paroli laufen lassen

English translation: We're going to improve on this retrospectively

22:24 Dec 18, 2014

German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: paroli laufen lassen

The following statement was made by football trainer Horst Hrubesch in 2010

"Man lässt das alles nochmal Paroli laufen".

I would appreciate any suggestions.

Thanks and regards
Caitriona

Caitriona O'Callanain KudoZ activity Questions: 950 (9 open) (6 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 6
Local time: 19:07

English translation:We're going to improve on this retrospectively

Explanation:
An attempt to capture the surreal idea behind this managerial excuse.
(See Phil's comment regarding the source and circumstances)
http://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Paroli_bieten

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Note added at 44 mins (2014-12-18 23:09:08 GMT)
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OK, for Teresa:
We're going to look at all the replays.

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Note added at 15 hrs (2014-12-19 13:53:22 GMT)
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Managerial gems:

"When you see it back and look at the replays, there's no justification for it because we all know what he tried to do: he has tried to win the penalty by taking off, thinking Meyler was going to challenge him,” Bruce said after the game.
https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/pitchside-europe/on-ref...

“Hopefully we will appeal it, and I think we should. When you look at the replays and you look at the facts, it should be a handball and a free-kick to us, and it isn’t a clear goalscoring opportunity.”
http://talksport.com/football/monk-swansea-will-appeal-contr...

“Then again, you look at the replays and he goes into the boards really awkwardly and dangerously."
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/12/13/bruins-dennis-s...

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Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:07

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3 +2

We're going to improve on this retrospectively

Lancashireman

(BrE) we're all set to 'up the ante' next time round after this stroll on parole

Adrian MM. (X)

We're going to show them, (and) with hindsight

Ramey Rieger (X)

Sometimes, you have to step back to the plate

Michael Martin, MA

Discussion entries: 6

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8 hrs confidence:

We're going to show them, (and) with hindsight

Explanation:
Might do it if the speaker is aware of the nonsense he's speaking.

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Note added at 9 hrs (2014-12-19 07:48:11 GMT)
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Or better, if the 'showing them up' aspect is accentuated -
We'll show them, with 20/20 hindsight

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 20:07
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 48

27 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Man lässt das alles nochmal Paroli laufen

We're going to improve on this retrospectively

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 185

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disagree

Teresa Reinhardt: definitely not; we'll have to think about / review and deal w/that is more likely

8 mins

-> Sure, that's what he meant to say. But he didn't. Basically, he was talking Hrubesch.

agree

philgoddard: Yes, I think this is the right idea. "Have another look at the replays and do them better this time," perhaps.

1 hr

-> Thanks for getting me out of the relegation zone.

agree

Bernhard Sulzer: pretty funny!:)

3 hrs

-> Cheers, Bernhard.

agree

Cilian O'Tuama: we'll sit down and replay the game (not that this helps caitriona)

1 day 36 mins

neutral

Michael Martin, MA: Although illogical, this still sounds like a deliberate statement and therefore slightly contrived. The German quote, by contrast, derives its humor from an unintended mix-up of metaphors//See my added note

1 day 14 hrs

-> I don't think the baseball image you have suggested below (stepping ... to the plate) is going to work in this football context.

2 days 17 hrs confidence:

Paroli laufen lassen (BrE) we're all set to 'up the ante' next time round after this stroll on parole

Explanation:
Some attempt should be made to reflect the mixing of metaphors.

Paroli bieten: up the stakes = in BrE 'to up the ante' in a poker etc. game,

Reference: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/up-the-an...

Adrian MM. (X)
Local time: 20:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

1 day 1 hr confidence:

Sometimes, you have to step back to the plate

Explanation:
Or: "Sometimes, you gotta step back (up) to the plate.."

Structurally, this would work the same way as the original mix-up - a merger of two idioms:"Sometimes, you have to take a step back (Das muss man erst mal Revue passieren lassen) and "Sometimes, you have to step up to the plate (Da muss man einfach Paroli bieten). I can easily picture somebody “switching codes” like that in mid-sentence. All it takes is getting flooded by different thoughts..

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Note added at 3 days1 hr (2014-12-21 23:44:10 GMT)
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Good response, Andrew. This may depend on client’s preferences, though. In the US at least, you can use baseball metaphors for almost anything whether soccer or the financial markets. See below:

“It’s about mindset to me. We could talk about tactics all we want, but to me it’s about guts, it’s about desire, it’s about passion, all those words that are thrown around, but not many people actually step up to the plate and possess those.” http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2014/11/match-preview-re...

“Will the bulls step up to the plate and try to retest the August highs when everyone was bullish on biotechs?”
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/2...

As a compromise, I’m willing to lose the ”plate” but I’d still keep “step up”..

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 14:07
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in category: 51

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