Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Totgesagte leben länger
English translation:
Reports of His death are greatly exaggerated
Added to glossary by
Bettina Grieser Johns
Apr 8, 2013 13:39
11 yrs ago
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German term
Totgesagte leben länger
German to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
This is the title of a book summary. The book is called 'Hat Gott noch eine Zukunft?'
The summary is as follows:
Was hat Gott mit Fußball, Genetik oder dem Internet zu tun? XX spürt ihn an Orten auf, an denen
man ihn zunächst nicht vermutet. Er untersucht, wie Gott unter den Menschen lebt, indem er fragt: Wie wird Gott von den Menschen in der Welt gelebt? Was fangen sie mit ihm an, wenn sie glauben? Dabei findet er Erstaunliches – Gott kann man tatsächlich überall im Alltag entdecken, wenn man sich die Zeit nimmt, ihn zu suchen.
What I have found so far either doesn't fit the context (There's life in the old dog yet) or is clumsy (e.g. people reputed to be dead live longer) - does anyone have any ideas? Grateful for your help, as ever!
The summary is as follows:
Was hat Gott mit Fußball, Genetik oder dem Internet zu tun? XX spürt ihn an Orten auf, an denen
man ihn zunächst nicht vermutet. Er untersucht, wie Gott unter den Menschen lebt, indem er fragt: Wie wird Gott von den Menschen in der Welt gelebt? Was fangen sie mit ihm an, wenn sie glauben? Dabei findet er Erstaunliches – Gott kann man tatsächlich überall im Alltag entdecken, wenn man sich die Zeit nimmt, ihn zu suchen.
What I have found so far either doesn't fit the context (There's life in the old dog yet) or is clumsy (e.g. people reputed to be dead live longer) - does anyone have any ideas? Grateful for your help, as ever!
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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Reports of His death are greatly exaggerated
From Mark Twain
God is <insert *not*> dead <insert *yet*>
So it looks something like:
not yet
God is ^ dead ^
From Nietzsche
Both may be too flippant for your purpose, but I haven't had enough coffee for extended cogitation yet.
God is <insert *not*> dead <insert *yet*>
So it looks something like:
not yet
God is ^ dead ^
From Nietzsche
Both may be too flippant for your purpose, but I haven't had enough coffee for extended cogitation yet.
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Lancashireman
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Top of the morning to you, Andrew. :)
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Eleanore Strauss
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Thanks, ElliCom :)
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Trude Stegmann
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Thanks, Trude :)
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Nicole Schnell
: Darn good!
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Danke sehr, Nicole, :)
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mill2
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Thanks, mill2 :)
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Frosty
: Applies also to a great many old rockers - it's surprising how many Grufties still manage to clamber onto a stage somewhere!
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And some of them can even still sing! Thanks, Frosty :)
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BrigitteHilgner
: I'm a great fan of Mark Twain!
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Danke, Brigitte :)
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Cetacea
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Danke, Cetacea :)
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David Moore (X)
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Thanks, David :)
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RegineMac
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Thanks, RegineMac :)
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Comment: "Thanks to everybody for their input and many brilliant ideas! In the end I went for this one, which I personally liked best, but I forwarded most of the others to the client and let them make the final choice - they have read the book, too, I haven't. Thanks again!"
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Reports of death greatly exaggerated
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated
Origin
Mark Twain quotation after hearing that his obituary had been published in the New York Journal.
Mistaken publications of obituaries aren't as rare as you might expect. ...
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/368850.html
Origin
Mark Twain quotation after hearing that his obituary had been published in the New York Journal.
Mistaken publications of obituaries aren't as rare as you might expect. ...
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/368850.html
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Those Declared Dead Live Longer
is sometimes used
Reference:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/red,682-2.html
http://forum.eeeuser.com/index.php?/topic/52587-those-declared-dead-live-longer/
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There is life in the old god yet
I am always one for puns, so I have to suggest this one. The book does not seem to be overly serious, so you might want to think about it. I know you already talked about the original turn of phrase and I don't know if you already dismissed it privately.
Note from asker:
So do I - it's a shame I can't have two titles! |
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Rebecca Garber
: ooohhh, I like this one, too.
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thank you, rebecca, thank you, Bettina.
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Cetacea
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thank you, catacea!
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Once Left For Dead, Now Thriving
Sounds like a miracle rescue but could work here, too.
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