Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Geduldspiel

English translation:

Game of patience

Added to glossary by Jennifer M.
Aug 25, 2010 07:31
13 yrs ago
German term

Geduldspiel

German to English Marketing Other
Hallo!

"Geduldspiel" ist der Titel eines Zeitungsartikels. Es wurde eine Software getestet deren Installation recht lange dauert, daher "Geduldspiel".

Danke vorab für die Hilfe!

Proposed translations

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Game of patience

es gibt ja jede Menge Kartenspiele der Kategorie
Peer comment(s):

agree Armorel Young : Indeed - makes quite a good pun in English (patience = a) card game and b) waiting
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks!"
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Waiting for Godot

;)
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The waiting game

In the sense of: Playing the waiting game.

Or how about a little word play: Wait state
Sample sentence: Wait states are a pure waste for a processor's performance.
So in a way, waiting for the program to install is a waste of time for the person attending installation.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wait_state
Peer comment(s):

agree Tom Tyson
6 hrs
Thanks Tom!
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