Jan 31, 2006 09:40
18 yrs ago
German term
Ireland
Professional IT & business translations
Native in: English (Variants: British, Irish, UK, US) 
Works in: German to English
Pflegen Sie Ihren Erfolg!
German to English
Marketing
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
I'm looking for minds that are feeling a bit more creative than mine at the moment!
I am translating a marketing letter from a company which makes specialised detergents and cleaning agents for fine fabrics. "Pflegen Sie Ihren Erfolg!" is the heading. Obviously the "pflegen" bit is a wordplay linked to the Pflegemitteln that they produce. But I'm not sure how to express this in English. "Take care of your success" or "Look after your success" sound almost threatening to my ear? Or do others think one of these sounds ok? Any other suggestions welcome.
Many thanks!
I am translating a marketing letter from a company which makes specialised detergents and cleaning agents for fine fabrics. "Pflegen Sie Ihren Erfolg!" is the heading. Obviously the "pflegen" bit is a wordplay linked to the Pflegemitteln that they produce. But I'm not sure how to express this in English. "Take care of your success" or "Look after your success" sound almost threatening to my ear? Or do others think one of these sounds ok? Any other suggestions welcome.
Many thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | Our care, your success |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 4 +3 | We care about your success! |
Steffen Walter
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| 3 +2 | Protect your success! |
Nesrin
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| 4 +1 | Our formulas for your success |
TonyTK
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| 3 +1 | Maintain your success |
Sabine Odinga
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| 4 | Caress fine fabrics with success |
Textklick
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| 2 +1 | Cultivate your profits |
lux
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| 3 | clean up with us! |
muitoprazer (X)
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| 2 | our products ensure your success |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Proposed translations
+1
6 mins
Selected
Our care, your success
double meaning
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Nicole Schnell
: Nice!
1 min
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| neutral |
Francis Lee (X)
: this is about as subtle as the German // sorry, I left my manners at the dentist's after a recent visit ...
2 hrs
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this could elicit a lot of response but I'll confine myself to asking whether you didn't get out of bed on the wrong side this morning?
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to everyone who put their creative hats on for this one. Always amazed by the great suggestions from ProZers! Although it's not as close to the original as many of the other good suggestions here, I felt a real spark when I read this phrase and so it's the one I went with. Thanks CMJ_Trans for your inspiration!"
4 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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44
our products ensure your success
to get things rolling
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our care products ensure your success
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Note added at 5 mins (2006-01-31 09:45:56 GMT)
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our care products ensure your success
+3
7 mins
Steffen Walter
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
Top-Notch Service | Direct Clients Only
Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
36
We care about your success!
another one
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We take care of your success
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Note added at 8 mins (2006-01-31 09:49:14 GMT)
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Sorry - you already suggested "take care of your success" yourself.
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Note added at 7 mins (2006-01-31 09:48:43 GMT)
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We take care of your success
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Note added at 8 mins (2006-01-31 09:49:14 GMT)
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Sorry - you already suggested "take care of your success" yourself.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Nicole Y. Adams, M.A.
1 hr
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| neutral |
Francis Lee (X)
: not exactly edge-of-the-seat stuff, Steffen ;-) / hmmm, good point
2 hrs
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So where's your own suggestion that knocks our socks off ;-??
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| agree |
BrigitteHilgner
: Sounds fine to me!
3 hrs
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| agree |
C. Peter
: Schööön...
3 hrs
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+1
11 mins
Cultivate your profits
I think in marketing term success means profit. I can be take care/look after of your profits
or
have success with "the company name"
or
have success with "the company name"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Steve Yates
: Definitely 'your profits' but prefer 'Look after/Take care of..'
10 hrs
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13 mins
clean up with us!
to clean up means to have across the board success,i.e. to win all the awards/trophies going,and maybe usable heren.not in its literal sense.
+2
22 mins
Protect your success!
I think people often talk of "protection" in the context of fine fabrics. So maybe that will keep the wordplay...
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Whether you seek to protect fine fabrics in your home, outdoors, or in a commercial setting, DSC 19® is the superior choice. ...
www.dcs19.com/keyphrase_pages/ stain-protection-for-fabric.html
Now that you've made something of your business, can you protect your success?
www.nmfn-chicago.com/expertise.htm
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Note added at 26 mins (2006-01-31 10:07:07 GMT)
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Whether you seek to protect fine fabrics in your home, outdoors, or in a commercial setting, DSC 19® is the superior choice. ...
www.dcs19.com/keyphrase_pages/ stain-protection-for-fabric.html
Now that you've made something of your business, can you protect your success?
www.nmfn-chicago.com/expertise.htm
+1
31 mins
Sabine Odinga
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Works in field
Germany
state-of-the-art, reliable, inspiring
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
Maintain your success
Maintain might be a bit technical but on the other hand there are quite a few google hits and it can be used for well-being as well as success
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Bianca Jacobsohn
17 mins
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| neutral |
Francis Lee (X)
: sounds like a letter from investment consultants
2 hrs
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57 mins
Caress fine fabrics with success
Care for, treat gently.
+1
1 hr
Our formulas for your success
I don't know what to write here, so here's a joke instead:
One day in pre-season, Liverpool FC's man in Baghdad rings up Rafael Benitez ...
"Rafael, you're not going to believe this, but we've found this 17 year-old Iraqi kid who makes Diego Maradonna look like an amateur. You've got to come over and check him out."
So Benitez flies off to Baghdad, sees the youngster play football, is massively impressed and signs him on the spot.
First match of the season, Liverpool vs Man Utd, 20 mins left and Liverpool are losing 4 - 0. The Iraqi newbie is still on the bench, and Benitez decides he has nothing to lose by giving the youngster a run. The Iraqi kid comes on, scores 5 goals and Liverpool win 5 - 4.
Really excited, the kid rings up his Mum to tell her what happened... "Mum! Mum! This new life is great. We were losing 4 - 0, the manager brought me on, I scored 5 goals and we won 5 - 4. The fans love me, the manager loves me, the players love me, the press love me, it's absolutely wonderful!"
His mother replies: "Well that's all well and good, but while you've been off enjoying yourself on the football field, your dad's been robbed at gunpoint, your brother's been thrown in prison, and your sister's been kidnapped!"
The boy replies guiltily: "Oh mum! I don't know what to say..."
"Don't say anything", his mother replies, "It's your fault we moved to Liverpool in the first place!"
One day in pre-season, Liverpool FC's man in Baghdad rings up Rafael Benitez ...
"Rafael, you're not going to believe this, but we've found this 17 year-old Iraqi kid who makes Diego Maradonna look like an amateur. You've got to come over and check him out."
So Benitez flies off to Baghdad, sees the youngster play football, is massively impressed and signs him on the spot.
First match of the season, Liverpool vs Man Utd, 20 mins left and Liverpool are losing 4 - 0. The Iraqi newbie is still on the bench, and Benitez decides he has nothing to lose by giving the youngster a run. The Iraqi kid comes on, scores 5 goals and Liverpool win 5 - 4.
Really excited, the kid rings up his Mum to tell her what happened... "Mum! Mum! This new life is great. We were losing 4 - 0, the manager brought me on, I scored 5 goals and we won 5 - 4. The fans love me, the manager loves me, the players love me, the press love me, it's absolutely wonderful!"
His mother replies: "Well that's all well and good, but while you've been off enjoying yourself on the football field, your dad's been robbed at gunpoint, your brother's been thrown in prison, and your sister's been kidnapped!"
The boy replies guiltily: "Oh mum! I don't know what to say..."
"Don't say anything", his mother replies, "It's your fault we moved to Liverpool in the first place!"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Francis Lee (X)
: you want to forward that one to LFC fan Nick (Watson?)
3 hrs
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