Wer große Pläne hat, muss auf kleine Wünsche nicht verzichten.

English translation: big ideas don't rule out small pleasures

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German term or phrase:Wer große Pläne hat, muss auf kleine Wünsche nicht verzichten.
English translation:big ideas don't rule out small pleasures
Entered by: Wendy Streitparth

16:42 Aug 27, 2018
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Real Estate / real estate financing
German term or phrase: Wer große Pläne hat, muss auf kleine Wünsche nicht verzichten.
Bring to think of a succinct phrase here that would work here.
Elizabeth Duke
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:10
big ideas don't rule out small pleasures
Explanation:
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 22:10
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Like this. Thanks.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2There's no need to sacrifice small things to achieve big things
Michael Martin, MA
3 +3big ideas don't rule out small pleasures
Wendy Streitparth
4To achieve big plans, don't forget small wishes
Rene Driessen (X)
3Big plans are built on many small wishes
Ramey Rieger (X)
3Many big plans are built on small ideas
AllegroTrans
3Think big, but wish small
Lancashireman
3Thinking big doesn't mean you have to scrimp
David Hollywood
3Because a bigger plan doesn't have to mean fewer details.
Herbmione Granger


Discussion entries: 12





  

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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Big plans are built on many small wishes


Explanation:
Big plans shouldn't stand in the way of small wishes
Big plans don't rule out small wishes
Greetings from my Grandma:
Big fish and small fry swim in the same pond

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 22:10
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 18
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Many big plans are built on small ideas


Explanation:
Suggestion

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 83
Notes to answerer
Asker: I like this, especially since the topic concerns building and real estate.

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
There's no need to sacrifice small things to achieve big things


Explanation:
You can always tweak it more once you have more context but this is the essential idea. It does not mean big ideas are built on small things.

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 17:10
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
Notes to answerer
Asker: Ok. Thank you

Asker: Thanks. General idea is good here. I’ll tweak it to the context. Couple of helpful ideas on the discussion too.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mair A-W (PhD)
1 hr

agree  Thomas Pfann: That's the idea.
1 day 14 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
big ideas don't rule out small pleasures


Explanation:
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 22:10
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 34
Grading comment
Like this. Thanks.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Like this. Thanks.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  suew
13 hrs
  -> Many thanks, Sue

agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: I like this! (As in "You can own your home and eat avocado toast, too" http://bluebirddenver.com/home-eat-avocado-toast/)
23 hrs
  -> A girl after my own heart! Thanks, Johanna.

agree  Thomas Pfann: This fits well. Like it!
1 day 13 hrs
  -> Freut mich! Danke.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Think big, but wish small


Explanation:
Looking for something original? If so, you won't want to plagiarise
Think BIG, but start small
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q="think big but start small...

However, Think big, but wish small might be an acceptable variation.

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 92
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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
To achieve big plans, don't forget small wishes


Explanation:
To achieve big plans, don't forget small wishes

Rene Driessen (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:10
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 day 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Thinking big doesn't mean you have to scrimp


Explanation:
if they let me post this

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on the small stuff

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or: smaller things in life

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"you'll still be able to afford them" is the implicit marketing thought

David Hollywood
Local time: 18:10
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 59
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1 day 16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Because a bigger plan doesn't have to mean fewer details.


Explanation:
Playing with the concept of building a home.

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Similar sentiment:
https://www.ktipp.ch/artikel/d/gute-ideen-fuer-kleine-baeder...
Wer ein kleines Bad hat, kann sich nicht alle Wünsche erfüllen, aber viele. Haus & Garten zeigt, was sich aus kleinen Bädern machen lässt.

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More Wünsche:
https://moderna-bau.com/de/
Dabei haben Sie die Wahl zwischen unseren modernen Typenhäusern oder individuell nach Ihren eigenen Vorstellungen und Wünschen geplanten Fertighäusern, bei denen Ihrer eigenen Kreativität keine Grenzen gesetzt sind. Die Ausstattungsvielfalt der Fertighäuser von Moderna-Bau lässt keine Wünsche offen.

Less weird English: You shouldn't have to pass up on any detail (when realizing your "big plan").
Meaning you don't want your "dream house allowance" to not be able to cover your preferences/tastes.

As far as I know, people who can buy or build their own house in Germany aren't worried about making ends meet.

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The whole theme of this section in the pamphlet is Nebensachen.
https://de.thefreedictionary.com/Nebensache
1. etwas, das nicht sehr wichtig ist ↔ Hauptsache <etwas ist Nebensache>: Wie das Gerät aussieht, ist Nebensache, Hauptsache es funktioniert!
https://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Nebensache
etwas, was in einem bestimmten Zusammenhang von geringerer Wichtigkeit oder Bedeutung ist
Beispiel
ob dir das passt oder nicht, ist Nebensache (umgangssprachlich; du wirst nicht danach gefragt)

https://chiemsee-ferienwohnung.info/ferienwohnung
Auf nichts verzichten müssen...
Die moderne und helle Ferienwohnung ist mit viel Liebe zum Detail eingerichtet und bietet ein gemütliches Wohlfühlambiente.

https://www.remaximmobilien.ch/aktuelle-objekte/wohnung-in-s...
Auf nichts verzichten – Im Grünen leben und von urbaner Infrastruktur profitieren

https://www.elektromobil-elektrorollstuhl.com/elektromobil-a...
Sie müssen auf nichts verzichten!
Ein Senioren Scooter mit Allradantrieb bietet Ihnen natürlich auch alle Funktionen eines üblichen Seniorenmobils.

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Last example:
https://www.mein-wohndesign24.de/dot-spot-akzentlichtpunkt-q...
Hier müssen Sie auf keine Wünsche verzichten, denn auch die beliebte RGB LED ist bei quad-dot 45 machbar. Dank dem RGB LED, können Sie ein breites Farbspektrum und eine Wohlfühlatmosphäre zum Schwärmen erzeugen. Lassen Sie sich von der Magie, welche Licht und Schatten auf den Menschen haben mitreißen und genießen Sie jeden Tag in Ihrer Wohlfühl-Area.

I think they are condensing the message too much. A very similar broschure (so similar that I won't post it) has this as the section heading:
Langfristige Immobilienfinanzierung: entwickelt nach Ihren Wünschen.
and ends with
Durch die kompetente Beratung bei den Banken vor Ort – in Verbindung mit unseren innovativen Produkten – ergibt sich eine optimale und passgenaue Finanzierung für Sie.

Herbmione Granger
Germany
Local time: 22:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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