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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

ganz viel Bunt (Swiss German)

English translation:

(and) a whole lot more!

Added to glossary by Jacek Kloskowski
Feb 19, 2017 04:29
7 yrs ago
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German term

ganz viel Bunt (Swiss German)

German to English Marketing Sports / Fitness / Recreation Skiing
In a leaflet promoting a ski destination in Switzerland.

It is part of a heading, the full text of which is "Allalin Rennen, Guggenmusik and ganz viel Bunt"

Thank you for your help.

Regards,

Michael
Proposed translations (English)
2 +4 and a whole lot more!
3 +2 colorful assortment of other events
4 +1 many other exciting events
4 and even more attractive activities/wide range of activities/programs
3 a whole host of other activities besides
2 a motley mix
2 the brighter the better
Change log

Mar 5, 2017 06:19: Jacek Kloskowski Created KOG entry

Discussion

Björn Vrooman Feb 20, 2017:
I wanted to suggest that to Elli earlier ("colorful events"), since it googles well with carnival. However, I believe she's right about brevity being important.

Alternatively, if it can get "lengthier," maybe you could say "a whole host/range of other colorful events."
Jacek Kloskowski Feb 20, 2017:
The context suggests marketing ad or leaflet about the events. I do not think this is in any way related to multikulki meaning. If you really want to capture the word "colorful" then maybe "a lot of colorful events" would do.
Erzsébet Czopyk Feb 20, 2017:
@Johanna please post as an answer...
Eleanore Strauss Feb 19, 2017:
@Bjorn Thank you. Very astute insight, and I agree regarding "multikulturell" (Swiss often call it multikulti).

Also agree on 'assortment', which usually refers to tangibles. I ok'd that answer because it included the colorful... Given the purpose of the headline, "a whole lot more" best captures the message and mood for foreigners (especially Amis) and it has the necessary brevity.

If you use a colorful variety or even "lots of fun things" or "a kaleidoscope of other happenings' it tends to get cumbersome.

Best.
Björn Vrooman Feb 19, 2017:
@Elli I think I get what you're saying and I'd support your notion that this is more than just a "lot more" of something. I also do not agree with Johanna's references for the simple reason that Switzerland, let's say, has a very distinct approach towards "multikulturell" and I wouldn't have thought of the word in this context.

Aside from the length, I just don't think "assortment of" is the right register or do you disagree? It just doesn't have the same "flow" to it if you know what I mean.

Best
Eleanore Strauss Feb 19, 2017:
All the references to German (and I mean Germany) and the intellectual definitions in no way mirror the truly colorful, very special goings on in the Valais (where Saas Fee is located) and some of the other individual pockets in tiny but diverse CH.
Johanna Timm, PhD Feb 19, 2017:
bunt =kulturelle Vielfalt Bunt=multikulturell
Bunte Schweiz: http://www.ekr.admin.ch/dienstleistungen/d554.html

Als Klaus und Kristina Brock von der Mitmachaktion „Langwasser is(s)t bunt“ hörten, war für sie sofort klar: Da machen wir mit. Und so deckten sie vor kurzem den Tisch und luden Menschen unterschiedlicher Herkunft zum multikulturellen Essen zu sich nach Hause ein.

http://www.nordbayern.de/region/nuernberg/wenn-langwasser-mu...
http://www.lokalkompass.de/dortmund-ost/kultur/bunt-statt-br...
http://sowiport.gesis.org/search/id/fis-bildung-145060
https://www.nzz.ch/karriere/berufseinstieg/fehlende-diversit...
Eleanore Strauss Feb 19, 2017:
@phil Goddard It's Bunt because it's dialect
Erzsébet Czopyk Feb 19, 2017:
"ganz viel Bunt" https://www.facebook.com/ikascolorings/photos/a.160501948982...
philgoddard Feb 19, 2017:
The context suggests it might mean "and lots more", but I don't feel that any of the answers proves it. And why is it Bunt rather than Buntes?

Proposed translations

+4
4 hrs
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and a whole lot more!

A possibility
Peer comment(s):
agree phillee : Sounds good to me
10 mins
Thank you. This seems to me equally idiomatic.
agree BrigitteHilgner : Yes - because "Bunt" doesn't just relate to activities/events but to people (active/spectators, young/old, etc.), too.
21 mins
Thank you for your input :)
agree Björn Vrooman : Not sure I entirely agree with Brigitte after some discussion, but that doesn't change my agreement. You should keep it equally simple and short in EN. Some of the other answers seem too...elaborate.
3 hrs
Thanks :)
agree Eleanore Strauss : not bad, but doesn't really reflect the truly colorful goings-on at this event and in the region
9 hrs
Thank you. I was shooting for something idiomatic.
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38 mins

and even more attractive activities/wide range of activities/programs

27. Allalin-Rennen und 6. Glacier-Bike-Downhill in Saas-Fee

Vom 27. bis 29. März 2009 verwandelt sich das Gletscherdorf wieder zum Mekka zahlreicher Hobby-Rennfahrer und Glacier-Biker. Sie gilt als eine der höchsten Gletscherabfahrten der Welt und zieht jährlich etliche Teilnehmer
aus dem In- und Ausland in ihren Bann: die AllalinAbfahrt.
Bereits zum 27. Mal geht in der «Perle der Alpen» am 28. März 2009 diese beliebte Volksabfahrt über die Bühne.
Mit dabei ein bunt gemischtes Volk von ambitionierten Hobby-Rennfahrern bis zu Mitmachen-ist-alles-Typen.
http://www.3906.ch/dl.php/de/0crb2-wg27ml/2-februar2009.pdf


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IMHO it is "colorful' because a lot of different things/wide range of activities/people
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+2
39 mins

colorful assortment of other events

or 'a wide variety of other happenings'

Let's see if somebody can come up with something shorter..
Peer comment(s):
agree Eleanore Strauss : The guggenmusik tells it...music most closely associated with local folklore esp during carnival (fassnacht)
8 hrs
Thanks for weighing in with your Swiss culture expertise. I was just following the language here..
agree seehand : or - perhaps - the other way roung - a wide range of colourful events and activities
1 day 7 hrs
Thanks, seehand!
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1 hr

a whole host of other activities besides

I think "Bunt" has a rough sense of "variegated" here - in other words, a wide variety or a whole host of different activities that are on offer.
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4 hrs

a motley mix

Can refer to people, activities, etc.

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Or maybe one could do something with "vibrant variety of"
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+1
4 hrs

many other exciting events

I'd keep it as short and simple as possible for a heading. I'm not sure we'd describe any events as 'colourful' in English unless they were costumed or carnivalesque, so I'd convey the 'Bunt' as exciting.

http://www.gla.ac.uk/events/?action=details&id=6006
"... including taster Tai Chi, Silken Bamboo Music and afternoon tea, film and photograph exhibitions and many other exciting events."

Peer comment(s):
agree writeaway
22 hrs
Thank you, writeaway.
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1 day 5 hrs

the brighter the better

This reminds me of Karneval. Maybe the Bunt refers to the costumes.

http://db.pprmediarelations.ch/de/customer/Saas-Fee/6410

'Besonderes : Kostüme erwünscht - kein Renndress erlaubt!
Zielschluss : eine Stunde nach der letzten Startzeit
Der Start erfolgt gemeinsam - Die Zeiten werden gemessen, jedoch nur die Kostüme prämiert. '
http://www.saas-fee.ch/de/winterevents/allalin-rennen/


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'Carnival in Cologne is above all a festival of fancy dress. There are no limits to imagination: the brighter the better.'
http://www.cologne.de/events/cologne-carnival/how-to-party-o...
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