geht es bei den Kindern recht locker zu und her

English translation: the children/kids are having a great/high/whale of a time or

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German term or phrase:geht es bei den Kindern recht locker zu und her
English translation:the children/kids are having a great/high/whale of a time or
Entered by: Kathryn McFarland

08:01 Dec 28, 2005
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German term or phrase: geht es bei den Kindern recht locker zu und her
Und während sich die Erwachsenen eher ernsthafteren Themen zuwenden, geht es bei den Kindern recht locker zu und her: Da wird einerseits beim Nikolaus vorbei geschaut, werden Gedichte aufgesagt und dafür kleine Geschenke entgegengenommen, und andererseits werden auch eigenhändig Weihnachtsgebäcke hergestellt: Und dies „mit System“, wie die Chefköche des SV Schweiz, die den Kindern bei ihrer Arbeit helfen, meinen: Die Kleinen bekommen eine Backmütze überreicht, beschriften sie mit ihrem Namen und los gehts mit Backen: Jetzt heisst es Teig kneten, ihn mit einer Flasche auswallen und mit Förmchen ausstechen.

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Kathryn McFarland
the children/kids are having a great/high/whale of a time or
Explanation:
or the children are having an absolute ball going from one activity to the next. Locker here indicates more a "cutting-loose" type of lively than laid-back.
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Maurite Fober
Australia
Local time: 23:11
Grading comment
Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4the children/kids are having a great/high/whale of a time or
Maurite Fober
4the kids (children) just take it (nice and) easy and relaxed
Stephen Sadie
3kids take them just easy and relaxed
Wenjer Leuschel (X)


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
kids take them just easy and relaxed


Explanation:
Kids take them (those topics, activities) just easy and relaxed.

Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 20:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Stephen Sadie: please see my explanation
50 mins
  -> Danke. Ich war voreilig.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the kids (children) just take it (nice and) easy and relaxed


Explanation:
The above reference to "them" is not inlcuded in this separate clause and does not refer to the "ernsthafteren Themen".

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 13:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 68
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
the children/kids are having a great/high/whale of a time or


Explanation:
or the children are having an absolute ball going from one activity to the next. Locker here indicates more a "cutting-loose" type of lively than laid-back.

Maurite Fober
Australia
Local time: 23:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nicole Schnell: Whale of a time is beautiful!
59 mins
  -> Thanks Nicole!

agree  gangels (X)
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Klaus!

agree  Trudy Peters
6 hrs
  -> Thanks Trudy!

agree  Wenjer Leuschel (X): Die Formulierung gefällt mir auch.
6 days
  -> Thanks Wenjer
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