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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Das ist wirklich ein fettes Teil!

English translation:

That is one hell of a box!

Added to glossary by Lesley Robertson MA, Dip Trans IoLET
Dec 2, 2008 08:13
15 yrs ago
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German term

Das ist wirklich ein fettes Teil!

German to English Other Slang
Speaker is referring to a BIG boom box he sees for the first time.

How would you say "fettes Teil" (in particular "Teil") in American English? It shouldn't be too slangy, so I suppose "No that's a big bugger!" would be too much (is it AE at all?)

By the way: I only have today for this...
Proposed translations (English)
3 That is one hell of a box!
4 +2 That is one humongous boomer!
4 +1 Now that's what I call a boom box !
3 it's quite a whopper!
Change log

Dec 2, 2008 08:14: Ulrike Kraemer changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

Dec 8, 2008 14:38: Lesley Robertson MA, Dip Trans IoLET Created KOG entry

Discussion

Ken Cox Dec 2, 2008:
So this is an adult speaking to a child, and moreover a child that he or she does not know personally? That puts a distinct shading on the situation.
Jutta Scherer (asker) Dec 2, 2008:
An interviewer sees the device in a kid's room and wonders whether the kid can lift it up at all - so there's actually no undertone of awe, only curiosity.
Ken Cox Dec 2, 2008:
There are many different ways to say this, depending on the speaker (pardon the pun), the situation, the social milieu, etc. Without knowing this, it's hard to make a suggestion that would be in character and in setting.

Proposed translations

6 mins
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That is one hell of a box!

maybe?
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, Lesley! This was the perfect solution."
3 mins

it's quite a whopper!

Suggestion.

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Note added at 5 mins (2008-12-02 08:19:10 GMT)
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Or:

"Now, that is one whopper!"
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37 mins

That is one humongous boomer!

humongous (Urban Dictionary)
1. Enormous, gigantic.
a term used for something extremly cool



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Note added at 1 hr (2008-12-02 09:27:57 GMT)
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Correction: ...humongous box!
(Don't know where my mind was--boomers are something else... ;-))

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-12-02 10:12:37 GMT)
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In light of clarification on tone involved, you could alter that to:
That really/sure is one humongous box.

"awesome" in the classical sense could also be used ironically here, to refer to size:
That sure is an awesome box.
Reference:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=humongous

Peer comment(s):
agree Barbara Wiebking : 'Humongous' sounds good in this context.
29 mins
Thanks, kriddl.
agree Inge Meinzer : box
4 hrs
Thanks, Inge.
neutral Nicole Schnell : I don't like "boomer" very much. Never heard it in the US, except in "baby boomers". Other than that it's a male kangaroo. // Box is good! :-)
12 hrs
How about "box"? Boomer was a mistake--see my correction added at 1 hr.
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2 hrs

Now that's what I call a boom box !

just an idea :-)
Peer comment(s):
agree Trudy Peters
6 hrs
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