Jun 23, 2005 12:57
18 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
Farbtopf
German to English
Other
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Ein Künstler (hier: Maler) schreibt einem anderen:
"Viele Grüße von Farbtopf zu Farbtopf!"
Dankeschön.
"Viele Grüße von Farbtopf zu Farbtopf!"
Dankeschön.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
5 mins
Selected
paint pot
Greetings from one paint pot to another!
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Note added at 13 mins (2005-06-23 13:10:49 GMT)
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Doesn\'t have quite the same ring in English:
Greetings from one painter to another!
Greetings from one studio to another!
Greetings from one hotbead of creative activity to another!
etc
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Note added at 4 hrs 36 mins (2005-06-23 17:34:16 GMT)
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Since subsequent entries have become increasingly jocular in tone, how about:
\"My paint pot says hello to yours\"
This has the merits of translating \'Farbtopf\' (which of course features as the source term in Q1070849 - and we wouldn\'t want to confuse the KudoZ glossary!), retaining the flavour of the original greeting, not in any way questioning the sanity of the sender or recipient and not appearing too flippant.
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Note added at 13 mins (2005-06-23 13:10:49 GMT)
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Doesn\'t have quite the same ring in English:
Greetings from one painter to another!
Greetings from one studio to another!
Greetings from one hotbead of creative activity to another!
etc
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Note added at 4 hrs 36 mins (2005-06-23 17:34:16 GMT)
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Since subsequent entries have become increasingly jocular in tone, how about:
\"My paint pot says hello to yours\"
This has the merits of translating \'Farbtopf\' (which of course features as the source term in Q1070849 - and we wouldn\'t want to confuse the KudoZ glossary!), retaining the flavour of the original greeting, not in any way questioning the sanity of the sender or recipient and not appearing too flippant.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Andrew. Regards from Berlin."
+1
18 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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37
take it easel-y
ahem
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
BrigitteHilgner
: After a hard day teaching English, this made me laugh - and that does take some doing! (No, my working day is not over, teaching is over!) :-)
4 mins
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count yourself lucky - it's only 3 ö'clock, and your day is over? :-)
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15 mins
Friderike Butler
United States
United States
Native in German
United States
Language Expert(s) at Your Service
Native in: German
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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12
artist's palette (here)
http://www.dickblick.com/categories/palettes/#palettecups
Possibly a quainter image that is associated more with a painter being an artist rather than a commercial painter.
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Note added at 16 mins (2005-06-23 13:14:02 GMT)
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Greetings from my palette to yours!
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Note added at 23 mins (2005-06-23 13:21:14 GMT)
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How about \"Greetings from paint pail to paint pail\" Or \"Greetings rom my paint bucket to yours\" to express quantities? :-)
Possibly a quainter image that is associated more with a painter being an artist rather than a commercial painter.
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Note added at 16 mins (2005-06-23 13:14:02 GMT)
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Greetings from my palette to yours!
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Note added at 23 mins (2005-06-23 13:21:14 GMT)
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How about \"Greetings from paint pail to paint pail\" Or \"Greetings rom my paint bucket to yours\" to express quantities? :-)
31 mins
from one potty painter to another
free translation - in all senses of the term
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Hilary Davies Shelby
: bit too much like "toilet humour" ;-)
4 hrs
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potty as in nuts, bananas!
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57 mins
Greetings from beyond the pale
Not very arty, I admit, but has the idea of pail/bucket and a slight touch of gentle (potty) Irish humour - said with great apprehension - no offence, Cilian! ;)
Anyway - an interesting diversion on a hot and busy day!
Anyway - an interesting diversion on a hot and busy day!
9 hrs
Nicole Schnell
United States
United States
Native in German
Works in field
United States
Award winning Advertising/Marketing
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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36
Paint slinger or Tubist
"Greetings from paint slinger to paint slinger!", also: "From tubist to tubist!" (Found that in the American Thesaurus of Slang, Reference Book of Colloquial Speak, Crowell Verlag, NY, 1947)
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