Jun 28, 2003 12:47
20 yrs ago
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German term
Genusskultur
German to English
Marketing
Food & Drink
Premium Ice Cream
XXX (premium ice cream) ist fuer Connaisseure weltweit der Inbegriff von Genusskultur auf hoechstem Niveau.
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Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
Mary McCusker
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epitome of pleasure
xxx is the epitome of pleasure (or enjoyment) for ice cream connoisseurs the world over
once the word epitome is used for Inbegriff, it makes the other superlatives superfluous...
once the word epitome is used for Inbegriff, it makes the other superlatives superfluous...
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Comment: "Thanks everybody!
There is enough here to keep Premium Ice Cream Marketing Managers going for decades.
In the end I went for 'epitome of unparalleled pleasure' or some such, and Mary's is the closest!
Talk about spoilt for choice ;-))"
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4 mins
William Stein
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
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Costa Rica
Translations that read like originals
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refined pleasure
culture of the senses
I guess that should make them feel growh-up as they're licking their icecream cones!
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Note added at 2003-06-28 13:39:43 (GMT)
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For connoisseurs, xxx ice cream is the paragon of refined pleasure / sensual delights.
I guess that should make them feel growh-up as they're licking their icecream cones!
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Note added at 2003-06-28 13:39:43 (GMT)
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For connoisseurs, xxx ice cream is the paragon of refined pleasure / sensual delights.
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4 mins
12 mins
... a byword for succulent sophistication
It sounds a bit OTT for ice cream, mind.
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20 mins
Olaf Reibedanz
Colombia
Colombia
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Colombia
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My attempt
...is valued among connoisseurs world-wide for its exquisite taste.
OR:
...is widely recognized among gourmets world-wide for its fine and unequalled taste.
OR:
...is widely recognized among gourmets world-wide for its fine and unequalled taste.
53 mins
tasteful enjoyment
Tried to think of something that combines the down to earth idea of enjoying good ice cream without turning to the over-the-top nonsensical hype of Genußkultur. It can easily start to sound silly in English.
56 mins
Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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culture of enjoyment
perhaps. Hedonistic symbol or symbol of hedonism sound too philosophical & exaggerated, I guess. Good luck, jerrie! I'll try to invent something else.
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1 hr
Yngve Roennike
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Hyperglot..
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epicurean culture
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Ellen Zittinger
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The way the question was put, you would think it was the word culture that was in focus here, not ice cream, or epitome, etc..
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2 hrs
I'd say
For connoissiers worldwide, xxx stands for a scrumptious taste experience that can't be beat.
if it's meant for the US market. Big words don't go over very well here when it comes to ad lingo.
if it's meant for the US market. Big words don't go over very well here when it comes to ad lingo.
2 hrs
Nancy Arrowsmith
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a cultural pleasure of the highest order
I agree that it has to be sweet and simple for the US market, but I assume we're talking about UK here?
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3 hrs
Jonathan Widell
Canada
Canada
Canada
Translations from start to Finnish
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pleasure culture
"It is obvious I think that we live in a pleasure culture."
or enjoyment culture:
"...we evaluate everything from a utilitarian, enjoyment culture."
Why not make the translation sound as off-key as the original and translate it literally? Aren't we not trying to be wry and witty here?
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Note added at 2003-06-29 22:42:36 (GMT)
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In case \"pleasure culture\" or \"enjoyment culture\" sounds a bit too snotty, you can soften it by speaking of \"delights of pleasure culture\" or \"delights of enjoyment culture\". For some reason Genuß sounds more like something you can put in your mouth than pleasure. So let us add \"delight\", which is something you can put in your mouth (like Turkish delight).
or enjoyment culture:
"...we evaluate everything from a utilitarian, enjoyment culture."
Why not make the translation sound as off-key as the original and translate it literally? Aren't we not trying to be wry and witty here?
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Note added at 2003-06-29 22:42:36 (GMT)
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In case \"pleasure culture\" or \"enjoyment culture\" sounds a bit too snotty, you can soften it by speaking of \"delights of pleasure culture\" or \"delights of enjoyment culture\". For some reason Genuß sounds more like something you can put in your mouth than pleasure. So let us add \"delight\", which is something you can put in your mouth (like Turkish delight).
+1
5 hrs
Nicole Tata
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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&
English
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United Kingdom
Transcreation, Marketing/PR, Literary
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12
three more:
All over the world, ice cream connoisseurs equate xxx with the height of ice cream enjoyment.
Ice cream connoisseurs the world over regard xxx as the height of luxury and enjoyment.
To ice cream connoisseurs around the world xxx represents the highest and most luxurious/efined/sophisticated form of ice cream enjoyment.
THe way I read it, Genusskultur means two things:
- the best taste, pinnacle of pleasure, height of enjoyment etc. (the Genuss part)
- sophistication, refined enjoyment, luxuriousness (is that a word?), the premium-ness of the brand (the Kultur part)
hope it helps
Ice cream connoisseurs the world over regard xxx as the height of luxury and enjoyment.
To ice cream connoisseurs around the world xxx represents the highest and most luxurious/efined/sophisticated form of ice cream enjoyment.
THe way I read it, Genusskultur means two things:
- the best taste, pinnacle of pleasure, height of enjoyment etc. (the Genuss part)
- sophistication, refined enjoyment, luxuriousness (is that a word?), the premium-ness of the brand (the Kultur part)
hope it helps
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