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viel bäh

English translation: big yuck

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German term or phrase:viel bah
English translation:big yuck
Entered by: Tegan Raleigh

08:09 Mar 22, 2005
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Medical - Linguistics
German term or phrase: viel bäh
this is from a marketing survey regarding responses to ads for medical products. the product has something to do with eye care for people with diabetes.

one of the responses is:

Fisten: viel bäh!
Tegan Raleigh
United States
big yuck
Explanation:
one possibility
Selected response from:

Allesklar
Australia
Local time: 03:05
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3Bleh!
Michael Schubert
5 +1to foment
Wolf Brosius (X)
3big yuck
Allesklar


Discussion entries: 7





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
viel bäh
big yuck


Explanation:
one possibility

Allesklar
Australia
Local time: 03:05
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
viel bäh
Bleh!


Explanation:
or: Ewww!

:-P

Michael Schubert
United States
Local time: 10:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Orla Ryan: :)
1 hr
agree  mill2
1 hr
agree  Elimar Orlopp: that is funny! :-P love it! And says it all!
7 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to foment


Explanation:
Baehen is a treatment for fistulas.
You put your... into warm/hot water containing ...
This is quite an old fashioned expression

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Note added at 2005-03-22 16:38:44 (GMT)
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Fisteln muessen viel(oft) gebaeht werden sagte meine Grossmutter immer.
Bin auch gespannt was aus dieser Frage wird.

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Note added at 2005-03-22 16:38:53 (GMT)
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Fisteln muessen viel(oft) gebaeht werden sagte meine Grossmutter immer.
Bin auch gespannt was aus dieser Frage wird.

Wolf Brosius (X)
Local time: 19:35
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Elimar Orlopp: Na da bin ich aber gespannt. Danke für deine Infos.
1 hr
  -> are we having fun or what?
agree  MMUlr: this may be the explanation, there is really such a word as "bähen" in old medical texts.
7 days
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