Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
es wird schon nichts passieren
English translation:
I'll/You'll/etc. be fine//Everything's gonna be all right
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2018-06-10 15:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Jun 7, 2018 13:34
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German term
es wird schon nichts passieren
German to English
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Die Mentalität "es wird schon nichts passieren" ist offenbar sehr verbreitet.
Der Satz soll eine gewisse blauäugige und naive Sorglosigkeit ausdrücken in der Hoffnung, dass einem nichts passieren wird und man deswegen keine Vorkehrungen treffen muss.
Der Satz soll eine gewisse blauäugige und naive Sorglosigkeit ausdrücken in der Hoffnung, dass einem nichts passieren wird und man deswegen keine Vorkehrungen treffen muss.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +6 | I'll/You'll/etc. be fine//Everything's gonna be all right |
Ramey Rieger (X)
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| 3 +4 | it'll never happen |
Susan Welsh
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| 4 +3 | head-in-the-sand attitude |
Michael Martin, MA
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| 3 | 'Hoping for the best' mentality |
gangels (X)
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Proposed translations
+6
14 mins
Selected
I'll/You'll/etc. be fine//Everything's gonna be all right
Hear it all the time.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2018-06-07 15:50:59 GMT)
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An alternative for European English:
Everything will be fine
There's nothing to worry about
Everything's going to be fine/all right
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Note added at 2 hrs (2018-06-07 15:50:59 GMT)
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An alternative for European English:
Everything will be fine
There's nothing to worry about
Everything's going to be fine/all right
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
13 mins
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Don't worry, be happy
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
: "Everything's gonna be all right" :-)
1 hr
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Bob Marley lives!
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AllegroTrans
: I don't kike "gonna" for European English
1 hr
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Good point!
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| agree |
Michele Fauble
3 hrs
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Optimism or ignorance?
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| agree |
michael10705 (X)
5 hrs
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Always look on the bright side...
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| agree |
Dhananjay Rau
: agree
11 hrs
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Don't worry 'bout a thing...
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| agree |
Herbmione Granger
: "It's not going to happen to *me*!" (I'm special)
1 day 2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+4
1 min
Susan Welsh
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Psychology, economics, politics
Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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8
it'll never happen
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
philgoddard
: One of many possibilities.
28 mins
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Thanks
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AllegroTrans
38 mins
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Thanks
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Michael Martin, MA
: The German phrase does not envision a specific ('it') scenario
1 hr
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Thanks, but I think the "it" is implicit, because it's a "mentality" with reference to something.
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Alison MacG
: Although the asker has not given the precise context, I suspect yours may well be the best fit (e.g. as used here https://www.informationsecuritybuzz.com/articles/end-itll-ne... )
2 hrs
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Thanks, Alison
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Michele Fauble
3 hrs
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Thank you
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50 mins
'Hoping for the best' mentality
Things will work out
Everything will be OK
Everything will be OK
+3
9 mins
Michael Martin, MA
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
98
head-in-the-sand attitude
This head-in-the-sand attitude is apparently quite widespread.
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Note added at 26 mins (2018-06-07 14:00:36 GMT)
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This suggests the person is being ignorant which is different from an 'everything's gonna be alright' attitude which just means that person puts a positive spin on everything..
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Note added at 10 hrs (2018-06-08 00:03:36 GMT)
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I have to respectfully disagree with the other entries here. Again, this phrase is not supposed to conjure up feel-good images but a mindset that fails to prepare for adversity or favors risk-taking over caution. Compare with this:
Mir wird schon nichts passieren!
Was tun gegen riskantes Verhalten am Arbeitsplatz?
http://re.srb-group.com/web1/images/pdf/infomaterialien/suva...
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Note added at 26 mins (2018-06-07 14:00:36 GMT)
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This suggests the person is being ignorant which is different from an 'everything's gonna be alright' attitude which just means that person puts a positive spin on everything..
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Note added at 10 hrs (2018-06-08 00:03:36 GMT)
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I have to respectfully disagree with the other entries here. Again, this phrase is not supposed to conjure up feel-good images but a mindset that fails to prepare for adversity or favors risk-taking over caution. Compare with this:
Mir wird schon nichts passieren!
Was tun gegen riskantes Verhalten am Arbeitsplatz?
http://re.srb-group.com/web1/images/pdf/infomaterialien/suva...
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