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

[jenny-jenkins.livejournal.com]

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 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.

Comments

[jenny-jenkins.livejournal.com]

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!)

[sashatwen.livejournal.com]

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*

[jenny-jenkins.livejournal.com]

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!

[sashatwen.livejournal.com]

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?

[jenny-jenkins.livejournal.com]

Oh - I love that!!

[sashatwen.livejournal.com]

Hehe. Sometimes shooting straight is the best offense. Just ask Sami. :D