Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Mar 29, 2005 10:48
19 yrs ago
German term
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Luschen
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Hi, this is an article about football, addressing the theme of the power of money in sport, and here's the context: "Zum einen gab und gibt es Geld, Neid, Manipulation längst bis hinunter zum Dorfklub – nur unansehnlicher. Zum anderen sortiert der reine Mediensport seine Luschen selber aus."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | losers or wimps |
Sue Maatz
|
| 3 | flop, dead loss, washout |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 3 | looser |
gfish
|
| 3 | bum-steers |
Frosty
|
Proposed translations
+2
7 mins
Selected
losers or wimps
or something more colloqial that I can't think of right now :)
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Comment: "thanks"
10 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
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Germany
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Native in: English
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72
flop, dead loss, washout
much the same as Niete in German
10 mins
looser
Ursprünglich ist Lusche ein schlechtes Kartenblatt. Inzwischen Bedeutungserweiterung = Versager
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Note added at 15 mins (2005-03-29 11:03:44 GMT)
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meinte natürlich \"loser\" - ähäm ...
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Note added at 15 mins (2005-03-29 11:03:44 GMT)
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meinte natürlich \"loser\" - ähäm ...
32 mins
bum-steers
Somewhat dated (60`s) but it might work!
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