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Sunnyboy (Gutelaunemensch)

English translation: happy chappy

11:55 Dec 5, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research / Menschentypen
German term or phrase: Sunnyboy (Gutelaunemensch)
Es geht um die Erarbeitung von Persönlichkeitstypen in der Marktforschung. Ich habe mir sagen lassen, dass ein "Sunnyboy" ein "ständig fröhlicher Mann, ein Charmeur, ein Gutelaunemensch" sei.

Habt ihr eine Idee, wie man das ähnlich knapp ins Englische (möglichst international, evtl. mit leichtem britischen Einschlag) übertragen könnte?

Herzlichen Dank im Voraus!
Endre
Endre Both
Germany
Local time: 09:57
English translation:happy chappy
Explanation:
could work for Br eng
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jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:57
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4happy chappy
jerrie
5Sunny Jim
monbuckland
3 +1Ray of sunshine
Chris Hughes
4the good-natured charmer
sylvie malich (X)
3 +1happy-go-lucky
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
3cheery soul
Claire Cox
3cheerful personality
gangels (X)
2carefree type
TonyTK


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
happy chappy


Explanation:
could work for Br eng

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Armorel Young: yes, nice one (bit sexist, but so is Sunnyboy - where are the women hiding in this survey, or they all just grumpy old women?)
17 mins
  -> Too sensible, cynical, sensitive to be surveyed, maybe! Thanks!
agree  Thomas Bollmann
1 hr
agree  Erin McGann: spot on! most natural-sounding suggestion
1 hr
agree  Christina Keating (X)
6 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cheery soul


Explanation:
Another UK option

Claire Cox
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Ray of sunshine


Explanation:
I kind of like this one.


    Reference: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20040816...
Chris Hughes
Local time: 09:57
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jeanette Phillips
51 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Sunny Jim


Explanation:
Could be a bit dated - ray of sunshine is also good.

monbuckland
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the good-natured charmer


Explanation:
I think this gets around the "Hans-im-Glück sunny chappies" mentioned here so far and allows the women to be represented as a personality type. Besides, all these chaps mentioned so far had nothing of the "charmer" in them.

sylvie malich (X)
Germany
Local time: 09:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
happy-go-lucky


Explanation:
noch 'ne Variante

Ingeborg Gowans (X)
Canada
Local time: 04:57
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gert Hirschfeld: Seems to be the best solution to include everyone and represents both happiness and luck.
19 mins
  -> well thank you, Gert
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
cheerful personality


Explanation:
upbeat character, merrymaker

gangels (X)
Local time: 01:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 40
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
carefree type


Explanation:
jovial cove
jaunty johnny
lounge lizard
wide-boy
bobby dazzler
likeable rogue
boyo
suave rake
poor man's James Bond
cool dude
Essex boy
debonair fop

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Note added at 4 Stunden (2006-12-05 16:36:01 GMT)
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England cricket captain

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Note added at 4 Stunden (2006-12-05 16:36:31 GMT)
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Oops! Sorry, that was last year.

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Note added at 4 Stunden (2006-12-05 16:40:44 GMT)
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"England's darkest day"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A17923665


TonyTK
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 57
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