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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Außen hui, innen pfui

English translation:

(Finally:) Quality inside!

Added to glossary by Michaela Blaha
Jul 11, 2005 12:21
18 yrs ago
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German term

Außen hui, innen pfui

German to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Aus einem Tuning-Prospekt für Produkte für den Autoinnenraum.

"Schluss mit 'aussen hui, innen pfui!'"
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 (Finally:) Quality inside!
3 +5 All show and no substance
4 +3 What you see is now what you get
3 That's enough - fewer knick-knacks/extras on the exterior,
3 all fur coat and no knickers
3 a peach on the outside, a lemon on the inside
3 All style, and no substance
Change log

Jul 11, 2005 12:40: Melanie Nassar changed "Language pair" from "English to German" to "German to English"

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Jul 11, 2005:
Oops, my mistake - hopefully the moderators can do something about that. Sorry!
Aniello Scognamiglio (X) Jul 11, 2005:
language-combination?

Proposed translations

+2
11 mins
German term (edited): au�en hui, innen pfui
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(Finally:) Quality inside!

Of course, the German expression "außen hui, innen pfui" means that the quality inside the car does not correspond to the quality of the bodywork etc, but I don't see a short and gripping way to express all this in English.
Peer comment(s):
agree Wolf Brosius (X) : At last:quality inside
1 hr
agree JD Graduate (X) : as Wolf. Sometimes, positive expressions work better for advertising
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "This suggestion was perfect for my context; however, I would really like to thank everyone for your suggestions, since some of these were really wonderful! "
+3
2 mins
German term (edited): au�en hui, innen pfui

What you see is now what you get

Is what I would say in English
Peer comment(s):
agree Hilary Davies Shelby : i think this is a nice solution
2 hrs
ta very much!
agree JD Graduate (X)
2 hrs
thanks
agree Maria Ferstl
11 days
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+5
8 mins
German term (edited): au�en hui, innen pfui

All show and no substance

Oder: "A fair face may hide a foul heart". Passt hier im Kontext aber wohl nicht so gut.
Peer comment(s):
agree franglish : that sounds appropriate for the context
44 mins
agree Hilary Davies Shelby : I think both of these are great
2 hrs
agree silfilla
3 hrs
agree Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
6 hrs
agree Francis Lee (X)
1 day 3 hrs
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42 mins
German term (edited): Au�en hui, innen pfui

That's enough - fewer knick-knacks/extras on the exterior,

and more substance/real quality in the interior.
I think you'll have to change things around a little to get the meaning of the German phrase - I agree that there is no one set phrase.

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Note added at 5 hrs 8 mins (2005-07-11 17:29:49 GMT)
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Less fanfare about the exterior ...
Peer comment(s):
neutral JD Graduate (X) : nice, too, but it's not implicit that extras on the exterior will be reduced
2 hrs
okay, point taken
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36 mins
German term (edited): Au�en hui, innen pfui

all fur coat and no knickers

So kenne ich es als englische Entsprechung des deutschen Sprichworts.

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Note added at 5 hrs 53 mins (2005-07-11 18:14:36 GMT)
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http://www.carsurvey.org/viewcomments_review_7303.html
Peer comment(s):
neutral franglish : lovely that, but I wonder if it'll do for cars
14 mins
Maybe not the best solution, but not impossible. Advertising uses catchy phrases and the German term is very informal and not normally used in connection with cars, but serves the purpose of attracting attention and the reader still knows what is meant.
neutral silfilla : LOL ... very hot ... but not for cars ;-))))
3 hrs
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7 hrs
German term (edited): Au�en hui, innen pfui

a peach on the outside, a lemon on the inside

not exactly the same meaning as the original (in the context of cars, a lemon is one that has has lots of defects or breaks down often), but IMO it would be understood properly, and it has a nice symmetry of imagery.

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Note added at 7 hrs 23 mins (2005-07-11 19:44:32 GMT)
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or to make it shorter (and give the reader a bit of a challenge), \'a lemon in a peach skin\'
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6053 days

All style, and no substance

A quote from the Deni Hines song: "That Word (l.o.v.e.)"
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