Die klär ich mir

English translation: she's yours/she's mine

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German term or phrase:Die klär ich mir
English translation:she's yours/she's mine
Entered by: Ramey Rieger (X)

10:00 Jan 25, 2017
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German term or phrase: Die klär ich mir
I'm translating a study in which adolescents were interviewed, and this is a quote from one of them. I understand what it means in German, but I'm having a very difficult time finding the right phrase to capture it in English. Any ideas?

The general idea is that this boy finds a girl attractive and when he says "die klär ich mir" it means he's going to hit on her and expects to be successful. It's very slang-y and not particularly respectful. Kind of like "I'm going to get her" but that sounds creepy and dangerous, which "die klär ich mir" is not meant to be. "I'm going to get her to be my girlfriend" is too formal and implies too much commitment. "Die klär ich mir" also doesn't seem to directly imply sex.

A couple of context examples from google:
"Friend 1: Hast du die Neue gesehen? Bruder, klär sie dir!
Friend 2: Ja, Junge, sie ist krass frech, aber ich bekomm sie noch, glaub mir."

"Mich hat grad eine geile 10. klässlerin gefragt ob ich single bin die klär ich mir"

"Und geh am besten nicht mit der Intention 'Die klär ich mir jetzt', an die Sache ran, sondern versuch erstmal ein nettes Gespräch zu führen"
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Germany
Local time: 07:08
she's yours/she's mine
Explanation:
Seems to be the simplest rendition
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Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 07:08
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is what I went with - it was suggested by Ramey although not as the official suggestion.
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3 +4she's yours/she's mine
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
she's yours/she's mine


Explanation:
Seems to be the simplest rendition

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 07:08
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 27
Grading comment
is what I went with - it was suggested by Ramey although not as the official suggestion.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thomas Pfann: geilomat / Since asker seems concerned about the potential to misunderstand this as 'she's already mine', what about adding 'so'? ('She's so mine'.) Do you think that might make it clearer? Or is it just the same? / I agree! :-)
35 mins
  -> reel her in//Anyone familiar with teenage abbreviated speech, would understand it as it is. The two are friends, so it's not a matter of rivalry or even ownership. The young man already SEES her as his,doesn't mean she is.

agree  Carola Lange: This online discussion amongst teenagers shows that there is a range of interpretations, but I would tend to lean to the more explicit - i.e. clear sexual intent http://www.gutefrage.net/frage/was-meinen-jungs-wenn-sie-sag...
5 hrs
  -> Or at least sexual aspirations :-) I'm am SO glad I'm out of that!

agree  Björn Vrooman: Inside joke of the day: I'd better agree / before someone slaps me. Else, see discussion.
8 hrs
  -> You're safe from me...

agree  TonyTK: I like Thomas' "she's so (italic) mine".
10 hrs
  -> I do, too

neutral  Michael Martin, MA: The German is (teenage) slang but your solution isn’t, Ramey. More like a timeless colloquialism that anybody could use.
18 hrs
  -> Which Kelly must adapt to her context-less question.
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