Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to get tooled on
German translation:
niedergemacht werden
Added to glossary by
Antje Ruppert
Apr 13, 2005 14:33
19 yrs ago
English term
United States
to get tooled on
English to German
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
slang expression
another slang expression from a movie commentary.
I sort of have an idea what it might mean but am not sure.
Text: And this poor guy, Dutch, in the first
bunch of episodes is getting tooled on.
Thanks for your help.
Antje
I sort of have an idea what it might mean but am not sure.
Text: And this poor guy, Dutch, in the first
bunch of episodes is getting tooled on.
Thanks for your help.
Antje
Proposed translations
(German)
| 3 | niedergemacht werden |
cly
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| 3 | gefoppt/erniedrigt werden |
Inese Poga-Smith
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| 3 | durch die Mangel genommen werden |
Uwe Bizer (X)
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Proposed translations
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niedergemacht werden
I think it's mainly used in sports - in a more general context, I would say "niedergemacht werden".
"I don’t know about you, but I’m not going to spend twenty dollars on a ticket to see “MJ” get “tooled” on by “Melo”. For the street slang inclined that means to get beat badly."
"I don’t know about you, but I’m not going to spend twenty dollars on a ticket to see “MJ” get “tooled” on by “Melo”. For the street slang inclined that means to get beat badly."
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gefoppt/erniedrigt werden
I can just add that tool means absolutely useless & idiotic in all aspects, so it could be also how it was said "niedergemacht" und auch "aus ihm wurde ein Idiot gemacht", d. h. er wurde gefoppt und erniedrigt.
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Reference:
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durch die Mangel genommen werden
...wird ... ganz schön durch die Mangel genommen
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