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ein urbayerisches Erlebnis

English translation: a truly Bavarian experience

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German term or phrase:ein urbayerisches Erlebnis
English translation:a truly Bavarian experience
Entered by: Olaf Reibedanz

15:57 Nov 9, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Tourism & Travel
German term or phrase: ein urbayerisches Erlebnis
Es geht um das Oktoberfest in München, für eine Hotelbroschüre

„die Wiesn“ – ein urbayerisches Erlebnis

Für Ideen wäre ich dankbar
Alexandra Collins
Local time: 01:05
a truly Bavarian experience
Explanation:
one more option for you :-)
Selected response from:

Olaf Reibedanz
Colombia
Local time: 18:05
Grading comment
I found this one difficult to grade, and would like to give Olaf and Richard points. But this one is exactly what my customer was looking for. Thanks to everyone, it was a great discussion. I think one should not grade slogans, because there is no right or wrong. It's a question of taste and style. I do think we should charge extra for slogans.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +12the ultimate/quintessential Bavarian experience
Richard Benham
4 +5a truly Bavarian experience
Olaf Reibedanz
3 +4as Bavarian as it gets
NGK
4an authentic bavarian experience
Caro Maucher
3 +1an original Bavarian experience; a thoroughly Bavarian experience
Dr. Fred Thomson
3a genuine Bavarian experience
Herbert2
2it doesn't get any more Bavarian than this
Jonathan MacKerron


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
an authentic bavarian experience


Explanation:
wäre mein Vorschlag


Caro Maucher
Germany
Local time: 01:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +12
the ultimate/quintessential Bavarian experience


Explanation:
This is advertising--no need to worry about niceties like definite vs indefinite articles.

Richard Benham
France
Local time: 01:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MMUlr
5 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  Dr. Fred Thomson: I like "quintessential."
10 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  Olaf Reibedanz: I like your suggestions as well :-)
11 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  Heidi Stone-Schaller
23 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  Natalie Chandler: Quintessential adds that slightly more sophisticated touch
25 mins
  -> Oops!
agree  Fantutti (X): Downright Bavarian!
30 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  silvia glatzhofer: agree also to charging extra for slogans.// I know, but what to tell customers who say "well, but you only say it in another language" or as a surprised customer once said to me "why is interpreting so expensive? all you do is TALK!"
36 mins
  -> Thanks. I mean, you can spend hours working on a five-word slogan and get paid half a euro for it!//Yes. All surgeons do is cut people up and sew them back together again. The hard bit is knowing what to say or where to stick the knife!
agree  writeaway: Bavarian to the eyeballs..... the hilt..... knee deep in knee slapping Bavarian authenticity-like quintessential (this is definitely better than boiled spuds :-) )
40 mins
  -> Natalie seems to think "quintessential" is a little sophisticated.
agree  Andrew D: where else would you meet hundreds of ossis easily beating any bavarian at their supposedly home domain?
44 mins
  -> Maybe a few Aussies as well...even a former Australian prime minister used to hold a world record for beer-drinking.
neutral  TonyTK: Surely overweight lager louts and boozed-up bimbos singing crap songs isn't quintessential Bavaria?! Sounds more like Essex.
2 hrs
  -> The purpose of translation is not to tell the truth but to reproduce as accurately as possible the original lies in another language. I'll go anywhere where there are boozed-up bimbos, though.
agree  Ulrike Lieder (X): I do like the "quintessential" :-) Excellent suggestion!
2 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Susanne Rindlisbacher
5 hrs
agree  Renate FitzRoy
5 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
an original Bavarian experience; a thoroughly Bavarian experience


Explanation:
a purely Bavarian experience
an experience that one can have only in Bavaria

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-11-09 16:03:03 GMT)
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An experience to be had only in Bavaria

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 17:05
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 26

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Benham: Or just "Only in Bavaria"?
33 mins
  -> You're on one today.
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
a truly Bavarian experience


Explanation:
one more option for you :-)

Olaf Reibedanz
Colombia
Local time: 18:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
I found this one difficult to grade, and would like to give Olaf and Richard points. But this one is exactly what my customer was looking for. Thanks to everyone, it was a great discussion. I think one should not grade slogans, because there is no right or wrong. It's a question of taste and style. I do think we should charge extra for slogans.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Benham: This is OK.
3 mins
agree  Natalie Chandler: Simple but effective - it really depends on the style you are going for
21 mins
agree  TonyTK: ... and I think it's important to use "a" rather than Richard's "the".
2 hrs
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
3 hrs
agree  Annika Neudecker: Like it :-)
5 hrs
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
as Bavarian as it gets


Explanation:
one more for the road

NGK
United States
Local time: 18:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 67

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Heidi Stone-Schaller: this would be my favorite
4 mins
agree  Richard Benham: Also good.
10 mins
agree  wrtransco
40 mins
agree  Hilary Davies Shelby: i like this one too - a bit more unusual
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
it doesn't get any more Bavarian than this


Explanation:
another option

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Note added at 1 hr 27 mins (2004-11-09 17:24:44 GMT)
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The Oktoberfest Meadows - Bavaria as it has always been / Bavaria eternal

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 68
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a genuine Bavarian experience


Explanation:
or: THE Bavarian experience

Herbert2
Local time: 02:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in RomanianRomanian
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