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Koerpergefühl des 21. Jahrhunderts

English translation: the 21st century feel

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German term or phrase:Körpergefühl des 21. Jahrhunderts
English translation:the 21st century feel
Entered by: Kim Metzger

16:36 Aug 25, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
German term or phrase: Koerpergefühl des 21. Jahrhunderts
...ein innovatives Unternehmen mit dem Ziel die "Herren der Schoepfung" zum Koerpergefuehl des 21. Jahrhunderts zu verhelfen.

Refers to a newly-established fashion company.

"body feeling" doesn't do it for me somehow.
martineh
the 21st century feel
Explanation:
Maybe.
Selected response from:

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 21:10
Grading comment
I think this is the one that sounds most natural to English ears. Thanks, Kim, and everyone else.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2the 21st century feel
Kim Metzger
4body feeling..
T. Czibulyás
4perhaps
gangels (X)
4menswear for the third millennium
PaLa
3Spirit of the 21st Century
Orla Ryan


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Koerpergefühl des 21. Jahrhunderts
the 21st century feel


Explanation:
Maybe.

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 21:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 174
Grading comment
I think this is the one that sounds most natural to English ears. Thanks, Kim, and everyone else.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters
35 mins
agree  Erik Macki: This is a great solution.
4 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Koerpergefühl des 21. Jahrhunderts
body feeling..


Explanation:
of the 21st century

T. Czibulyás
Local time: 05:10
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Erik Macki: sounds clinical
4 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Koerpergefühl des 21. Jahrhunderts
Spirit of the 21st Century


Explanation:
a bit loose here, but if you have scope for some creativity here, i think it would be OK.

Orla Ryan
Ireland
Local time: 04:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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perhaps


Explanation:
...to help the 'stronger sex' get that 21st century touch for their bodies

gangels (X)
Local time: 21:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Erik Macki: "Stronger sex" would not be a socially aware marketing expert's first choice, but "get in touch with their bodies" works OK.
3 hrs
  -> It's tongue-in-cheek as much as 'Herren der Schöpfung' is. Lighten up, Erik
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Koerpergefühl des 21. Jahrhunderts
menswear for the third millennium


Explanation:
[Company name]: innovative gentlemen's attire for the 21st century.

or, simpler and snappier:

[Company name]: menswear for the third millennium.

"gentlemen's attire" is positively archaic, and "menswear" is slightly-jokily slightly-out-of-date. Maybe this is a way of carrying over the connotations of "Herren der Schöpfung"?

Something like this might work, but it does depend on the clothes, the company, the context and the image they're trying to project.

Cf. "Duffer of St. George"

In any case, I think a free translation is unavoidable. "Koerpergefuehl" is practically untranslatable, because it's strictly redundant marketing-babble. (For what else are you supposed to feel with, if not with your body?)


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Note added at 4 hrs 36 mins (2004-08-25 21:13:06 GMT)
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P.S. Just tried a literal translation:

\"an innovative company that aims to help \'the Lords of Creation\' to acquire the body-feeling of the 21st century\"

This is not going to sell any clothes in Britain or the States.

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Note added at 4 hrs 37 mins (2004-08-25 21:13:30 GMT)
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P.S. Just tried a literal translation:

\"an innovative company that aims to help \'the Lords of Creation\' to acquire the body-feeling of the 21st century\"

This is not going to sell any clothes in Britain or the States.


    Reference: http://www.londontown.com/LondonInformation/Shops/Duffer_of_...
    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?q=menswear&sourceid=firefox&sta...
PaLa
Germany
Local time: 05:10
PRO pts in category: 7
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