Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
a snap
German translation:
das einfachste in der Welt / ein Klacks
English term
a snap
Cold Deck lighting system makes retrofitting meat and dairy cases a snap—literally! The lights magnetically attach to shelves. No need to remove product from the case or run wires through the case.
| 3 +1 | das einfachste in der Welt |
Alexander Schleber (X)
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| 3 | Schnipp Schnapp |
Ramey Rieger (X)
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| 3 | ein Klacks |
Susanne Schiewe
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Dec 23, 2012 14:53: Helen Shiner changed "Language pair" from "German to English" to "English to German"
Dec 23, 2012 14:59: 784512 (X) changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Dec 23, 2012 15:37: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Marketing" to "Retail"
Dec 24, 2012 10:11: Susanne Schiewe changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Jan 3, 2013 08:19: Alexander Schleber (X) Created KOG entry
PRO (4): Johanna Timm, PhD, Kornelia Berceo-Schneider, Usch Pilz, Susanne Schiewe
Non-PRO (3): Kim Metzger, Helen Shiner, 784512 (X)
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Proposed translations
das einfachste in der Welt
The other suggestions do not sound right in the context.
There is no equivalent vor "snap - snapping in (or on) in German IMO.
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Rolf Kern
: Das ist im Englischen ein Wortspiel mit dem anderen "snap", das dann in diesem Text weiter unten folgt, aber nicht übersetzbar ist.
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Thanks - just as I thought.
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Schnipp Schnapp
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Susanne Schiewe
: We use "Schnipp Schnapp" in German to refer to a pair of scissors - nothing to do with the sound of a magnet, sorry
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ein Klacks
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Ramey Rieger (X)
: Hi Susanne! Happy, Merry and Good!// sorry for the misunderstanding! I was referring to both possibilities, first your "Klacks", and then the sound "Knacks"
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The word is "Klacks" (not Knacks) - nothing to do with "Knacks" and bones, believe me ... Merry X-mas to you, too//"Klacken" is a sound and "Klacks" refers to sth. easy. I don't think any GN would think of 'Knacks' here
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Discussion
Man könnte "Klack(s)" schreiben, dann wäre das Wortspiel da, aber so richtig gefällt mir das auch nicht.
oder
... einrasten
Either way, spontan is not the meaning of a snap in this context. It just means "easy".