http://jenny-jenkins.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] jenny-jenkins.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crinkly_ears2012-05-23 08:51 am
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Mesut Is Written Up (In Brief!) By Zeit.de

Mesut Is Written Up (In Brief!) By Zeit.de

Zeit.de has done a feature on all of Germany's players. The full list of mini-biographies is also available (that link sends you to [livejournal.com profile] loewsmiserables) but for now, here is Mesut's write-up - which is one of the more glowing and extravagantly expressed!




Position: Offensives Mittelfeld

Verein: Real Madrid

Geboren: 15. Oktober 1988

Bisherige Nationalmannschaftsturniere: WM 2010

Länderspiele: 30

Why is he in the squad? Because he's become a world-star at Madrid.

What can we expect from him? Oh, that Özil. A player of such grace and loveliness that when we watch him play we want to produce babies, just so we can explain him to them. Schweinsteiger is the heart of the team. Özil is the brain. Could be the tournament's super-star.



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[identity profile] sashatwen.livejournal.com 2012-05-23 04:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, Jenny! "Zeugen", not "zeigen"!!! LÖL!

... when you see him play, one wants to immediately sire some children so there'll be someone to tell about him.

[identity profile] jenny-jenkins.livejournal.com 2012-05-23 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
LOLOLOLOL

I completely read it as "Zeigen" of course!

My God - it's even more...outrageous than I thought.

And I need help, dearest Sasha!

Der Schlingel macht einem glatt ein H(offenheim) für ein M(adrid) vor.

How can I turn that into a nice English colloquialism? (About Tim Wiese, of course!)
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[identity profile] sashatwen.livejournal.com 2012-05-23 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you know the original saying? ("ein X für ein U vormachen")? Here's a good explaination. (http://www.redensarten.net/X+fuer+ein+U.html)

Now, about conserving the pun... that's one to ponder on for a while. *ponders*

[identity profile] jenny-jenkins.livejournal.com 2012-05-23 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes I do - I asked my mother just now ;)

I can leave it out if it doesn't translate properly. I hate it when a colloquialism is mistranslated.

Mum's working on it too - she'll call if she can think of one - but I'm quite stumped.

Poor Wiese - story of his life!

[identity profile] sashatwen.livejournal.com 2012-05-23 04:16 pm (UTC)(link)
How about translating it literally...?

We wouldn't put it past the old rogue to sell us an H(offenheim) for an M(adrid).

It kinda works?

[identity profile] sashatwen.livejournal.com 2012-05-23 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Hehe. Sometimes shooting straight is the best offense. Just ask Sami. :D

[identity profile] mello-march.livejournal.com 2012-05-23 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Haha. Ahem. Yes. "One sees him play, and one immediately wants to sire some children, to tell them about him!" :-)

[identity profile] lady-teazle.livejournal.com 2012-05-23 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
O.O?! I'm really wondering about the journo, tbh. :D

[identity profile] jenny-jenkins.livejournal.com 2012-05-23 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
The full descriptions of all the players will be up shortly at [profile] loewsmiserables and [livejournal.com profile] ontd_football in about half and hour!
Edited 2012-05-23 18:05 (UTC)

[identity profile] mapmakerscolors.livejournal.com 2012-05-23 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Well...they got the producing babies part right...;)

btw, have you seen this? It's adorable: http://www.modelinia.com/videos/get-to-know---lena-gercke/477
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