Dec 9, 2005 11:00
18 yrs ago
German term
United Kingdom
For the Love of Language
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Penatencreme
German to English
Art/Literary
Cosmetics, Beauty
"Katja wühlte in ihrer Hosentasche nach einem Labello, hast du einen? Susanne schüttelte den Kopf, nahm aber eine Dose **Penatencreme** von der Spüle."
I'm going to make Labello into the generic lip balm, but is Penatencreme similar enough to Nivea to substitute that? It looks like it in pictures I've found on google...
I'm going to make Labello into the generic lip balm, but is Penatencreme similar enough to Nivea to substitute that? It looks like it in pictures I've found on google...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +8 | Penatencreme is a trademark |
Edith Kelly
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| 4 +2 | Vaseline |
Alexxx
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| 3 +2 | nappy cream |
Kathinka van de Griendt
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| 4 +1 | Sudocrem |
AnkeSR
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| 3 +1 | moisturizing cream |
CHRICKNIC
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| 3 +1 | baby cream |
Allesklar
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| 3 +1 | Baby skin cream |
hirselina
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Change log
Dec 9, 2005 11:08: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Cosmetics, Beauty"
Proposed translations
+8
6 mins
Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in German
&
English
Switzerland
Professional conference interpreter
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Dutch to German, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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34
Selected
Penatencreme is a trademark
and it is very similar to Nivea, the question arises whether one should not use something generic such as zinc cream commonly used for all sorts of ailments and dry skin at least in the UK
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I think I'll go for zinc cream as I'm told this is what cricketers etc put on their lips. It needs to be something that stays white and doesn't sink in from info later in the text. Thanks everyone."
+2
5 mins
Kathinka van de Griendt
Native in German
&
English
3 Decades of Medical Experience
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Afrikaans to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
nappy cream
Penatencreme ist das Pendent zur nappy creme :-)
Peer comment(s):
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Edith Kelly
: Well, nappy cream and Penatencreme are not the same, Penatencreme is also used for dry skin, for general rashes, for chipped hands etc.
2 mins
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true -but the original was used in baby and child care - see link :-)
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| agree |
Eckhard Boehle
51 mins
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| agree |
hirselina
: Of course it's a nappy cream, there was even a baby on the tin
3 days 5 hrs
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+1
8 mins
moisturizing cream
Since you are going for the generic lip balm, why not go for the generic moisturizing cream?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Nesrin
22 mins
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Thanks!
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| agree |
Lisa Davey
: Yes, moisturising cream and lip salve - avoids brand names which are culturally specific
22 mins
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Thank you!
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Barbara Wiegel
: the original Penatencreme is not really a moisturizing but rather a healing cream (Nivea penetrates the skin quickly, Penaten stays on the surface and forms kind of a "protective layer"
40 mins
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+1
8 mins
baby cream
Penatencreme:
Petrolatum, Zinc Oxide, Lanolin, Talc, Aqua, Panthenol, Hamamelis Virginiana, Allantoin, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Cetylpyridinium Chloride, Paraffinum Liquidum, Glycerine Soja, Parfum, CI 40800, CI 78130
Nivea:
Ingredients: Aqua, paraffinum liquidum, cera microcristallina, glycerin, lanolon alcohol (eucerit), paraffin, magnesium sulfate, decyl oleate, octyldodecanol, aluminium stearate,panthenol, citric acid, megnesium stearate, parfum.
Petrolatum, Zinc Oxide, Lanolin, Talc, Aqua, Panthenol, Hamamelis Virginiana, Allantoin, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Cetylpyridinium Chloride, Paraffinum Liquidum, Glycerine Soja, Parfum, CI 40800, CI 78130
Nivea:
Ingredients: Aqua, paraffinum liquidum, cera microcristallina, glycerin, lanolon alcohol (eucerit), paraffin, magnesium sulfate, decyl oleate, octyldodecanol, aluminium stearate,panthenol, citric acid, megnesium stearate, parfum.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
hirselina
: http://www.br-online.de/politik-wirtschaft/mittagsmagazin/dy...
3 days 5 hrs
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+1
9 mins
Sudocrem
Sudocrem ist das englische Gegenstueck zu der dt.Penatencreme.
Penatencreme konnte ich nie finden, aber Sudocreme ist genaus so gut.
Penatencreme ist wie.o.a. ein Markenname.
Penatencreme konnte ich nie finden, aber Sudocreme ist genaus so gut.
Penatencreme ist wie.o.a. ein Markenname.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Barbara Wiegel
: if Sudocreme is what is smeared on the sore behinds of diaper-wearing babies in the UK, than that's what I'd go for...
40 mins
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| neutral |
Edith Kelly
: War auch meine erste Idee, aber .... hier wird Penatencreme statt Labello benutzt, ich habe noch nie gehört, dass man Sudocrem für die Lippen verwendet.
1 hr
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Ich schon :-). Evtl beim Skifahrn oder bei ganz rauhen Lippen. Ist mir dann egal wie's aussieht. :-)
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+1
7 mins
hirselina
Works in field
Baby skin cream
It's a baby skin cream which is also used as a general use cream like "Nivea"
Penatencreme
wird 100
Die Dose veränderte sich, der Inhalt blieb gleich...
Generationen von Babys sind mit ihr groß geworden, der weißen Creme in der blauen Dose. Max Riese erfand die Penatencreme 1904 - ihr Geheimnis: aus Schafwolle gewonnenes Fett. Die Creme haftet lange und weist Feuchtigkeit ab - der beste Schutz für Babys Popo.
http://www.br-online.de/politik-wirtschaft/mittagsmagazin/dy...
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-12-09 11:11:57 GMT)
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That it's not just for babies, appears clearly from the special forum where people exchange tips on multiple uses
http://www.penaten.de/penaten/index.jsp
Penatencreme
wird 100
Die Dose veränderte sich, der Inhalt blieb gleich...
Generationen von Babys sind mit ihr groß geworden, der weißen Creme in der blauen Dose. Max Riese erfand die Penatencreme 1904 - ihr Geheimnis: aus Schafwolle gewonnenes Fett. Die Creme haftet lange und weist Feuchtigkeit ab - der beste Schutz für Babys Popo.
http://www.br-online.de/politik-wirtschaft/mittagsmagazin/dy...
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-12-09 11:11:57 GMT)
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That it's not just for babies, appears clearly from the special forum where people exchange tips on multiple uses
http://www.penaten.de/penaten/index.jsp
+2
1 hr
Vaseline
What about Vaseline? (British English)
I believe you need something colloquial, easily understood etc... Probably the equivalent all-purpose remedy that the average British girl would carry around in her bag and use for chapped lips, etc as an alternative to Labello would be (a dab of) Vaseline (Vaseline comes in in a small, pocket-size tin for this very purpose).
You would not immediately make a connection between Nivea and chapped lips. Nivea is perceived as more of a bodycream/facecream brand i.e. not something you would use for your lips.
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Note added at 1 hr 8 mins (2005-12-09 12:08:54 GMT)
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By the way, why don't you keep Labello if this is for British English? It is perfectly OK.
I believe you need something colloquial, easily understood etc... Probably the equivalent all-purpose remedy that the average British girl would carry around in her bag and use for chapped lips, etc as an alternative to Labello would be (a dab of) Vaseline (Vaseline comes in in a small, pocket-size tin for this very purpose).
You would not immediately make a connection between Nivea and chapped lips. Nivea is perceived as more of a bodycream/facecream brand i.e. not something you would use for your lips.
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Note added at 1 hr 8 mins (2005-12-09 12:08:54 GMT)
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By the way, why don't you keep Labello if this is for British English? It is perfectly OK.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Anna Blackab (X)
: indeed
6 hrs
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| agree |
Ilka Nahmmacher
: I'd use this since Vaseline is equally familiar in the US, in the UK and probably in other English-speaking areas of the world, unlike Sudocream, which I suppose is uniquely British since I've never heard of it. Correct me if I'm wrong.
1 day 13 mins
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| neutral |
hirselina
: Vaseline is also known in Germany and Nivea is also used for lips
3 days 4 hrs
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