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Schweinsgut

English translation: going the whole hog

15:35 Oct 27, 2021
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research
German term or phrase: Schweinsgut
Hi all,

Translating a marketing text for a pig museum and struggling to translate a few puns in a clever way.

I have this line I can't think of anything snappy for, any suggestions?

Eine schweinsgute Kombination

It's referring to the museum and restaurant attached.
Lauren Marney-Mears
Local time: 23:26
English translation:going the whole hog
Explanation:

With a museum and restaurant, they’re really going the whole hog.

https://www.haslemereherald.com/article.cfm?headline=Town fe...
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Brent Sørensen
Germany
Local time: 00:26
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4going the whole hog
Brent Sørensen
4 +1swinishly good
Lancashireman
3 +1What better place to pig out?
Sarah Bessioud
4delightful duo
Cillie Swart
3It's a real porker (of a duo)
Ramey Rieger (X)
3happy as a pig in mud
Michael Martin, MA


Discussion entries: 9





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
going the whole hog


Explanation:

With a museum and restaurant, they’re really going the whole hog.

https://www.haslemereherald.com/article.cfm?headline=Town fe...

Brent Sørensen
Germany
Local time: 00:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Birgit Gläser: don't think I ever used that actively...never would have popped up in my mind... more used to the whole 9 yards, but this is fantastic here :-D
9 mins
agree  philgoddard: I don't think just "going the whole hog" works on its own in the context, because it's not self-explanatory. But it does work if you prefix it with a few words of explanation, as you have.
1 hr
neutral  Ramey Rieger (X): please leave out the article! The idiom is "going whole hog"
2 hrs
agree  Michele Fauble
3 hrs
agree  Andrew Bramhall: Going THE whole hog, don't know what Ramey is on about!
4 hrs
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
What better place to pig out?


Explanation:
The museum restaurant - what better place to pig out?
The perfect place for pigging out after looking round the museum.

Just a couple of ideas. If the text is littered with puns, I'm assuming it's very light-hearted.

Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Local time: 00:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: It's about the museum AND the restaurant.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Phil. I realise that, hence my second proposal.
agree  Ramey Rieger (X): The museum really gets your stoat so you can pig out in the restaurant// Snuffle around the museum before you pig out in our restaurant.
1 hr
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
It's a real porker (of a duo)


Explanation:
Another option.

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 00:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 81
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
swinishly good


Explanation:
A swinishly good combination

"Swinishly good" actually produces some authentic native hits. It's no more likely to be misinterpreted than awfully good, terribly good etc. It's also closer to the original than the other imaginative offerings here.

Re Sau or Schwein: "Schwein gehabt" signifies good luck.

Re whole hog: I have never heard this expression without the the.



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Note added at 4 hrs (2021-10-27 20:14:25 GMT)
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Hi Lauren. Just noticed that most of your questions are closed with "Selected automatically based on peer agreement". That's a real shame. It would be nice if you actually chose the answer that you felt best fitted your context and provided feedback to your helpers.

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 232

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alison MacG: Piggishly good likewise gets some native hits
15 hrs
  -> Thanks, Alison. English is indeed a playful language.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
delightful duo


Explanation:
the combination of the restaurant and museum is a delightful duo

Cillie Swart
South Africa
Local time: 00:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
happy as a pig in mud


Explanation:
"Both the museum and the restaurant will leave you happy as a pig in mud."

Compare with this:
"...a huge, satisfying peppered steak burrito will leave you happy as a pig in mud."
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/184647653447210073/

Another option:
'piggly good'

Examples:
"Come hear the amazing story of Esther the Wonder pig! It will follow with fun activities and a piggly good craft. No registration required."
https://www.rhpl.ca/whats-on/calendar-of-events/esther-wonde...

"Piggly good
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 November 2013
Verified Purchase
Nice sized piggybank for the kids to paint. Good assortment of colours (and they are more of a pastel colour than the harsh colour on the box - they're not that bright thankfully!) .."
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crayola-Oink-Piggy-Bank/product-rev...

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 18:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 116
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