Aus die Laus!

English translation: Bust those bugs/lousy lice

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German term or phrase:	Aus die Laus!
English translation:	Bust those bugs/lousy lice
Entered by:	David Williams

09:01 Nov 4, 2009

German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Medical: Health Care / Parasites

German term or phrase: Aus die Laus!

As the title of an article about a new treatment for head lice, the LouseBuster:

http://www.laradasciences.com/
http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061108/mass-murdering-louse...

Obviously, a literal translation won't work at all here. I'm playing with ideas such as "Time up, lice!"/"You’re time is up, lice!"/"Lights out for lice!", but I'm not sure they quite hit the mark.

David Williams KudoZ activity Questions: 1642 (4 open) (1 without valid answers) (89 closed without grading) Answers: 485 Germany
Local time: 16:57

Bust those bugs

Explanation:
Bugs is fine to use in this context I would say. Everyone refers to them as such. A very popular UK product for fighting head lice is the "Bug Buster". And please don't ask how I know :-(((

Selected response from:

Kerstin Green
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:57

Grading comment

Thanks! It had to be a solution with 'bust' to go with the LouseBuster, really (as British Diana mentioned), although I liked "Parasite lost" a lot too! Many thanks for the lively discussion :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +3

No more nits!

Anne-Marie Grant (X)

3 +2

Bust those bugs

Kerstin Green

Paralice lost

Michél Dallaserra

sizzle the lice

Rolf Keiser

bug them out, the not-so-nice lice !

British Diana

Hit the road, lice!

Lirka

Say good-bye to lice!

RegineMac

De-bugged for good!

Jutta Scherer

Get rid of those lice

Audrey Foster (X)

Say no to nits

Andrea Garfield-Barkworth

Ice the lice

John Dale D.D.

Discussion entries: 13

Anne-Marie Grant (X)

Bear in mind that the product is being marketed at

15:24 Nov 4, 2009

parents and anything that suggests their little ones' brains are going to be fried, boiled or scrambled as part of the delousing treatment is not going to be popular.

franglish

Switzerland

@ John Dale

13:32 Nov 4, 2009

right about trice (without h), so "lice gone in a trice", since you need a verb preceding 'in a trice'.

Michél Dallaserra

Germany

10:54 Nov 4, 2009

@Diana and David: I do not think that the pun "Parasite Lost" is reserved for a minority of highbrows. In fact, one does not have to follow the allusion in order to get the message which, in my view, is pretty straightforward.

British Diana

Germany

Please re-read my entry

10:46 Nov 4, 2009

Sorry, I had second thoughts and prefer them to the first ones.

British Diana

Germany

Zeckenterror

10:38 Nov 4, 2009

Pity they aren't "Zecken", we could have said "Gone in a tick".

David Williams

Germany

ASKER

Good point John

10:35 Nov 4, 2009

you're quite right about "in a trice"!

polyglot45

or even....

10:19 Nov 4, 2009

louse nous

John Dale D.D.

10:16 Nov 4, 2009

re - gone in a thrice
just a note - the phrase is usually "in a trice" meaning in a short time.
would "flied lice" be more appetising ? :-)

polyglot45

since heat is involved...

10:10 Nov 4, 2009

You could perhaps say "Fried lice" !

David Williams

Germany

ASKER

Thanks

09:40 Nov 4, 2009

Yes, I am able to read it in the e-mail notification, although I can't see it here either. You're quite right though, "gone in a thrice" would work even for a single application as the "thrice" has more to do with the (very short) duration than the number of applications.

Michél Dallaserra

Germany

09:35 Nov 4, 2009

@franglish: It was there a couple of minutes ago. It has disappeared!

franglish

Switzerland

@David

09:33 Nov 4, 2009

I'd just posted a note but somehow my contribution was hidden... Are you able to read it?

David Williams

Germany

ASKER

Oops!

09:02 Nov 4, 2009

Of course, "You’re time is up, lice!" should read "Your time's up, lice!"

Answers

5 mins confidence:

Paralice lost

Explanation:
:-D

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Note added at 7 Min. (2009-11-04 09:08:58 GMT)
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"Parasite lost" might be better.

Michél Dallaserra
Germany
Local time: 16:57
Native speaker of:

German,

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Yes, sounds good! Thanks :-)

4 mins confidence:

Ice the lice

Explanation:
just a vernacular suggestion :-)

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Note added at 22 mins (2009-11-04 09:24:18 GMT)
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@ asker
I see.
I used the word "ice" in the modern usage i.e. to kill, destroy......
that is why I stated "vernacular in this explanation :-)
Well what about
"beat them with heat"

John Dale D.D.
Local time: 16:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 7

Notes to answerer

Asker: I think that gives the wrong impression really, considering this device works by killing them with hot air.

Asker: Hmmm, perhaps "Nuke the lice!" would work better for treatment using hot air? Or "Talking politics to lice"? ;-)

1 hr confidence:

sizzle the lice

Explanation:
since hot air is involved and "frying" is usually associated with stench

Rolf Keiser
Switzerland
Local time: 16:57
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 4

1 hr confidence:

bug them out, the not-so-nice lice !

Explanation:
The other suggestions are brill, but who would understand the pun involved in paralice or parasite lost except a small, educated minority - or a bunch of translators?
Ice is a bit too cold and sizzle too culinary for comfort.

In everyday language I think people refer to any sort of nasty insects as "bugs" .
Before someone says lice aren't insects, I am only being as inexact as the general population would be !

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-04 10:45:23 GMT)
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Sorry, already an afterthought:

lice ain't nice, bust 'em out!<b/>

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-11-04 11:35:49 GMT)
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Yes, David, I now think you should keep the word "bust" in whatever you use.

British Diana
Germany
Local time: 16:57
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

Asker: Why not "Bust those lousy lice!"?

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Bust those bugs

Kerstin Green
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:57
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks! It had to be a solution with 'bust' to go with the LouseBuster, really (as British Diana mentioned), although I liked "Parasite lost" a lot too! Many thanks for the lively discussion :-)

4 hrs confidence:

Hit the road, lice!

Explanation:
Doesn't rhyme, but it retains the original meaning and it's colloquially catchy...

Lirka
Austria
Local time: 16:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 96

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

No more nits!

Explanation:
http://nomorenits.co.nz/index.htm

I am a veteran delouser and in colloquial BE at least these little critters are known as nits not lice.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-11-04 13:31:15 GMT)
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'Nuke those nits' - not a serious suggestion, but one that gives me great pleasure!!

Anne-Marie Grant (X)
Local time: 15:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

7 hrs confidence:

Say good-bye to lice!

Explanation:
or: Stop the lice!

It's not as creative as the other ones, but then it's not an ad but just the title of an article.

RegineMac
United States
Local time: 07:57
Native speaker of: German

8 hrs confidence:

De-bugged for good!

Explanation:
... to add yet another one to the list...

Jutta Scherer
Germany
Local time: 16:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: German

8 hrs confidence:

Get rid of those lice

Explanation:
How's that for a plain Jane version ?

Audrey Foster (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

12 hrs confidence:

Say no to nits

Explanation:
Am I the only one whose head is itching?

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Note added at 12 hrs (2009-11-04 21:04:05 GMT)
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Say "ciao baby!" to lice.

Andrea Garfield-Barkworth
Germany
Local time: 16:57
Native speaker of:

English

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