Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Anpassungswunder
English translation:
Customized assembly for any job - anywhere!
Added to glossary by
Ulrike Kraemer
Jan 23, 2007 16:31
17 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
Combining technical expertise and style
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
Anpassungswunder
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Advertising / Public Relations
(brochure)
This is from a brochure praising the advantages of a mobile asphalt mixing plant. The full heading reads: "Dieses Anpassungswunder findet überall Platz", meaning that the thing is very flexible and can be assembled almost anywhere (except in my backyard). ;-)
Help, please! I'm at a complete loss here, and my brain refuses to come up with anything even remotely suitable. TYV,VMIA
Help, please! I'm at a complete loss here, and my brain refuses to come up with anything even remotely suitable. TYV,VMIA
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+4
18 mins
Paul Cohen
Greenland
Greenland
Native in English
Specializes in field
Greenland
Will work for blubber
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Danish to English
Related KudoZ points
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52
Selected
Easy assembly for any job - anywhere!
Another idea...
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Note added at 20 mins (2007-01-23 16:52:17 GMT)
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Assuming of course that it's made clear within the body of the text that this equipment is just for mixing asphalt - not mowing your lawn! ;-))
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Note added at 20 mins (2007-01-23 16:52:17 GMT)
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Assuming of course that it's made clear within the body of the text that this equipment is just for mixing asphalt - not mowing your lawn! ;-))
Note from asker:
| And what a good thing it is that there are so many very nice and very knowledgeable colleagues (like yourself and writeaway) out there willing to help me out of my predicament ... ;-) |
| Thanks for your e-mail! I'll reply tomorrow. Regarding the Anpassungswunderding, couldn't I say *Customized assembly for any job – anywhere!*? The previous page (in the brochure) covers "quick and easy assembly" as a separate feature, so using easy again would be "doppelt gemoppelt". Thanks again. :-) |
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: ach, marketing into a foreign language-always seems to cause probs...... good thing there's Kudoz.......
19 mins
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Thanks, writeaway. Ach ja, a straight translation rarely does the trick in advertising!
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Daina Jauntirans
: That's good
45 mins
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Thanks, Daina.
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casper (X)
: Or, if it doesn't seem too long: 'Quick and easy assembly...' ?
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Thanks, Chetan.
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Melanie Nassar
: good for a heading (Cold enough in Greenland these days?)
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It WAS cold until recently. This morning we had 7 degrees... ABOVE zero. No wonder the glaciers are melting at a record pace.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everybody and in particular Paul for helping me with this. I went with "customized assembly for any job" in the end."
+1
1 min
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Works in field
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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57
miracle of adaptability
to get things started
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Note added at 9 mins (2007-01-23 16:40:57 GMT)
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can be easily assembled anywhere
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Note added at 9 mins (2007-01-23 16:40:57 GMT)
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can be easily assembled anywhere
Peer comment(s):
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Axel Seyler (X)
: captures the concept very nicely
3 hrs
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15 mins
this "chamaelion" fits everywhere and can be easily assembled
o.k. maybe a bit too "umgangssprachlich" but would describe the feature of fitting everywhere
16 mins
Daina Jauntirans
Native in English
Works in field
Translating the MESSAGE, not just WORDS
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Latvian to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
extremely versatile
This machine is extremely versatile...
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Note added at 19 mins (2007-01-23 16:51:07 GMT)
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Although on second thought, "versatile" might refer more to what it does than how it does it.
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Note added at 19 mins (2007-01-23 16:51:07 GMT)
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Although on second thought, "versatile" might refer more to what it does than how it does it.
14 hrs
Raghunathan Rajagopalan
Native in English
Quality legal / financial translation
Native in: English
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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3
innovative adaptability
For an advertising brochure, it is not a bad option.
http://www.parshift.com/Essays/essay033.htm
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Note added at 15 hrs (2007-01-24 08:21:22 GMT)
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make it "innovative product adaptability"
http://www.parshift.com/Essays/essay033.htm
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Note added at 15 hrs (2007-01-24 08:21:22 GMT)
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make it "innovative product adaptability"
763 days
a matching miracle, a fitting miracle
Ενα ταιριαστό θαύμα
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