parketgespraech

English translation: Market whispers

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German term or phrase:parketgespraech
English translation:Market whispers
Entered by: Cynthia Whitehead

14:57 Mar 22, 2013
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Journalism / development
German term or phrase: parketgespraech
This is the title of a regular column on current economic issues in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - any ideas about how to translate it with humor? thank you, Cynthia
Cynthia Whitehead
United States
Local time: 18:41
Market whispers
Explanation:
Makes clear what this is about (without being too blunt) while emphasizing column's insightful (exclusive) value. There's nothing wrong with translating the concept of "Gespräch" but it's not crucial here..
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Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 21:41
Grading comment
love it!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6from the trading floor
philgoddard
3 +5Word from the Floor
NGK
3 +4Market whispers
Michael Martin, MA
3 +1Take the floor
Ramey Rieger (X)
2Talking economics
gangels (X)
Summary of reference entries provided
Das Parkettgespräch
Kim Metzger

Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Take the floor


Explanation:
comes to mind

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 02:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steffen Walter: The trading floor, to be precise (cf. "Börsenparkett").
3 mins
  -> Thanks Steffen, you're right, of course!

neutral  Helen Shiner: To take the floor generally means the dancefloor in the UK at least.
6 hrs
  -> In AE it means to speak in a debate or in congress, etc. But there are much better suggestions here anyway!

neutral  784512 (X): With Helen. Too ambiguous, sorry.
10 hrs
  -> Don't worry, be happy, Rose, you're right!
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Parkettgespräch
from the trading floor


Explanation:
The articles are serious pieces about financial market trends, so humour is not required. A Parkett is a trading floor - I don't think "floor" alone covers it.




    Reference: http://dict.leo.org/#/search=Parkett&searchLoc=0&resultOrder...
philgoddard
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: good and clear.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steffen Walter: I agree entirely (see also my comment on Ramey's answer).
4 mins

agree  Lancashireman
4 mins

agree  Helen Shiner
6 hrs

agree  784512 (X)
9 hrs

agree  Ramey Rieger (X): This defines it well. Hope you're doing well, Phil.
15 hrs

agree  Cilian O'Tuama: could work
2 days 10 hrs
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Market whispers


Explanation:
Makes clear what this is about (without being too blunt) while emphasizing column's insightful (exclusive) value. There's nothing wrong with translating the concept of "Gespräch" but it's not crucial here..


Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 21:41
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
love it!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  dkfmmuc: Think this is great! Clearly marks the fact that this trading floor talk also includes rumours, opinions etc.
47 mins
  -> Good point. Thanks, dkfmmuc!

agree  barbarameyer: Apt as the heading of a newspaper column
21 hrs
  -> Thanks, Barbara. That was in the back of my head..

agree  gangels (X): like it, too
22 hrs
  -> Thanks, Gangels.

agree  Cilian O'Tuama: could work
2 days 10 hrs
  -> Thanks. Nice to agree on something for a change.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Talking economics


Explanation:
or Market Tales (but why must it be humorous?) Perhaps Economic Twists and Turns or Market Vagaries

Endless possibilities

gangels (X)
Local time: 19:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Das Parkettgespräch
Word from the Floor


Explanation:
Word From the Floor: A Trader's Reaction to Jobs
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-09/word-from-the-floor...

Word From The Floor: Crude Oil Eases Below $105
http://forexworldblog.com/word-from-the-floor-crude-oil-ease...

Word From The Floor: Wall Street Slides On Jobs Data
http://www.dailymarkets.com/stock/2011/07/08/word-from-the-f...



NGK
United States
Local time: 20:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 22

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: This is good, because it's clear from the context what floor means.
48 mins

agree  John Hein-Hartmann
1 hr

agree  Helen Shiner: A hip solution; I like it.
5 hrs

agree  784512 (X): Also nice.
8 hrs

neutral  Ramey Rieger (X): Not bad, but your suggestions indicate that it's a common expression, which I wouldn't use as a title to a column.
14 hrs

agree  Cilian O'Tuama: could work
2 days 9 hrs
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Reference comments


16 mins peer agreement (net): +3
Reference: Das Parkettgespräch

Reference information:
http://www.faz.net/aktuell/das-parkettgespraech-die-rote-lok...

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  philgoddard
1 hr
agree  dkfmmuc
1 hr
agree  Steffen Walter
2 hrs
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