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Wiedererkennungsmelodie

Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

in die Hose gehen

English translation:

down the pan

Added to glossary by Louise Mawbey
Mar 7, 2006 12:40
18 yrs ago
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German term

"in die Hose" gehen

German to English Other Slang
I am translating a press release about diarrhea and I am struggling with the following sentence:
....damit der Urlaub nicht sprichwörtlich "in die Hose geht"

I can't think of an English equivalent that renders the double meaning of the German sentence.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
Proposed translations (English)
2 +5 down the pan
3 +1 down the tube
4 that you don't crap out at vacation time
3 doesn't start to "stink"
3 turns to crap
3 won't have to flush your vacation
3 so that it isn't pants!
2 become a mess
Change log

Mar 7, 2006 15:01: lucasm (X) changed "Field (specific)" from "Medical (general)" to "Slang"

Discussion

lucasm (X) Mar 7, 2006:
OK--changed to slang.
MMUlr Mar 7, 2006:
I second Woodstock and would like to see this expression moved from the medical to the Slang/idiom 'division'. :-)
Woodstock (X) Mar 7, 2006:
Here's the thread, in case of interest: http://www.proz.com/topic/43360?start=0&float=. I don't mind (as you can see in the thread), but some do. Just a different perspective on this topic.
mckinnc Mar 7, 2006:
I don't see any harm in asking slogans. If anyone out there feels inspired and inclined to help, why not?
Woodstock (X) Mar 7, 2006:
cont'd... to come up with them. If you're not getting paid for creating a slogan, don't worry about it and translate normally, would be my suggestion.
Woodstock (X) Mar 7, 2006:
The "Medical" classification is a bit misleading here, it's more slang/idioms. Apart from that, there has been a discussion recently about slogans, whether they should or shouldn't be asked, because they really require specialsts who charge a lot of money

Proposed translations

+5
7 mins
Selected

down the pan

So that your holiday doesn't just go down the pan

Just a tentative suggestion - maybe a bit too colloquial???

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Note added at 8 mins (2006-03-07 12:48:50 GMT)
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On second thoughts I don't think my suggestion is very appropriate
Peer comment(s):
agree blomguib (X) : yes, a very nice one!; down the drain is another possibility
5 mins
agree mckinnc : It is a bit gross, but it's noit a daft idea. It's the first thing that occurred to me certainly.
5 mins
agree David Moore (X) : Brilliant!
19 mins
Thanks everyone, perhaps it's not as bad as I thought after all!!
agree Jeremy Amos : Superb suggestion!! Certainly no more gross than the original.
59 mins
agree Stephen Roche : or down the toilet
4 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks a lot to all of you! Some great suggestions!!"
19 mins

become a mess

Perhaps you can build something like
"So (that) your holiday won't become a mess."
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+1
1 hr
German term (edited): in die Hose

down the tube

1960's/70s US slang, may be outdated by now
Peer comment(s):
agree Jay Whitten
1 hr
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1 hr

doesn't start to "stink"

another way to paraphrase
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2 hrs

turns to crap

Depends on your audience, but this might work

...that your vacation does not literally turn to crap...
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2 hrs

that you don't crap out at vacation time

with the additional helpful connotation that you don't lose (crapping out in a dice game)
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3 hrs

won't have to flush your vacation

or, you won't have to spend your vacation in the john/toilet/bathroom, depending on target audience
your vacation won't slip out of your control/down the drain

Most translations of German scatological content end up sounding really crude in English, they simply aren't funny...
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5 hrs
German term (edited): in die Hose gehen

so that it isn't pants!

almost there and hinting at possible outcome!
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