Alles neu macht der Frühling

English translation: Spring brings a breath of fresh air

04:12 Apr 5, 2013

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German term or phrase: Alles neu macht der Frühling

Alles neu macht der Frühling:
Neue Reisekostenrichtlinie und Einführung Corporate Credit Card

This is the heading of a short article for a company's internal newsletter talking about their new guidelines on travel expenses and new corporate credit cards for employees - both introduced end of March/beginning of April - so thats the context, something new, its spring etc. I have searched for English idioms that mention spring and havent found much at all that fits.

I did come across "Alles neu macht der Mai - April showers bring May flowers" here on proz but that doesnt work here at all obviously. And was thinking of "out with the old, in with the new" - but unfortunately they never had guidelines or credit cards before so out with the old doesnt make sense here either!

I dont have to stick closely to the German at all and can even leave it out altogether but it would be nice to come up with some equivalent phrase, so any ideas would be much appreciated!

Target audience - its actually for US and UK readers, and probably also for people who dont have English (or German) as their first language so shouldnt be anything too regional or weird ;)

oa_xxx (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 29 (none open) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 41 Germany
Local time: 10:22

English translation:Spring brings a breath of fresh air

Explanation:
Good all-round phrase which stands for bright new ideas and can be applied to most contexts

Other ideas:

- With spring come new policies (rules)

- Spring has sprung (sprouted) new policies (rules)

- Spring sprouts (brings/springs) change/new policies

- With spring comes change/come new beginnings

Selected response from:

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 04:22

Grading comment

Thanks Michael for some good ideas! This probably shouldn't be entered into the glossary tho, should it??
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +1

Sprouting new ideas/Blossoming new benefits?

Ramey Rieger (X)

2 +1

Spring brings new things

AllegroTrans

Spring brings a breath of fresh air

Michael Martin, MA

Spring births the world anew

Tabitha Ashura

Discussion entries: 23

oa_xxx (X)

Germany

ASKER

BTW

22:02 May 1, 2013

I did suggest "spring is in the air" suggested by Brigitte too, and something with new beginnings and change (as suggested by Michael). I kind of had to keep it fairly general, both because it was for a mixed target group and the article covered a few different things at once.

oa_xxx (X)

Germany

ASKER

Apologies for the delay in closing this question.

21:56 May 1, 2013

I was hoping to get some feedback from the client but never did so I dont know what they went for in the end. Thank you all for your ideas and imagination!

oa_xxx (X)

Germany

ASKER

14:24 Apr 7, 2013

Thanks again for all the suggestions, have sent a few ideas to the client and will see what they decide before closing.

Lonnie Legg

Germany

@HH

20:51 Apr 5, 2013

I agree, except for the "we're springing ... on you" (see David's post).

Horst Huber (X)

United States

Would go with

16:25 Apr 5, 2013

LarawagnerUS, or Brigitte!

oa_xxx (X)

Germany

ASKER

Nice one Andrew!

14:06 Apr 5, 2013

I think I'm going to be singing the afternoon away - or trying to get rid of a few Ohrwürmer ;)

David Friemann, MA

Germany

12:04 Apr 5, 2013

Andrew, you had me fooled there. I was expecting the search to return with some 1950s rockabilly band doing their thing. Instead, it's Billy the Bard! Nice, you just made my afternoon!

Lancashireman

United Kingdom

With a hey, with a ho, with a hey nonino,

12:00 Apr 5, 2013

In Springtime, in Springtime,
In Springtime, the only pretty ring time;
When birds do sing,
Hey ding a ding a ding,

oa_xxx (X)

Germany

ASKER

11:47 Apr 5, 2013

Spring has sprung... funny one! its also rather difficult as spring has not yet sprung here at all, at least the snow has gone at last...

oa_xxx (X)

Germany

ASKER

@ EdithK

11:40 Apr 5, 2013

Thanks for the ideas but nothing with May works as these changes were already introduced end of March/beginning of April!

oa_xxx (X)

Germany

ASKER

@ Maxime

11:38 Apr 5, 2013

yes, I was thinking that at first too, but just thought someone here might have some good ideas for a catchy heading. Its not so important as its just for internal use - ie not advertising etc - I might just make one or two suggestions but explain that there's no exact equivalent and they could just use the subheading on its own.

David Friemann, MA

Germany

@asker

11:32 Apr 5, 2013

maybe you could let us know what your final version will be, I for one am greatly interested!

oa_xxx (X)

Germany

ASKER

I have to admit...

11:30 Apr 5, 2013

as soon as I posted the question I realised it was an unfair one as there is no definitive answer so sorry about that, probably not really appropriate for kudoz - BUT thanks for some great ideas, lots of food for thought. I like spring is in the air too, and cant get the song out of my head now ;) thinking of some combination with new beginnings...

Wendy Streitparth

Germany

10:00 Apr 5, 2013

With Brigitte - is what first came to my mind.

Maxime

attractive/new travel guidelines

08:22 Apr 5, 2013

how about something very different from German: Attractive/New travel guidelines/possibilties. After all any proverb in line with the German will not fit, and this says what it is about.

David Friemann, MA

Germany

08:15 Apr 5, 2013

vielleicht ein Wortspiel auf "new brooms sweep clean", sowas wie "new cards swipe clean"?

Jonathan MacKerron

out with the old, in with the new

08:12 Apr 5, 2013

oder so...

David Friemann, MA

Germany

@LarawagnerUS

08:03 Apr 5, 2013

I really like the "spring has sprung" idea, but "we're springing ... on you" has negative connotations, doesn't it? something along the lines of "springing a trap"...

LarawagnerUS

Spring has sprung...

07:38 Apr 5, 2013

And we're springing a new travel expense guideline on you, as well as introducing a new 'Corporate Credit Card'

BrigitteHilgner

Austria

Spring is in the air ...

05:42 Apr 5, 2013

... and we make a new start / introduce something new

Edith Kelly

Switzerland

www.robertburns.org/works/339.shtml

05:40 Apr 5, 2013

Smiling spring comes in rejoicing:
New directive ...

Edith Kelly

Switzerland

05:37 Apr 5, 2013

Smiling May comes in to play
Maybe: Smiling spring comes to you to bring .... not that funny

Edith Kelly

Switzerland

Alles neu macht der Mai

05:36 Apr 5, 2013

is a proverb: April showers bring May flowers

Answers

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Sprouting new ideas/Blossoming new benefits?

Explanation:
I don't know if these are benefits, so the second suggestion could be superfluous.

Spring springs for you is probably too idiomatic

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 10:22
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 70

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks Ramey, I guess the credit card is a benefit as such but the guidelines arent really...have to think about it!

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Spring brings new things

Explanation:
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Note added at 6 hrs (2013-04-05 10:39:41 GMT)
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Spring has sprung

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:22
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks Allegro, spring brings... could work too.

7 hrs confidence:

Spring brings a breath of fresh air

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 04:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in category: 63

Grading comment

Thanks Michael for some good ideas! This probably shouldn't be entered into the glossary tho, should it??

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks Michael, I like new beginnings and maybe the more simple brings change...!

Asker:

Asker: I'm never too sure about what should be added to the glossary when its not a black and white question/answer so will let you decide! Thanks again ;)

8 days confidence:

Spring births the world anew

Explanation:
Other options: "Spring" into change
I like the above suggestion of Spring has Sprung

Tabitha Ashura
United States
Local time: 04:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

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