pflastermüde

English translation: footsore

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German term or phrase:pflastermüde
English translation:footsore
Entered by: British Diana

05:17 Jul 18, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / slightly humorous description of tiredness
German term or phrase: pflastermüde
I am looking for a good colloquial rendering of "pflastermüde".
There are some (not terribly convincing) suggestions on this term in the Leo forum, but let's start again from scratch and see what the great KudoZ colleagues come up with!
Context: description of a day spent sightseeing in a big city (Budapest). " Nachdem wir vormittags das Parlament, die Burg, den Heldenplatz und diverse Kirchen besichtigt hatten und am Nachmittag durch den Stadtpark gewandert sind, war ich abends richtig pflastermüde. "
British Diana
Germany
Local time: 21:47
footsore
Explanation:
an alternative

IMO, since it's clear from your text that you mean traipsing around the city and not hiking in the mountains, you can do without any pavement reference.

"Rome's embarrassment of riches means that visitors have to pick and choose or end up footsore and frazzled. Bear in mind that the Vatican City alone can easily swallow up an entire weekend."

http://www.worldtravelguide.net/city/105/sightseeing/Europe/...
Selected response from:

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 21:47
Grading comment
The choice was very difficult because of all the good suggestions. In the end I decided that "footsore" fitted my text best.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4dog tired/tired of pounding the pavement
David Hollywood
3 +3felt like my feet were falling off
Stephen Sadie
3 +2dead on my feet
Wendy Streitparth
4beat
Sarah Bessioud
4Fit to drop//Dead on my feet//Wiped out//Pooped (US!)
Lirka
3 +1footsore
Cilian O'Tuama
3tired from traipsing around
casper (X)
3tired of kicking down the cobblestones
Mack Tillman (X)
3tired from / of walking the streets
Norbert Hermann
3my hooves/hoofs were shot
Michael Wetzel
2pavement(-)sore
hazmatgerman (X)
Summary of reference entries provided
A Hard Day's Night
meirs
pavement-sore
hazmatgerman (X)

Discussion entries: 10





  

Answers


48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
dead on my feet


Explanation:
- without looking at Leo, so hope this wasn't one you objected to.

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 21:47
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 11
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Wendy!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BrigitteHilgner: That's what I would say (with or without Leo's approval).
19 mins
  -> Danke Brigitte

agree  Andreas Hild
23 hrs
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tired from traipsing around


Explanation:
...another possibility.

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Here's one more:
tired from/of trudging the streets

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@ British Diana:

By the way, I am unable to locate the discussion on the Leo Forum.
Could you post the URL, please ? Thank you.

casper (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Jennifer!

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
felt like my feet were falling off


Explanation:
felt like a weight was attached to my shoes

maybe along these lines

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 21:47
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 56
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Stephen!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  franglish: (by evening) my feet were falling off. Evidently it's just a form of speech and not to be taken literally, so leave out felt like.
34 mins

agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
1 day 4 hrs

agree  Bernhard Sulzer: "my feet were falling off" is a good and fun solution!
2 days 11 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tired of kicking down the cobblestones


Explanation:
How about going along with P.Simon and A. Garfunkel and turning the meaning around. Of course it depends on whether your are really "running through" Budapest or rather taking it easy but still are somewhat "pooped".

Just came to my mind.

Mack Tillman (X)
Local time: 21:47
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Asker: Thanks, Mack!

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tired from / of walking the streets


Explanation:
When we tired of walking the streets and sightseeing each day, we headed for the front porch, where we reclined on whicker chairs and watched the passersby ...
www.southernwindinn.com/media.html - Cached - Similar

Norbert Hermann
Local time: 20:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12
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Asker: Thanks, Hermann

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
dog tired/tired of pounding the pavement


Explanation:
to get the ball rolling

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maybe "exhausted from pounding the pavement"?

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or: tredding

David Hollywood
Local time: 17:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 47
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks David!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  hazmatgerman (X): Pavement I guess is important here, to distinguish from unpaved paths or soft grass/peat and such.
4 hrs

agree  Trudy Peters: exhausted from pounding the pavement
10 hrs

agree  gangels (X): with Trudy
11 hrs

agree  David Williams: Yes, tired of/exhausted from pounding the pavement/streets
1 day 39 mins
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
beat


Explanation:
Sorry Diana, I couldn't think of anything with pavement in it, but this is another colloquial suggestion.

After having traipsed round the city non-stop all day, I was absolutely beat by 5 o'clock.

A few definitions of the word 'beat' (from the freedictionary.com)
Adj. (Informal) Worn-out; fatigued.
Noun. The area regularly covered by a (...) a police officer: for example, to be on the beat
Verb. To make by pounding or trampling: for example, to beat a path through the jungle.
Verb. To strike repeatedly (in this instance the pavement perhaps?)

And synonyms (http://thesaurus.com/browse/beat):
Main Entry: beat
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: area of responsibility
Synonyms: circuit, course, march, path, patrol, precinct, rounds, route, walk, way

Main Entry: beat
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: very tired
Synonyms: dog tired, exhausted, fatigued, kaput, wearied, weary, worn out

Funnily enough, to beat is to throb, which exactly what my feet begin to do when I've been traipsing round on my feet all day ;-)

Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Local time: 21:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Fit to drop//Dead on my feet//Wiped out//Pooped (US!)


Explanation:
or "dead beat" (UK)

Or even..."finished off"

HTH

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You ca even parahrase a bit and end it by saying....


"[...]in the evening I felt that the [long] day finished me off."

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Note added at 12 hrs (2010-07-18 17:55:04 GMT)
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You can even paraphrase a bit and say:

[...] in the evening I felt that the [long] day finished me off.

Lirka
Austria
Local time: 21:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
pavement(-)sore


Explanation:
Pls. see the refs for this suggestion; my CL is for nonnative suggestion. Even if used for horses, the effect - tiredness from hard surface walking/riding - should be comparable. See also the new ref. (on humans) I found later.


    Reference: http://www.obsidians.org/reports/reports/2007/t041201.htm
    Reference: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/beauty/4791185/Beauty-not...
hazmatgerman (X)
Local time: 21:47
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 day 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
footsore


Explanation:
an alternative

IMO, since it's clear from your text that you mean traipsing around the city and not hiking in the mountains, you can do without any pavement reference.

"Rome's embarrassment of riches means that visitors have to pick and choose or end up footsore and frazzled. Bear in mind that the Vatican City alone can easily swallow up an entire weekend."

http://www.worldtravelguide.net/city/105/sightseeing/Europe/...



    Reference: http://www.worldtravelguide.net/city/105/sightseeing/Europe/...
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 21:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 109
Grading comment
The choice was very difficult because of all the good suggestions. In the end I decided that "footsore" fitted my text best.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Cilian!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bernhard Sulzer: good equivalent!
19 hrs
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1 day 14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
my hooves/hoofs were shot


Explanation:
That's a good literal translation for what it's worth (see discussion). I had never heard the German expression before - I don't know how often it gets used. I think that my dad used to say this about us as kids, but I'm not sure anymore.
Like always, there is a good chance that the expression is specifically US, but there must be a British (and other) version(s).

Michael Wetzel
Germany
Local time: 21:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Michael!

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Reference comments


1 hr
Reference: A Hard Day's Night

Reference information:
Just worth mentioning

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It's been a hard day's night, and I've been working like a dog
It's been a hard day's night, I should be sleeping like a log
But when I get home to you I find the things that you do
Will make me feel alright

meirs
Israel
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in RomanianRomanian
Note to reference poster
Asker: Ah yes, and what was the wording used in this song?

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4 hrs peer agreement (net): +2
Reference: pavement-sore

Reference information:
See some of the sources for this variant which is related to D. Hollywood's suggestions.
http://www.fullbooks.com/Little-Miss-By-The-Day2.html


    Reference: http://wagonteamster.com/html/the_roadside_park.html
    Reference: http://mollyflatt.com/2009/10/27/theshoeforest/
hazmatgerman (X)
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Note to reference poster
Asker: Thanks, hazmatgerman!

Asker: One reference is a pavement-sore horse and another a lady with pavement-sore feet. This is quite promising...


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Edith Kelly
21 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Stephen Sadie: much better than "pounding" which certainly is not common speak// you should really post this as an answer
22 hrs
  -> And thank you, too. Though it's not my native tongue I will take your suggestion and post.
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