Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Un-Ruhestand
English translation:
un-retirement, growing old disgracefully
Added to glossary by
Hilary Davies Shelby
Jun 28, 2005 19:42
18 yrs ago
German term
United States
German and "Geek" to English!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
Un-Ruhestand
German to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
pun
Hello all,
I'm looking for a similarly "witty" rendering of "wünschte ihm einen „erholsamen Un-Ruhestand"" in English!
Many thanks!
I'm looking for a similarly "witty" rendering of "wünschte ihm einen „erholsamen Un-Ruhestand"" in English!
Many thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | UnRetirement / unretirement / un-reitrement |
Susanne Rindlisbacher
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| 3 | untiring retirement |
Mandy Williams
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| 2 +1 | relaxing unrest/growing old disgracefully |
Rachel Ward
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Change log
Dec 14, 2015 11:03: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Proposed translations
+4
5 mins
Susanne Rindlisbacher
Portugal
Portugal
Native in German
Portugal
Quality and Dedication
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, Portuguese to German, German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
UnRetirement / unretirement / un-reitrement
equally witty, I am afraid ..
UnRetirement Stories. If you have been wondering what life after 50 looks like, ... UnRetirement is what we're talking about. Your time to shine! ...
www.2young2retire.com/trueStories.html
You've given us a new trend, Un-retirement, that could kick our collective butts.
Think about seniors coming back into the job market, competing with or ...
www.sowpub.com/cgi-bin/ forum/webbbs_config.pl/read/10164
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-06-28 19:49:17 GMT)
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should be: un-retirement
Peer comment(s):
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silfilla
3 mins
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Danke, silfilla
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Dr.G.MD (X)
23 mins
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Danke, Gerhard
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| agree |
Frosty
40 mins
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Danke, Frosty
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Lori Dendy-Molz
1 hr
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Danke, idwerk
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Francis Lee (X)
: misses the "Un-Ruhe" aspect / perhaps "an anything but retiring retirement" ?
19 hrs
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I think the "un" does cover it, Francis. What is missing is the play on words.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I used this suggestion for this context, but also added "growing old disgracefully" to the gloss. Many thanks!"
19 hrs
untiring retirement
It depends what the actual context is but perhaps this might work
+1
14 hrs
Rachel Ward
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
For the Love of Language
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
relaxing unrest/growing old disgracefully
I think the term is meant to be a pun on "unrest" which "un-retirement" doesn't seem to cover, but I can't think of anything much better. Perhaps you could do something with "wishing that he can enjoy the chance to grow old disgracefully"?
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Note added at 22 hrs 24 mins (2005-06-29 18:07:00 GMT)
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Well, I\'m glad you like the disgraceful option, even if it doesn\'t fit here!
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Note added at 22 hrs 24 mins (2005-06-29 18:07:00 GMT)
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Well, I\'m glad you like the disgraceful option, even if it doesn\'t fit here!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Francis Lee (X)
: Yes - I've seen and heard exactly this phrase before ("growing old disgracefully")
4 hrs
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Thanks Francis
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