Neep help with translation (slang) please :)
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Anna Engel
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10-05-2005 04:13
Hi, I'm translating parts of a video I would like to get subtitled and I'm looking for a specific slang expression. The context: person likes a specific menu as it contains shortcuts for accessing common functions. This makes the menu in the person's opinion very quick and comfortable to use. What I'm trying to translate: "What I really appreciate about it is its quickness. I do not have to ... [claw my way? mosey? what he means is 'navigate cumbersomely'] through different menu sections over and over again to get to things. I can immediately see where I have to go. For me, it's a total simplification of things." I would be very grateful about your input on this, especially on the "navigate" slang word. Thanks a bunch!!!  Anna |
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Loki Pico
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10-05-2005 04:15
The menu is very efficient, I do not have to fumble through different menu sections over and over again to get to things.
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Anna Engel
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10-05-2005 04:19
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Ben Bacon
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10-05-2005 05:31
ummm, I have some friends in the East who I asked to translate this for you. They suggest, "All you base are belong to us"  |
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Euterpe Roo
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10-05-2005 09:55
From: Anna Engel
What I'm trying to translate:
"What I really appreciate about it is its quickness. I do not have to ... [claw my way? mosey? what he means is 'navigate cumbersomely'] through different menu sections over and over again to get to things. I can immediately see where I have to go. For me, it's a total simplification of things."
"What's fly? This baby is quick! No schlepping [No sloshing] all up in a menu--this is all in your face. Easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy." (You will notice several different slang dialects--Yiddish, British, American, American South) If you wish to 'spice it up' a bit more, this link might prove helpful: http://www.viz.co.uk/profanisaurus/profanis.htm
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Anna Engel
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10-05-2005 13:56
Hehe, thank you guys, too bad I finished this earlier. Gotta put in the easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy bit next time. Oh, and ask me about German slang any time...  |
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Travis Lambert
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10-05-2005 14:04
Since you asked, Anna... I took 4 years of German in High School. The German textbooks that we were provided were rather dated.... from the 1970's, in fact. A common exclamation we were taught in School was "Toll!" (As in, a sort of expression to express "Cool!" in english, I think.). Many years later, I used the word "Toll" with a German speaker, and they looked at me like I was from another planet. Could you explain what the heck Toll means, and if its a dated expression?
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Garoad Kuroda
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10-05-2005 17:18
You could use "scour through" or maybe "rummage through" too. There's alot of choices really!
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Chance Abattoir
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The appropriate word is SLOG
10-05-2005 18:39
slog- 2 : to plod (one's way) perseveringly especially against difficulty I do not have to slog through different menu sections over and over again to get to things. It's not really slang, but I don't hear it enough for it to be normal. Nice try, Euterpe.
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