über die man spricht

English translation: who people are talking about

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German term or phrase:über die man spricht
English translation:who people are talking about
Entered by: Craig Meulen

14:56 May 12, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
German term or phrase: über die man spricht
Promotional flyer for a stage performer:

"XXX gehört zu den Leuten, über die man spricht."

Bin mir sicher, dass ich dieses Spruch woanders gesehen habe: Weisst jemand, wie es ursprünglich lautet?

Und Vorschläge für eine schöne Übersetzung sehr willkommen, bei mir herrscht augenblicklich "black-out"!!
Craig Meulen
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:13
that people are talking about
Explanation:
That's what it says.
Selected response from:

Mary Wilburn
United States
Local time: 21:13
Grading comment
Simple and elegant.

Thanks for the other answers, too: it just goes to show how many alternatives there are when we translate. I chose not to use the most popular answer - talk of the town - simply because of the context here - otherwise it's a good answer.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5... who are the talk of the town
IanW (X)
4 +1who(m) everyone talks about
CMJ_Trans (X)
4on everybody's lips
silfilla
4is someone who is in the limelight
Raghunathan Rajagopalan
4that people are talking about
Mary Wilburn
3xxx is a name everyone knows
Gabrielle Lyons
3who are all the rage
Francis Lee (X)


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
..., über die man spricht
... who are the talk of the town


Explanation:
Howsabout "... who are the talk of the town"?

IanW (X)
Local time: 02:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 33

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rangepost
13 mins

agree  Frosty: In the nicest possible way of course! // Yes, I always knew she was a red-hot attraction
13 mins
  -> She left her electric blanket on and now she's the toast of the town ...

agree  Laura Terrett
37 mins

agree  Erin McGann
1 hr

agree  Sonia Soros
6 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
..., über die man spricht
on everybody's lips


Explanation:
*XXX is one of those who are on everybody's lips*

silfilla
Local time: 21:13
Specializes in field
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Erin McGann: XXX is a name on eveyone's lips
1 hr
  -> thanks
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
..., über die man spricht
xxx is a name everyone knows


Explanation:
One way to do it.

Gabrielle Lyons
Local time: 01:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
who(m) everyone talks about


Explanation:
one of those people.....

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 02:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Laurel Porter (X): ...one of the people everyone's talking about.
37 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
..., über die man spricht
who are all the rage


Explanation:
or:
who people chat about
who are often talked about
who are a popular topic/subject of discussion

Francis Lee (X)
Local time: 02:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 34
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
über die man spricht
is someone who is in the limelight


Explanation:
Just a variation and thought conveys the meaning better

Raghunathan Rajagopalan
Local time: 06:43
Native speaker of: English
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
über die man spricht
that people are talking about


Explanation:
That's what it says.

Mary Wilburn
United States
Local time: 21:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Simple and elegant.

Thanks for the other answers, too: it just goes to show how many alternatives there are when we translate. I chose not to use the most popular answer - talk of the town - simply because of the context here - otherwise it's a good answer.
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