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Tom, Dick, Harry

German translation: Hinz und Kunz

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English term or phrase:Tom, Dick, Harry
German translation:Hinz und Kunz
Entered by: Neva M.

16:27 Oct 31, 2005
English to German translations [PRO]
Linguistics
English term or phrase: Tom, Dick, Harry
Please, give me the equivalent in your language of the "every Tom, Dick and Harry" thing. I need to know how you call "mister anybody", a person whose name you don't and won't remember, an insignificant, average person (or more of them)! And what I need are personal names that replaces that "anybody": like Fulano y Mengana (Spanish), Caio, Tizio e Sempronio (Italian), etc.
Thanks!
Neva M.
Local time: 07:27
Hinz und Kunz
Explanation:
Hinz und Kunz, i.e. Jedermann, jeder x-beliebige Mensch.
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Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 06:27
Grading comment
Danke schoen! :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +13Hinz und Kunz
Cilian O'Tuama
2Hinz und Kunz
Jonathan MacKerron


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
Hinz und Kunz


Explanation:
Hinz und Kunz, i.e. Jedermann, jeder x-beliebige Mensch.

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 06:27
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Danke schoen! :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cfdrtg
0 min
agree  Marion Hallouet
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agree  Jonathan MacKerron: you must have DSL....
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  -> every Tom, Dick and Harry does these days
agree  Claudia Digel
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agree  Melanie Nassar
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agree  Hans G. Liepert
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agree  MonikaB
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agree  Lydia Molea
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agree  michael10705 (X)
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agree  Edith Kelly
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agree  Richard Nagel
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agree  Harry Bornemann
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agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
tom, dick, harry
Hinz und Kunz


Explanation:
laut Langenscheidt

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
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