Sauertopf

English translation: sourpuss

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German term or phrase:Sauertopf
English translation:sourpuss
Entered by: Lisa Wetzmueller

10:12 Mar 6, 2020
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
German term or phrase: Sauertopf
Niemand würde von sich selbst gerne zugeben, ein humorloser Sauertopf zu sein.
Lisa Wetzmueller
Austria
Local time: 11:57
sourpuss
Explanation:
Grump and grouch are great too, there are so many options, just thought I'd list another. Depending on further context and the sound of your sentence, you could also go with crank, crab, curmudgeon (mostly limited to an older male, unfortunately), grinch, spoilsport, whiner...

:)
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Benjamin Morris
Germany
Local time: 11:57
Grading comment
Thank you for this suggestion, I think it fits best.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5sourpuss
Benjamin Morris
4 +3grump
Eric Zink
4 +1grouch
Chris Pr
5Party pooper / Debbie Downer
Gloria Černoch
3(gloomy) glump
Wendy Streitparth


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
grouch


Explanation:
...like the wiktionary says...

https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sauertopf


Chris Pr
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Martin, MA: I think both 'grouch' or 'grump' would work especially if combined with the right adjective.
1 hr
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
grump


Explanation:
"humorlos" gives you the context you need

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Note added at 13 mins (2020-03-06 10:26:46 GMT)
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grump
noun. a person given to constant complaining. Informal. the grumps, a depressed or sulky mood.

Eric Zink
Local time: 11:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes, but I am looking for an English translation (a noun), please.

Asker: Ah sorry, I was too fast in scanning this response. Thanks for the suggestion!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kartik Isaac
55 mins

agree  Michael Martin, MA: Yes. 'joyless grump,' for instance.
1 hr

agree  philgoddard
2 hrs
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
sourpuss


Explanation:
Grump and grouch are great too, there are so many options, just thought I'd list another. Depending on further context and the sound of your sentence, you could also go with crank, crab, curmudgeon (mostly limited to an older male, unfortunately), grinch, spoilsport, whiner...

:)


    https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grump
Benjamin Morris
Germany
Local time: 11:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Thank you for this suggestion, I think it fits best.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sarah Maidstone
32 mins

agree  Kartik Isaac
32 mins

agree  Ramey Rieger (X): My first though, too.
2 hrs

agree  Edith Kelly
2 hrs

agree  Pauline Alexiou
7 hrs
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Party pooper / Debbie Downer


Explanation:
These would probably be used in a more colloquial speech type translation.

Gloria Černoch
United States
Local time: 06:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(gloomy) glump


Explanation:
I do indeed, have indeed, focused on my misery instead of my joy, and am/was becoming a negative gloomy glump.
https://elizabethmccullochauthor.com/gratitude-journal-1/?ut...

Enelya was running out of ways to cheer this gloomy glump up.
https://starlightacademy.net/index.php?threads/dare-you-to-m...



Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 11:57
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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