Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Deutsch term or phrase:
Balkonkinder
Englisch translation:
couch potatoes (in this context)
Added to glossary by
Hilary Davies Shelby
Mar 27, 2006 21:04
18 yrs ago
Deutsch term
Balkonkinder
Deutsch > Englisch
Marketing
Marketing/Marktforschung
This is from a marketing document about the advantages of a certain type of fashionable children's shoe:
Nichts für Balkonkinder. Fürs wirkliche Leben.
Thanks.
Nichts für Balkonkinder. Fürs wirkliche Leben.
Thanks.
Proposed translations
(Englisch)
| 4 +3 | couch potatoes (in this context) |
Hilary Davies Shelby
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| 3 +4 | Not for stay-at-homes |
Armorel Young
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Proposed translations
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25 Min.
Hilary Davies Shelby
Vereinigte Staaten
Vereinigte Staaten
Native in Englisch
Specializes in field
Vereinigte Staaten
German and "Geek" to English!
Native in: Englisch
Works in: Deutsch > Englisch, Englisch
Related KudoZ points
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couch potatoes (in this context)
I think it fits here - in the sense of people who lie around doing nothing.
Peer comment(s):
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Cilian O'Tuama
: couch potatoes don't wear shoes :-)
46 Min.
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what - ever? ;-)
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Lancashireman
: Good choice. As Cilian says, couch potatoes don't wear shoes:-)
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thank you!
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Maurite Fober
: even 'couch-potato kids' if it's important to specify children. It's a phenomenon see http://www.pbs.org/saf/1110/segments/1110-3.htm
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thanks!
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writeaway
: if the family has their couch on the balcony, the kids have to wear shoes to keep their feet warm, right?
9 Stunden
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;-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks."
+4
7 Min.
Not for stay-at-homes
Or even: Not for pussyfooting about.
Peer comment(s):
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Hilary Davies Shelby
: i like pussyfooting around!
16 Min.
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Sara Noss
18 Min.
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Vanessa Schlueter
8 Stunden
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writeaway
: isn't is easier to pussyfoot around in bedroom slippers? we had a school principal nicknamed 'pussyfoot' because he used to sneak up from behind, silently
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