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wenn es um Süßigkeiten geht

English translation: when it comes to sweets

17:55 Nov 20, 2004
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Linguistics
German term or phrase: wenn es um Süßigkeiten geht
Ganz ehrlich, wenn es um Süßigkeiten geht, denken die meisten von uns sofort an Schokolade. Edelherb oder Milch, kleine Bonbons oder gleich eine Tafel, gefüllt oder pur – jeder kennt sich in diesem Bereich aus. Lassen Sie uns daher einen kleinen Ausflug in die Welt der süßen Leidenschaften antreten.
Olga Michalik
English translation:when it comes to sweets
Explanation:
when you mention sweets
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Melanie Nassar
United States
Local time: 14:27
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +10when it comes to sweets
Melanie Nassar
4 +2when it comes to candy/sweets
Kim Metzger
4 +1when it comes to sweets
Stefanie Sendelbach
4...when it's a question of sweets...
David Moore (X)
2When it comes to confectionary
Francis Lee (X)
1whenever someone talks about candies
prozmania (X)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
when it comes to sweets


Explanation:
when you mention sweets

Melanie Nassar
United States
Local time: 14:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stefanie Sendelbach: great minds... ;)
0 min
  -> :-) speaking of chocolate.....
agree  Kim Metzger: Rats! http://snoopy.cpilgrim.com/Glasses.htm
1 min
  -> :-)// And why is working so much fun?
agree  lone (X)
5 mins
  -> :-)
agree  Thomas Bollmann
7 mins
  -> :-)
agree  roneill: Especially chocolate!
8 mins
  -> I wouldn't mind some right now, as a matter of fact
agree  NGK
15 mins
  -> Nichts geht über gute Schokolade!
agree  Kathrin.B
17 mins
  -> edelherb, ja bitte!
agree  Derek Gill Franßen: // Get this person some chocolate - now! ;-)
25 mins
  -> mmm mmm good!
agree  chris79
2 hrs
  -> thank you, don't mind if I do
agree  Ulrike Lieder (X): Aaaah... chocolate.... :-)
2 hrs
  ->  oooooh......
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
when it comes to sweets


Explanation:
There should be various possibilities of saying it. This is one.

Stefanie Sendelbach
Germany
Local time: 13:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  roneill
9 mins
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
when it comes to candy/sweets


Explanation:
... when it comes to sweets/candy, most of us immediately think of chocolate.

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 05:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 123

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  roneill
8 mins
agree  Francis Lee (X): "Candy" is better-known in the UK than "sweets" is stateside, therefore the former
19 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
whenever someone talks about candies


Explanation:
Only guess, or literal " if it is about candies"
HTH

prozmania (X)
Local time: 07:27

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ulrike Lieder (X): "candies" would be grammatically and idiomatically incorrect here - must be "candy"
2 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
...when it's a question of sweets...


Explanation:
is another possibility

David Moore (X)
Local time: 13:27
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 14
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
When it comes to confectionary


Explanation:
This avoids the UK "sweets" v. US "candy" problem, although it does perhaps sound too formal.

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Note added at 19 hrs 39 mins (2004-11-21 13:34:42 GMT)
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confectionEry (!)

Francis Lee (X)
Local time: 13:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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