bespoilern

English translation: enhance

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German term or phrase:bespoilern
English translation:enhance
Entered by: Astrid Elke Witte

23:16 Aug 12, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / music
German term or phrase: bespoilern
R bespoilert Lennons/McCartneys "Norwegian Wood" mit indischen Fragmenten.
It would appear to be a positive statement.
stephkg (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:08
enhances
Explanation:
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Kphred
Local time: 04:08
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2blings up
Textklick
3 +1enhances
Kphred
3pimps up
Tom Tyson
3fancify
Bernhard Sulzer


  

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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
blings up


Explanation:
Yuk!

'Bespoilern' is obviously slang.

But if 'R' means Ravi Shankar (who apparently provided inspiration for the sitar part on the original recording [URL]) then I would possible say decorates/contributes/adds to or - if we must - 'tarts up'.

Readership?


    Reference: http://www.sitars.net/
Textklick
Local time: 11:08
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  robin25
4 hrs

agree  urbom: This matches the register of the original.
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
enhances


Explanation:
Just another choice...

Kphred
Local time: 04:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: Actually, I went for 'embellishes' at the end of the day, but thanks to Kphred and Dr Lofthouse


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr Lofthouse: or 'beautifully re-interprets'( if its for a Readers' Digest Mood Music Compilation:))
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pimps up


Explanation:
If you want to keep the car customising theme, this is what you do to your 'ride', eg:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070730224708AA...

Bernhard has already mentioned 'embellish', which wouldn't be bad if you didn't want to keep the slang element.

Tom Tyson
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fancify


Explanation:
like the spoiler fancifies my car

or:
embellish
prettify

http://www.wordwebonline.com/en/FANCIFY
Verb: fancify

1. Make more beautiful
- beautify, embellish, prettify

Derived forms: fancifying, fancifies, fancified

Type of: ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate



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Note added at 7 days (2009-08-20 19:31:46 GMT) Post-grading
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you went for embellish? mmh

Bernhard Sulzer
United States
Local time: 06:08
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 26
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