Sep 10, 2000 14:33
23 yrs ago
Englisch term

a true rags to riches story

Englisch > Deutsch Marketing
can anyone provide a nice, pungent equivalent phrase in German for this "Lumpen zum Reichtum"-Geschichte

Thanks in advance,
Lis

Proposed translations

39 Min.
Selected

vom Tellerwäscher zum Millionär

this is a common phrase, especially in the context of the american dream. How to put in this case depends on the context... usually it is found in "Er hat es (im wahrsten Sinne) vom T. zum M. gebracht".

Maybe like "eine echte Tellerwäscher-zum-Millionär-Karriere"?

HTH, cheers,
Caro
Something went wrong...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks a lot. I played around with Bettler zum Koenig, Aschenputtel (like answer #2) which did not work, because we are talking about a guy here. So, yours helped the most and was absolutely usable. Many thanks to everyone."
1 Stunde

Aschenputtel-Geschichte

This might fit into your context. Aschenputtel or Aschenbroetel went from rags to riches, and is often referred to in this sense.

HTH
Sibylle
Something went wrong...
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Begriffsuche
  • Jobs
  • Foren
  • Multiple search