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big bunch of fluff

German translation: alles nur heiße Luft/eine Farce/nur Theater

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English term or phrase:big bunch of fluff
German translation:alles nur heiße Luft/eine Farce/nur Theater
Entered by: Eva Finkemeier

20:03 Oct 23, 2008
English to German translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: big bunch of fluff
It's about a TV show - the authors finds it a "big bunch of fluff" and claims that the winner was clear before the finale (and that viewers could have saved themselves the trouble of watching for 2 hours).
Of course I know what he means, but how do you best translate "fluff"?
Eva Finkemeier
United States
Local time: 19:33
alles nur heiße Luft
Explanation:
würde ich z.B. vorschlagen
Selected response from:

Katja Schoone
Germany
Local time: 02:33
Grading comment
I liked many of the answers. Thank you! I choose this one because I think that it best carries the notion of "fluff" - a whole lot of nothing, a filler)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7Eine Farce
Olaf Held (X)
3 +5alles nur heiße Luft
Katja Schoone
3 +3das war alles nur Theater (und viel Trara)
Ellen Kraus
4ein grosser Leerlauf
Rolf Keiser
3ein Haufen Blödsinn/dummes Zeug
Nicole W.
3ein großer Bluff
Anne Schulz


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
alles nur heiße Luft


Explanation:
würde ich z.B. vorschlagen

Katja Schoone
Germany
Local time: 02:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
I liked many of the answers. Thank you! I choose this one because I think that it best carries the notion of "fluff" - a whole lot of nothing, a filler)
Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke, Katja!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nadine Nethery (X)
1 hr
  -> Danke schön Nadine
agree  DDM
5 hrs
  -> gracias Daniel!
agree  interpr8er
10 hrs
  -> Danke C.H.
agree  Christian Heilwagen
10 hrs
  -> Danke schön, Christian!
agree  Ellen Kraus
10 hrs
  -> Danke dir, Ellen
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
das war alles nur Theater (und viel Trara)


Explanation:
wenn im vorhinein schon feststand, wer als Sieger hervorgeht

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 02:33
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke ,Ellen!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katja Schoone: hört sich auch gut an!
6 mins
  -> danke !
agree  BirgitBerlin: oder nur "das war alles nur Trara" ....
3 hrs
  -> danke !
agree  interpr8er: finde ich gut (Katjas Vorschlag aber auch)
10 hrs
  -> danke !
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Eine Farce


Explanation:
Würde m. E. auch gehen... ist dann Geschmackssache...

Happy Translating ~ Olaf

Olaf Held (X)
Germany
Local time: 02:33
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Camilla Seifert: This is more like it in my opinion.
22 mins
agree  Regina van Treeck
1 hr
agree  Anita Cassidy (X): This would be my choice as well in this context.
2 hrs
agree  Nicole W.
2 hrs
agree  Colin Rowe
2 hrs
agree  Anke Formann
3 hrs
agree  Nicole Schnell
16 hrs
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ein grosser Leerlauf


Explanation:
dies noch eine Variante die mitunter Anwendung finden könnte

Rolf Keiser
Switzerland
Local time: 02:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ein Haufen Blödsinn/dummes Zeug


Explanation:
Another option.

Nicole W.
Ireland
Local time: 01:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
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2 days 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ein großer Bluff


Explanation:
another option

Anne Schulz
Germany
Local time: 02:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 12
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