Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

"Frisch in den Tag"

English translation:

"rise and shine"

Added to glossary by Derek Gill Franßen
Jul 28, 2004 15:18
19 yrs ago
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German term

"Frisch in den Tag"

German to English Marketing Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Does anyone have a good rendering in EN of the German saying "Frisch in den Tag" as it may relate to healthy living?

Thanks,

Harold

Proposed translations

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4 mins
German term (edited): frisch in den Tag starten
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rise and shine

My Mom used to wake me up with this...
Oh, how I hated it! ;-)
Peer comment(s):

agree Olaf Reibedanz
2 mins
Did your mom wake you with this too - we could start a self-help group... ;-)
agree tectranslate ITS GmbH : That one's nice. And in widespread use, too. (My mom just pulled the curtains open.)
12 mins
Thank you techtransDE.
agree Annika Neudecker : Yep. That's it :-)
13 mins
Thank you Annika.
agree Melanie Nassar : wow, I hated it too! rise and shi-ine!!
43 mins
That is exactly the "inflection" that I have in my ear - nice and drawn out... ;-)
agree Cilian O'Tuama : Rise and shine, sleepy Joe / Now´s the time, don´t you know / To get into a new kind of dream / You´ve been living alone / With no Bell telephone / And you don´t have a shirt that is clean – Courtesy of Herman's Hermits
58 mins
Yes, I can imagine my parents listening to these guys (see: http://www.hermanshermits.com/)... maybe that's where they got it... Oh God, I'm doomed - my poor kids! ;-)
agree Mario Marcolin
3 hrs
Tack Mario.
agree Susan Geiblinger
18 hrs
Thanks Sueg.
agree Sarah Downing : My Dad used this one too: "Wakey, wakey rise and shine, you've had your sleep I've had mine!" (really used to get on my nerves!!)
22 hrs
Thanks Sarah, that's even "worse"; my condolences. ;-)
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3 mins

fresh start of the day

is one possibility
Peer comment(s):

agree Nathan Hanika (X) : This is a good option in a 'healthy living' context.
9 mins
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+2
4 mins

start the day off right or Let's start the day off right

This might work for you.

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Note added at 6 mins (2004-07-28 15:24:39 GMT)
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Start your day in a healthy way!
Peer comment(s):

agree Derek Gill Franßen : And it rhymes too! ;-)
7 mins
Thanks, Derek.
agree Melanie Nassar : With a bowl of multi-vitamin, full-fiber, low-cal, no-taste XYZ. You won't live to be 110, but it will seem like it.
47 mins
Thank you.
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13 mins

Get your day off to a flying start

or

Get up and live (your life).
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+7
22 mins
German term (edited): Frisch in den Tag

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

That's how our sergeants wanted us to be at 6 am in the morning.
Peer comment(s):

agree wrtransco : just wanted to suggest that!
1 min
agree Derek Gill Franßen : And this is how my Dad started my day - "How are WE doing this morning? Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed?"...
2 mins
agree Textklick : I think that's the best equivalent. UK sergeants have a slightly different turn of phrase, I fancy ;-)
54 mins
agree Cilian O'Tuama : and not wide-eyed and legless
1 hr
agree Christine Lam : I like this one too
1 hr
agree Orla Ryan
17 hrs
agree Sarah Downing : I like this one, but I wonder why it's "bushy-tailed" (it makes you think of foxes!!) LOL Cilian!
22 hrs
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6 hrs

Start each day fresh

With a slightly different flavor.

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Note added at 5 days (2004-08-02 18:34:59 GMT)
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This is more of a marketing slogan, if that\'s what you\'re looking for.
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