Oct 28, 2008 08:47
15 yrs ago
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German term
einen Text auflockern
German to English
Bus/Financial
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
"Smileys können einen Text auflockern. In E-Mails mit geschäftlichem Inhalt haben sie aber nichts zu suchen."
I can't come up with anything for "auflockern".
My only idea: personalize. But that has a slightly different meaning. Your suggestions? Thank you!
I can't come up with anything for "auflockern".
My only idea: personalize. But that has a slightly different meaning. Your suggestions? Thank you!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | add a whimsical touch |
Paul Cohen
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| 3 +6 | lighten up |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 3 +2 | lighten a text up a bit |
misterherrnau
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| 3 +1 | to smoothen (out) |
Stephen Sadie
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| 3 -1 | shake a text up |
Alex Khanin
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Change log
Oct 30, 2008 10:23: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial"
Proposed translations
+1
2 hrs
Paul Cohen
Greenland
Greenland
Native in English
Works in field
Greenland
Will work for blubber
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English, Danish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
52
Selected
add a whimsical touch
Smileys can add a whimsical touch to e-mails. But they have no business being in e-mails with commercial correspondence. ;-))
P.S. The smiley is optional. :-)
P.S. The smiley is optional. :-)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I love it! Also the "no business ... commercial correspondence" in the second sentence! Really good! "
+1
6 mins
Stephen Sadie
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Practical business experience, reliable
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
:
48
to smoothen (out)
my spontaneous idea
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Note added at 7 mins (2008-10-28 08:55:12 GMT)
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PONs gives:auf|lockern
I. vt
1. (abwechslungsreicher machen)
etw [durch etw] auflockern to liven up sth sep [with sth], to make sth more interesting [with sth]
2. (zwangloser machen)
etw auflockern to ease sth;
in aufgelockerter Stimmung in a relaxed mood
3. (weniger streng machen)
etw auflockern to soften sth, to make sth less severe
4. (von Verspannungen befreien)
etw auflockern to loosen up sth sep; (vor Leibesübungen) to limber up sth sep
5. (lockern)
etw auflockern to loosen [up sep] sth, to mellow sth;
aufgelockert loosened, mellow[ed]
6. (locker machen)
etw auflockern
die Erde auflockern to break up the earth [or soil]
II. vr
II. vr
sich auflockern
1. SPORT (sich von Verspannungen befreien) to loosen up; (vor Leibesübungen) to limber up
2. (sich zerstreuen) to break up, to disperse;
aufgelockerte Bewölkung thinning cloudcover
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Note added at 8 mins (2008-10-28 08:55:48 GMT)
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I like to liven up from that wide selection too
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Note added at 7 mins (2008-10-28 08:55:12 GMT)
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PONs gives:auf|lockern
I. vt
1. (abwechslungsreicher machen)
etw [durch etw] auflockern to liven up sth sep [with sth], to make sth more interesting [with sth]
2. (zwangloser machen)
etw auflockern to ease sth;
in aufgelockerter Stimmung in a relaxed mood
3. (weniger streng machen)
etw auflockern to soften sth, to make sth less severe
4. (von Verspannungen befreien)
etw auflockern to loosen up sth sep; (vor Leibesübungen) to limber up sth sep
5. (lockern)
etw auflockern to loosen [up sep] sth, to mellow sth;
aufgelockert loosened, mellow[ed]
6. (locker machen)
etw auflockern
die Erde auflockern to break up the earth [or soil]
II. vr
II. vr
sich auflockern
1. SPORT (sich von Verspannungen befreien) to loosen up; (vor Leibesübungen) to limber up
2. (sich zerstreuen) to break up, to disperse;
aufgelockerte Bewölkung thinning cloudcover
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Note added at 8 mins (2008-10-28 08:55:48 GMT)
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I like to liven up from that wide selection too
-1
14 mins
Alex Khanin
Germany
Germany
Germany
Pushing the envelope of meaning
Native in: Russian
Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, Hebrew to Russian, and 18 more.
shake a text up
IMO
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Ken Cox
: nope -- if you shake up a text, you get a tossed word salad
42 mins
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yep, this is precisely what smileys do
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+6
54 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Specializes in field
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
72
German term (edited):
auflockern
lighten up
i.e. to make less strict/severe
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
misterherrnau
: I have seen the light (but only after I posted mine)!
7 mins
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| agree |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
1 hr
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| agree |
David Moore (X)
1 hr
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| agree |
mill2
1 hr
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| agree |
Katia DG
2 hrs
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| agree |
TonyTK
: Far too late, but this is patently the best answer.
3 hrs
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+2
58 mins
lighten a text up a bit
to give it a more casual tone as opposed to what would be expected in formal business communication
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
1 hr
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| agree |
YorickJenkins
: I prefer this version with "a bit" because "auflockern" does not have the thoroughness implied by the expression "lighten the text". I think adding "a bit" catches the exact meaning.
1 day 7 hrs
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