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„gepflegt grillen“

English translation: fry them all

16:06 Mar 12, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / Criminology
German term or phrase: „gepflegt grillen“
Greetings,

Amokläufer wollte „gepflegt grillen“, as found here: http://www.focus.de/panorama/welt/winnenden/winnenden-amokla...

It refers to the tragedy in Winnenden.

All the best, and many thanks,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:23
English translation:fry them all
Explanation:
To keep the tonality of the headline.

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Note added at 24 mins (2009-03-12 16:31:28 GMT)
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Alternative:

a mowing spree
Selected response from:

Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 23:23
Grading comment
many thanks excellent
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +8fry them all
Nicole Schnell
5 -2kill oneself and others
Christina Bergmann


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -2
kill oneself and others


Explanation:
heard of it just minutes before
hope that helps
I don't know whether kids have an English equivalent

Christina Bergmann
Germany
Local time: 08:23
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Ellen Kraus: I dont think the boy had intended to kill himself, after all he had added < aber vielleicht komme ich auch davon >
20 mins
  -> it's a term they use in this forum/chat he seemed to write in regularly
disagree  Cilian O'Tuama: part of the quote in the reference is "Vielleicht komme ich ja auch davon."
1 hr
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
fry them all


Explanation:
To keep the tonality of the headline.

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Note added at 24 mins (2009-03-12 16:31:28 GMT)
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Alternative:

a mowing spree

Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 23:23
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
many thanks excellent

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sabine Akabayov, PhD
4 mins
  -> Thanks, sibsab!
agree  Andrea Winzer: Perfekt :))
6 mins
  -> Danke, Andrea! :-)
agree  Inge Meinzer: auch mit Andrea
56 mins
  -> Danke, Inge!
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): that was a terrible incident, almost simultaneously with the incident in Alabama, apparently
1 hr
  -> Truly. Thanks, Ingeborg!
agree  MsMacro
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, MsMacro!
agree  Nicole Y. Adams, M.A.
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Nicole!
agree  Ivan Nieves
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Ivan!
agree  Jacqueline Comte: Although not "politically correct", in this context, had it been an English-speaking young person, he probably would have worded it so..
22 hrs
  -> Thanks, Jacqueline!
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