{"id":29864,"date":"2016-03-06T23:44:19","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T03:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=29864"},"modified":"2016-03-06T23:45:31","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T03:45:31","slug":"sonderling-sunday-inside-the-dome-of-doom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=29864","title":{"rendered":"Sonderling Sunday – Inside the Dome of Doom"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s time for Sonderling Sunday<\/a>! That time of the week when I play with language by looking at the German translation of children’s books.<\/p>\n

\"Sonderlinge3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This week we’re continuing the saga found in Der Orden der Seltsamen Sonderlinge<\/a><\/em>, otherwise known as The Order of Odd-fish<\/a><\/em>, by James Kennedy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last time<\/a>, we left Jo and Ian at the entrance to the Dome of Doom, on page 256 in the original English version, Seite 325 auf Deutsch.<\/em><\/p>\n

We’ll continue just looking at some interesting and handy phrases to know. I think of this as an extremely silly traveler’s phrasebook, and hope to tantalize you into reading the original books as well. (Such juicy phrases are found in James Kennedy’s writing!)<\/p>\n

This one rolls off the tongue in German:
\n“a great spherical arena” = eine riesige runde Arena<\/em><\/p>\n

This one is interestingly brief:
\n“cage of iron grillwork” = Gitterk\u00e4fig<\/em> (“grill-cage”)<\/p>\n

“gaps” = L\u00fccken<\/em><\/p>\n

This is almost onomatopoetic:
\n“dim and seedy” = d\u00e4mmrig und schmuddelig<\/em><\/p>\n

I think I’ve mentioned this before, but still enjoy it:
\n“centipede” = Tausendf\u00fc\u00dfler<\/em><\/p>\n

And here’s a word I challenge you to use in a sentence:
\n“eelmen” = Aalm\u00e4nner<\/em><\/p>\n

“rougher” = rauer<\/em><\/p>\n

“queasy feeling” = unbehagliche Gef\u00fchl<\/em><\/p>\n

“grimaced” = verzog die Lippen<\/em> (“twisted the lips”)<\/p>\n

“Knock yourself out” = Bedien dich ruhig<\/em> (“Help yourself calm”)<\/p>\n

“a gloved fist” = eine behandschuhte Faust<\/em><\/p>\n

“ferocious man” = wild dreinblickenden Mann<\/em><\/p>\n

“ornate” = prunkvollen<\/em> (“pageantry-full”)<\/p>\n

“slumped” = plumpsen<\/em><\/p>\n

“gangster” = Ganove<\/em><\/p>\n

Oops! I caught a quote attributed to the wrong speaker!
\n“‘Ah, a connoisseur,’ said Jo.” is translated as:
\n\u00bbAh, eine Genie\u00dferin\u00ab, bemerkte Ian.<\/em><\/p>\n

And Germans are even more violent in wishing luck:
\n“Break a leg” = Hals- und Beinbruch<\/em> (“Neck-and leg-break”)<\/p>\n

“sleazy and glamorous” = schmierig und glamour\u00f6s<\/em><\/p>\n

“criminals, spongers, and addicts” = Kriminellen, Schmarotzer und S\u00fcchtigen<\/em><\/p>\n

“jinxjuice” = Hexensaft<\/em><\/p>\n

“marigolds” = Ringelblume<\/em><\/p>\n

Here’s a nice long word:
\n“disagreements”
\n= Meinungsverschiedenheiten<\/em><\/p>\n

“crash of cymbals and gongs” = Scheppern von Becken und Gongs<\/em><\/p>\n

And I’ll stop just as the fighting begins, with a sentence where it’s interesting what they don’t translate:
\n“Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the DOME OF DOOM!”
\n= Wilkommen, ladies and gentlemen, im Dom des Todes!<\/em><\/p>\n

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