung</>. Da muss man als Spieler gar nicht mehr groß motiviert werden, da läuft man von alleine."
The atmosphere generated by the crowd is enough to make you run and run, i.e. you don't need to psyche yourself up beforehand.
http://www.ochehoppaz.de/221099.htm
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Cilian O'Tuama
: agree with your suggestion but not with your "Da … von alleine = davon alleine" -
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Yes, I may have parsed it wrong. Slim context at that stage.
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Heike Holthaus
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Coqueiro
: you'll never run alone ... ;-)
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Ramey Rieger (X)
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Thanks for that.
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United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
The crowd just lifts you.
All were singing along to the song - without exception. It was unbelievable. The crowd just lifted you. Having been behind in both matches, we hardly had any players left in the semi-final.
Compare with quote below:
""The crowd just lifts you, it gives you that little bit extra that lifts you across the line."
http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/9910693.Weir_storms_...
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Cilian O'Tuama
: gets the sentiment, but doesn't answer the Q
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What Q?
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Discussion
"We'd had to come from behind in the two previous matches and had hardly been able to put out a full team for the semi-final."
Presumably, this is a report about the final?
Is there a way I can split the points I'm supposed to award between both of you? I'm not that familiar with how KudoZ works yet...
Thanks Alex! It seems to me that "laufen" is not necessarily used in a literal sense, here. "da" just means: "in situations like this"; if you google for instance: “da läuft man von alleine” you will find that it is a frequently used phrase by soccer/football commentators in the sense of: no special motivation is needed, you'll just give it your best.
http://www.ochehoppaz.de/221099.htm
http://www.alemannia-aachen.de/archiv/presse/details-profis/...
"Alle haben [das Lied] gesungen."
(I was glossing my translation above to avoid mentioning the specific song, but suffice to say it's a fairly standard one)
Thanks again for your thoughts so far.
"Alle! Unglaublich. Da läufst Du von alleine. Wir waren in beiden Spielen in Rückstand. Wir hatten kaum noch Spieler im Halbfinale."