Nov 4, 2007 15:05
17 yrs ago
German term
Ganz entspannt bei 100.000 Volt
German to English
Marketing
Energy / Power Generation
Play on words
This is a catchphrase for an electrical services company. The play on words is "entspannt" and "Spannung", i.e. electrical voltage. The company is at home with high-voltage systems.
Any thoughts on capturing the wordplay?
Any thoughts on capturing the wordplay?
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+3
3 hrs
Selected
Even 100,000 volts can't shock us
perhaps?
Peer comment(s):
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: well done!
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Thanks Ingeborg!
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Gauri Shringarpure
: good one - the play on words is well maintained, as is the meaning
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Thanks Gauri!
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Paul Cohen
: Attention-grabbing, eye-catching... // Gives readers a slight shock... ;-))
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Thanks Paul!/ Yes, I'm a real live wire!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Nice work, this is what I was looking for."
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Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
A lawyer, technician, nuclear power optr
Native in: English
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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35
Tension free at 100,000 volts
free of all tension at 100,000 volts
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Note added at 36 mins (2007-11-04 15:42:00 GMT)
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100,000 volts and free of all tension
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Note added at 37 mins (2007-11-04 15:43:00 GMT)
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High voltage - No tension
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Note added at 36 mins (2007-11-04 15:42:00 GMT)
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100,000 volts and free of all tension
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Note added at 37 mins (2007-11-04 15:43:00 GMT)
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High voltage - No tension
3 hrs
Peter Hindt
Austria
Austria
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
Austria
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Italian to English, and 3 more.
100,000 volts doesn't make our hair stand on end!
(idiom) - i.e. doesn't make us panic / doesn't frighten us. Also possible using "don't" instead of "doesn't". The above is ambiguous because: This metaphor is also strongly associated with electricity, as everyone knows how static charges can make one's hair stand on end!
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2 hrs
Perfectly at ease at 100,000 volts
Personally, I'd forget about trying to preserve the wordplay. The message is what matters, and the wordplay is just a trick to capture attention.
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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-11-04 21:51:55 GMT)
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Another option esp. for trade consumption:
100 kV: all in a day's work
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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-11-04 21:51:55 GMT)
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Another option esp. for trade consumption:
100 kV: all in a day's work
Note from asker:
| Not a bad idea, thanks for the suggestion. I went with the wordplay after all, since it seemed natural. |
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