Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
big bunch of fluff
German translation:
alles nur heiße Luft/eine Farce/nur Theater
Added to glossary by
Eva Finkemeier
Oct 23, 2008 20:03
15 yrs ago
English term
United States
Prose, poetry, biographies, subtitles
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: German to English, English to German, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
big bunch of fluff
English to German
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
It's about a TV show - the authors finds it a "big bunch of fluff" and claims that the winner was clear before the finale (and that viewers could have saved themselves the trouble of watching for 2 hours).
Of course I know what he means, but how do you best translate "fluff"?
Of course I know what he means, but how do you best translate "fluff"?
Proposed translations
(German)
Proposed translations
+5
3 mins
Katja Schoone
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Works in field
Germany
DIN EN15038 registered
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, Spanish to German
Related KudoZ points
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28
Selected
alles nur heiße Luft
würde ich z.B. vorschlagen
Note from asker:
| Danke, Katja! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I liked many of the answers. Thank you! I choose this one because I think that it best carries the notion of "fluff" - a whole lot of nothing, a filler)"
+3
9 mins
Ellen Kraus
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
das war alles nur Theater (und viel Trara)
wenn im vorhinein schon feststand, wer als Sieger hervorgeht
Note from asker:
| Danke ,Ellen! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Katja Schoone
: hört sich auch gut an!
6 mins
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danke !
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| agree |
BirgitBerlin
: oder nur "das war alles nur Trara" ....
3 hrs
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danke !
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| agree |
interpr8er
: finde ich gut (Katjas Vorschlag aber auch)
10 hrs
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danke !
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+7
9 hrs
Eine Farce
Würde m. E. auch gehen... ist dann Geschmackssache...
Happy Translating ~ Olaf
Happy Translating ~ Olaf
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Camilla Seifert
: This is more like it in my opinion.
22 mins
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| agree |
Regina van Treeck
1 hr
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| agree |
Anita Cassidy (X)
: This would be my choice as well in this context.
2 hrs
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| agree |
Nicole W.
2 hrs
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| agree |
Colin Rowe
2 hrs
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| agree |
Anke Formann
3 hrs
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| agree |
Nicole Schnell
16 hrs
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11 hrs
Rolf Keiser
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in English
&
German
Switzerland
Translate complexity through simplicity
Native in: English (Variants: British, US) , German (Variants: Swiss, Germany)
Works in: German to English, English to German, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
ein grosser Leerlauf
dies noch eine Variante die mitunter Anwendung finden könnte
12 hrs
ein Haufen Blödsinn/dummes Zeug
Another option.
2 days 1 hr
ein großer Bluff
another option
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