Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 31, 2011 17:54
13 yrs ago
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German term
Leihoma
German to English
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
This is for a sort of au-pair agency that specialises in sending out 'Leihomas'.
So far I've translated it as "hired granny". (I abandoned the idea of rent-a-granny because these dears are staying for up to a year...)
But maybe there is a set term out there that I've just never come across? Or a better idea? Perhaps someone out there is oozing with creativity...
And if any nice old granny translator out there feels trying it out, you could always come and put my children to bed ;-)
So far I've translated it as "hired granny". (I abandoned the idea of rent-a-granny because these dears are staying for up to a year...)
But maybe there is a set term out there that I've just never come across? Or a better idea? Perhaps someone out there is oozing with creativity...
And if any nice old granny translator out there feels trying it out, you could always come and put my children to bed ;-)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | Rent-a-granny |
philgoddard
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| 4 | granny au-pair |
Sabine Griebler
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| 3 | engaged/engaging grandma: grandma engagement |
Ramey Rieger (X)
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| 2 | extra granny |
Coqueiro
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Change log
May 31, 2011 20:06: Ingo Dierkschnieder changed "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Jun 5, 2011 22:45: philgoddard Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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6 mins
philgoddard
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Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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Selected
Rent-a-granny
This seems to me to be the exact equivalent - it doesn't matter how long they stay for, you're still renting them.
Peer comment(s):
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Sabine Akabayov, PhD
13 mins
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Thanks.
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Nicole Schnell
: Nice!
1 hr
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Johanna Timm, PhD
: or grandma-for-hire http://grandmaforhire.com/ // feeling grandmotherly generous today:-)
1 hr
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Thank you for not putting that as a separate answer :-)
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Birgit Wilpers
2 hrs
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| agree |
Dr Lofthouse
2 hrs
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Nicola Wood
14 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I actually stuck to my 'hired granny' in the end. But you had so much zustimmung here, so have some points as well... :-)"
2 hrs
14 hrs
granny au-pair
This is the term used by au-pair agencies.
1 day 2 hrs
engaged/engaging grandma: grandma engagement
something nice to imagine
Discussion
Seriously, I think this is not a standard term, as far as I know,l so maybe hired granny would work, notwithstanding the possibility of more creative granny translators out there