Kreditsünder

English translation: credit delinquent

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German term or phrase:Kreditsünder
English translation:credit delinquent
Entered by: Caitriona O'Callanain

23:13 Jan 22, 2013
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics
German term or phrase: Kreditsünder
The sentence reads as follows:

Obama liesse sich leicht als „Kreditsünder“ darstellen, der es angeblich nicht schafft, die Vereinigen Staaten ohne ein Anwerfen der Druckerpresse seitens der Fed zu finanzieren.

I would be grateful for any suggestions.

TIA, Caitriona
Caitriona O'Callanain
Local time: 01:14
credit delinquent
Explanation:
Sündner would usually be translated as sinner or transgressor - but this is staying within the typical biblical context. A sinner is someone who breaks the law, in that case the ten commandments (the law given to Israel).
Taking it out of the biblical context, it remains a person, who is breaking the law. There you have a great choice of words: bad actor, black marketeer, blackmailer, con, convict, crook, culprit, delinquent, desperado, deuce, evildoer, ex-con, felon, fugitive, gangster, guerilla, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, hustler, inside person, jailbird, lawbreaker, malefactor, mobster, mug, offender, outlaw, racketeer, repeater, scofflaw, sinner, thug, transgressor , trespasser, wrongdoer, yardbird etc.

The context you provide is one of not meeting (re)payments without printing more money. This is very similar to common credit card delinquency http://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/11/intro-to-credit-c...

Hence, I arrived at credit delinquent.
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Diana Obermeyer
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:14
Grading comment
Many thanks dianaft,
Your answer was just what I needed.
Best regards
Caitriona
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2credit delinquent
Diana Obermeyer
3 +2debt monger
Michael Martin, MA
3 +1debt junkie
Tim Drayton
3deficit-dodger
Charles Stanford


Discussion entries: 4





  

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credit delinquent


Explanation:
Sündner would usually be translated as sinner or transgressor - but this is staying within the typical biblical context. A sinner is someone who breaks the law, in that case the ten commandments (the law given to Israel).
Taking it out of the biblical context, it remains a person, who is breaking the law. There you have a great choice of words: bad actor, black marketeer, blackmailer, con, convict, crook, culprit, delinquent, desperado, deuce, evildoer, ex-con, felon, fugitive, gangster, guerilla, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, hustler, inside person, jailbird, lawbreaker, malefactor, mobster, mug, offender, outlaw, racketeer, repeater, scofflaw, sinner, thug, transgressor , trespasser, wrongdoer, yardbird etc.

The context you provide is one of not meeting (re)payments without printing more money. This is very similar to common credit card delinquency http://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/11/intro-to-credit-c...

Hence, I arrived at credit delinquent.


    Reference: http://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/11/intro-to-credit-c...
Diana Obermeyer
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Many thanks dianaft,
Your answer was just what I needed.
Best regards
Caitriona

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: Nice ideas and research! "Credit offenders" also seems to be a frequently used term (news articles referring to Spain, Portugal) in contexts where German writers use "Kreditsünder"
51 mins

agree  Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.: Wow! so many of them ....
5 hrs
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debt monger


Explanation:
Expression reflects a style found in the tabloid press. But perhaps that's what we're looking for, at least in this instance.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2013-01-23 04:36:18 GMT)
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"Debt offender" is another one that would fit nicely:

"Armstrong points out the the US is not the worst debt offender (although he does leave out unfunded liabilities in his analysis)."

http://www.silverdoctors.com/martin-armstrong-big-money-the-...


    Reference: http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials-on-the-right/051612...
Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 21:14
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Stanford
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Charles.

agree  Allison Wright (X): I prefer "debt offender".
19 hrs
  -> So do I but I thought of the other one first.
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deficit-dodger


Explanation:
or "deficit-ducker". After Bush the "draft-dodger". Living off borrowing and unable/unwilling to tackle the budget deficit

Charles Stanford
Czech Republic
Local time: 02:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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debt junkie


Explanation:
Strays away from the literal meaning somewhat, but this expression is widely used.

Tim Drayton
Cyprus
Local time: 03:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters: Love it!
4 hrs
  -> Thanks very much, although I am belatedly moving in the direction of a straight literal translation for the reason I stated above.
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