aufisst

English translation: eats

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German term or phrase:aufisst
English translation:eats
Entered by: Kim Metzger

00:23 May 19, 2005
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
German term or phrase: aufisst
Drei Kurzfilme sorgen derzeit im Netz f¨¹r Furore: Ein Mann, der sein B¨¹ro verw¨¹stet, eine Frau, die ihr Telefon aufisst, und ein kopfloser Slacker. Sie alle werben f¨¹r den alternativen Webbrowser Firefox - und erreichen ohne jeden Werbetat im R¨¹cken Millionen von Zuschauern.

TIA!!!
Jianming Sun
Local time: 19:54
eats
Explanation:
an unusual advertising gimmick: a woman who eats her telephone




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Note added at 10 mins (2005-05-19 00:34:26 GMT)
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aufessen - to eat up
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 05:54
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eats


Explanation:
an unusual advertising gimmick: a woman who eats her telephone




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Note added at 10 mins (2005-05-19 00:34:26 GMT)
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aufessen - to eat up

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 05:54
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 123
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Teresa Reinhardt
35 mins

agree  Dr.G.MD (X)
2 hrs

agree  Maria Ferstl
5 hrs

agree  m-svenja: or: " a woman eating her telephone"
6 hrs
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