English to German translation

99ee99 · 04-01-2006, 07:44 AM

Hi -
I am looking to have a passage from the book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil translated from English to German.

LADY CHABLIS: "It's like my mother always said: Two tears in a bucket, motherf*** it"

I believe I have correctly translated the first part:
"Es ist, wie meine Mutter immer gesagt hat: Zwei Risse in Einem Eimer..."

I hope someone can help me with the motherf*** it part. I don't know how to translate it other than breaking down each word which I assume isn't correct 'slang'.

Thanks,
E

Kalle · 04-01-2006, 08:14 AM

The real saying is: "Two tears in a bucket, mother fuck it."
It roughly means: "Shit happens, but we carry on."
I can't think of a saying in German, using that kind of slang ...
Word by word it would be translated: "Zwei Risse im Eimer, Mutter scheiß drauf!" But it doesn't make any sense.

Hope, I could help.

Tilo

Steffi · 04-01-2006, 01:58 PM

I don't know any expression for "two tears in a bucket", but for the rest of the sentence I would just say "Scheiß drauf".

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99ee99 99ee99 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 2 99ee99 is an unknown character at this point	English to German translation Hi - I am looking to have a passage from the book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil translated from English to German. LADY CHABLIS: "It's like my mother always said: Two tears in a bucket, motherf* it" I believe I have correctly translated the first part: "Es ist, wie meine Mutter immer gesagt hat: Zwei Risse in Einem Eimer..." I hope someone can help me with the motherf* it part. I don't know how to translate it other than breaking down each word which I assume isn't correct 'slang'. Thanks, E
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Kalle Growing Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany Posts: 25 Kalle came out of the blue	The real saying is: "Two tears in a bucket, mother fuck it." It roughly means: "Shit happens, but we carry on." I can't think of a saying in German, using that kind of slang ... Word by word it would be translated: "Zwei Risse im Eimer, Mutter scheiß drauf!" But it doesn't make any sense. Hope, I could help. Tilo
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Steffi Brand New Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2 Steffi is an unknown character at this point	I don't know any expression for "two tears in a bucket", but for the rest of the sentence I would just say "Scheiß drauf".
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