Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
alt aussehen lassen
English translation:
yesterday's news, make everything else look so out of date
Added to glossary by
danilingua
Mar 11, 2004 08:43
20 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
... weil Sprache meine Leidenschaft ist
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German
alt aussehen lassen
German to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Wendungen
unsere Beschichtungen lassen die anderer alt aussehen
"leave ... in the rain"
make them look second best
"egg on face" passt wohl gar nicht....
Danke für ein Idiom - ich bin nicht fündig geworden
"leave ... in the rain"
make them look second best
"egg on face" passt wohl gar nicht....
Danke für ein Idiom - ich bin nicht fündig geworden
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | yesterday's news |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 5 +6 | put the rest in the shade |
Terry Moran
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| 4 +2 | on their last legs |
jerrie
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| 4 | are second to none |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 3 +1 | leave our competitors in the dust |
Lori Dendy-Molz
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Proposed translations
44 mins
Selected
yesterday's news
make everything else look so out of date
more ideas
more ideas
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "THank you for all the ideas!!!! and I chose "out of date""
+6
4 mins
Terry Moran
France
France
Native in English
France
Brain the size of a planet, modest too
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Russian to English, French to English
put the rest in the shade
Obviously there are lots of other possibilities. This is a little more colourful than most. Of your 3 possibilities, only the second is a runner.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Norbert Hermann
: great
2 mins
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| agree |
Armorel Young
: I like this, although I'd also thought ot "leave the rest standing"
22 mins
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Normally OK, but "our coatings leave the rest standing"? I don't think so!
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| agree |
Ingrid Blank
: excellent
2 hrs
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| agree |
Cilian O'Tuama
: or outshine the rest/others
3 hrs
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Our coatings outshine the rest? Mmm...mixed metaphor?
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| agree |
astauber
6 hrs
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| agree |
Johanna Timm, PhD
8 hrs
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+2
12 mins
on their last legs
past their sell by date
past their best
leave the others looking second best
make the rest look tired and weary worse for the wear and tear
drab and dated....
so passe (with an accent!)
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Note added at 2004-03-11 11:13:15 (GMT)
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make the rest pale into insignificance
leave the others out in the cold
past their best
leave the others looking second best
make the rest look tired and weary worse for the wear and tear
drab and dated....
so passe (with an accent!)
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Note added at 2004-03-11 11:13:15 (GMT)
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make the rest pale into insignificance
leave the others out in the cold
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Louise Mawbey
: I like "past their best"
31 mins
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Or just plain 'past it'!
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| agree |
Melanie Nassar
: "make the rest pale into insignificance" is great - IMHO
11 hrs
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51 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
109
are second to none
another one (duh)
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Note added at 2004-03-11 10:08:26 (GMT)
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reply to your added note:
No, it doesn\'t mean the opposite. It means that they\'re the best, i.e. there\'s no-one better, there\'s no number one ahead of them.
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Note added at 2004-03-11 10:10:01 (GMT)
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IMO it\'s a good example of the \"British understatement\"
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Note added at 2004-03-11 10:08:26 (GMT)
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reply to your added note:
No, it doesn\'t mean the opposite. It means that they\'re the best, i.e. there\'s no-one better, there\'s no number one ahead of them.
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Note added at 2004-03-11 10:10:01 (GMT)
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IMO it\'s a good example of the \"British understatement\"
+1
1 hr
Lori Dendy-Molz
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Works in field
Germany
Experienced journalist and marketing pro
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
14
leave our competitors in the dust
or "our competitor's pale in comparison to ..."
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Note added at 2 hrs 16 mins (2004-03-11 10:59:48 GMT)
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or \"our coatings top the competition\"
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Note added at 2 hrs 16 mins (2004-03-11 10:59:48 GMT)
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or \"our coatings top the competition\"
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