Jul 12, 2007 13:26
16 yrs ago
German term

Mit Sicherheit ein Gewinn

German to English Marketing Marketing slogan
A slogan intended to advertise a trade fair for intrusion alarms and burglar alarm systems to be held in casinos.

Proposed translations

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7 mins
Selected

a safe bet for security

this way you have the important word "security" in the slogan - since this the important play with words in the German version "mit Sicherheit ein Gewinn"
Peer comment(s):

agree Nadine Kahn
3 hrs
agree Johanna Timm, PhD : nice
12 hrs
agree Francis Lee (X) : I liked this as soon as I saw it.
18 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks! Very tough to decide who to give the points to, but this one is the one I went with - getting safety and security into a snappy headline did it for me!"
+1
1 min

a sure win

that could do it
Peer comment(s):

agree Kcda : more commonly as "a sure winner" I believe!?
8 hrs
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+1
2 mins

a definite winner

one solution...
Peer comment(s):

agree Susanna Miles : better for US market
1 min
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+4
10 mins

A safe bet

To get in both puns on "Sicherheit" (as in burglar alarms) and betting

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Note added at 11 mins (2007-07-12 13:37:42 GMT)
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Just saw the previous entry after posting this!
Peer comment(s):

agree BrigitteHilgner : Given the context, I think this fits well (and I would not add "for security").
12 mins
agree seehand
1 hr
agree Bernhard Sulzer : with Brigitte
2 hrs
agree casper (X)
8 hrs
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18 mins

security is the winner

another idea

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Note added at 19 mins (2007-07-12 13:46:21 GMT)
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or just : "a safe winner" ?
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28 mins

Safe win(ning)s

just another shot
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39 mins

A sure thing

Its what everyone wants... isn't it?
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9 mins

Secure systems for safe profits

IMO you definitely need security/secure in there somewhere.
I'm not too happy with "safe profits" - but it is about casinos, after all.

There must be loads of other options, however ...
- Bank on us to ...
- Making sure only the right people break the bank
;-)

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Note added at 14 mins (2007-07-12 13:41:02 GMT)
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Ooh yes - I like "Safe bet" a lot! Sorry, but my right to post an Agree has been removed. ;-(

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Note added at 45 mins (2007-07-12 14:11:59 GMT)
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- Making sure all bets are off for the bad guys
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2 hrs

Security is on the cards

trying to think outside the box ...

or how about:

Safety in lucky numbers

This [the trade fair] could be your lucky day …



Hope it helps ;-)
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4 hrs

a sure fire win

just to add one more option
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4 hrs

Safety Pays

or so they say
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