Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Nov 4, 2004 02:43
19 yrs ago
German term
United States
Literature & Scholarship
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: French to English, English, German to English
zottelkopf
German to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
children's lit
from a children's story about the Olchis, who are nice monsters who love stinky things:
Sie schüttelt heftig ihren Zottelkopf, und die steifen Olchi-Haare scheppern wie Metall. Olchis schneiden ihre Haare nie.
Sie schüttelt heftig ihren Zottelkopf, und die steifen Olchi-Haare scheppern wie Metall. Olchis schneiden ihre Haare nie.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | shaggy head |
IngePreiss
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| 5 +1 | not for points |
Katrin Lueke
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| 4 | shaggy hair |
JM Simon (X)
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| 3 | shaggy nob |
Jo Mayr
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| 2 | tousled mane |
Jonathan MacKerron
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| 2 | scraggy hair / scraggily-haired head |
Francis Lee (X)
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Proposed translations
36 mins
IngePreiss
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
There is no alternative to quality
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
shaggy head
crossed my mind
hope it helps
hope it helps
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you for your help!"
40 mins
shaggy nob
just an idea for the Olchies... good luck and have fun!
Peer comment(s):
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Laurel Porter (X)
: Too dangerous for British English! "Nob" has quite another meaning when referring to a body part...
6 hrs
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well, seems to be for the states
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Daniel Bird
: carefully does it...
6 hrs
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yep
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Lillian van den Broeck
3 days 17 hrs
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Thank you, Luna!
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1 hr
shaggy hair
It's the hair that is shaggy. I also found this in the Oxford SuperLex dictionary:
Zottelkopf
a (Frisur) shaggy hair;
b (Person) shaggy-haired type
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Note added at 1 hr 4 mins (2004-11-04 03:47:34 GMT)
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You could also use \"shaggy mop\" ( = Wuschelkopf)
Zottelkopf
a (Frisur) shaggy hair;
b (Person) shaggy-haired type
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Note added at 1 hr 4 mins (2004-11-04 03:47:34 GMT)
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You could also use \"shaggy mop\" ( = Wuschelkopf)
Peer comment(s):
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Jo Mayr
: "mop" could be an option because you are repeating "hair"
9 mins
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I think in this case it's effective to repeat the word "hair," but mop is fine, too :)
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+1
3 hrs
not for points
- just for fun
The Olchis are wonderful, my son used to love them, but now he's too old...
Do you have pictures ?
If not, see here:
http://www.stuttgart.de/chilias/literatur/aut_a-d/dietl/olch...
The Olchis are wonderful, my son used to love them, but now he's too old...
Do you have pictures ?
If not, see here:
http://www.stuttgart.de/chilias/literatur/aut_a-d/dietl/olch...
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Laurel Porter (X)
: Great site! Thanks, Katrin... I'd never heard of them.
3 hrs
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funny, aren't they ?
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Francis Lee (X)
: I'm "agreeing" in order to bring attention to your useful link!
4 hrs
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thank you !
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5 hrs
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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67
tousled mane
another option
7 hrs
scraggy hair / scraggily-haired head
having now seen an "Olchi" thanks to Katrin's link....
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