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ralgith
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 Posted: 14-Mar-2005 19:51 Post subject: German Speakers Please Help a Bit! :D |
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Please give me the translations for these and correct any mistakes I've made. Just to make sure I've done my translations properly, I know what I THINK they mean.
Rotes Basilisk
Gauner
Königin-Schlange
König-Schlange
Letzter Tanz
Tod Findet Sie
Viehzüchter
Danke, and no that don't need translated, just the list. 
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| Posted: 15-Mar-2005 05:10 Post subject: RE: German Speakers Please Help a Bit! :D |
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Hey, no problem! Hope these help:
Rotes Basilisk - Roter Basilisk (Basilisk is of male gender) - Red Basilisk
Gauner - Scoundrel, Con-Artist, something along those lines
Königin-Schlange - awkward. Queen Snake, right? Well, the best sounding word would be Königinnenschlange - literally meaning "snake-of-queens". But Königinschlange would also work. But, really, in German you'd never have two related war machines named like that. What about Kaiserschlange? Emperor snake?
König-Schlange - Königsschlange - King Snake - in German, if you want to say that, you literally say "snake-of-the-king", which is signified by that extra "s". Also, you'd contract it into a single word!
Letzter Tanz - Last Dance - cool, though, to be honest, I've yet to hear of a German warmachine that is named for an action!
Tod Findet Sie - Death finds her - cool, but also a strange name? Anyway: cool! But in german, you'd include the article: Der Tod findet sie - (The) Death finds her.
Viehzüchter - Cattle Breeder - LOL - that is so cool. It actually sounds way better in German, even if you put it into German context!
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ralgith
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| Posted: 15-Mar-2005 07:21 Post subject: RE: German Speakers Please Help a Bit! :D |
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Well here is what I had for translations, seems I was *MOSTLY* right hehehe...
Rotes Basilisk - Red Basilisk
Gauner - Rogue (Or Scoundrel)
Königin-Schlange - Queen Snake
König-Schlange - King Snake
Letzter Tanz - Last Dance
Tod Findet Sie - Death Finds You
Viehzüchter - Rancher
Death Finds You translated to Death Finds Her according to you. What I did was take the English version and run it through an online translator to get the German for it. Also not all are for 'mech names. Last Dance is probably going to be a ship name, though whether I use the English or the German is still undecided.
Thanks Anyways
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| Posted: 15-Mar-2005 09:21 Post subject: RE: German Speakers Please Help a Bit! :D |
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Hahaha! Death finds you, now I get it! Translated, that can either be Death finds her, or the polite version of Death finds you.
However, if you're threatening someone with death (directly or indirectly) you would use the normal version: Der Tod findet dich!
Or you would elaborate on it: Der Tod findet Sie schon noch! - At last death will find you!
Other than that, cool. Don't forget the minor changes with the Basilisk and the Snake, you got the translation right, just the grammar....
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ralgith
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| Posted: 15-Mar-2005 11:26 Post subject: RE: German Speakers Please Help a Bit! :D |
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On 2005-03-15 09:21, jymset wrote:
Other than that, cool. Don't forget the minor changes with the Basilisk and the Snake, you got the translation right, just the grammar....
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Heh, for the grammar I blame the translator, cause thats what it spit out But I'll take your changes as I trust you more hehe.
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| Posted: 15-Mar-2005 17:45 Post subject: RE: German Speakers Please Help a Bit! :D |
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hmm... I would NOT serve on a ship named Last Dance or Death Finds Her. They would both have to be destroyers too.
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| Posted: 16-Mar-2005 08:50 Post subject: RE: German Speakers Please Help a Bit! :D |
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That would be like working on a ship named Titanic.
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| Posted: 16-Mar-2005 09:45 Post subject: RE: German Speakers Please Help a Bit! :D |
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Or buying a boat named the "Live Forever" on the day before you retire from your job. You're just asking for it. 
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ralgith
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| Posted: 17-Mar-2005 09:59 Post subject: RE: German Speakers Please Help a Bit! :D |
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You guys are missing it 
Death Finds You is a THREAT to anyone who faces the ship. Last Dance isn't for a ship, thats for a secret project I'm working on
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| Posted: 17-Mar-2005 16:12 Post subject: RE: German Speakers Please Help a Bit! :D |
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I didn't know you liked ballet ralgith.
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ralgith
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| Posted: 17-Mar-2005 18:08 Post subject: RE: German Speakers Please Help a Bit! :D |
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On 2005-03-17 16:12, Seraph wrote:
I didn't know you liked ballet ralgith.
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*Beats Seraph with a stick, repeatedly till he lays upon the ground laughing hard enough to cry*
Seraph says, "Next time don't use a stick made of foam fool!"
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