Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
thump, thump, thump (of elephants)
German translation:
bumm, bumm, bumm
English term
Italy
Accurate translator and literary teacher
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, German to Italian
thump, thump, thump
I'm a giant, thump thump thump!
I walk around with a great big thump.
It is a description of a n elephant for children
and what about the big thump?
Jan 5, 2009 09:14: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Poetry & Literature"
Jan 9, 2009 12:29: Emilia De Paola changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/623034">Emilia De Paola's</a> old entry - "thump, thump, thump"" to ""bumm, bumm, bumm/Ich laufe herum mit einem dumpfen Bumm""
Jan 9, 2009 12:30: Emilia De Paola changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/623034">Emilia De Paola's</a> old entry - "thump, thump, thump (of elephants)"" to ""bumm, bumm, bumm""
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Proposed translations
Germany
DIN EN15038 registered
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, Spanish to German
bumm, bumm, bumm/Ich laufe herum mit einem dumpfen Bumm
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Note added at 33 Min. (2009-01-04 22:35:33 GMT)
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oder: bumm, bumm, bumm, mit einem dumpfen Bumm lauf ich herum
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Vera Wilson
: bumm finde gut: Was macht bumm- bumm- bumm- quietsch- bumm- bumm- bumm- quietsch? Ein Elefant mit einem weißen Tennisschuh.
38 mins
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Herrlich ;-)
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renzennelke
9 hrs
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Danke!
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Anja C.
: "[…] ich lauf' herum" (um im Rhythmus zu bleiben)
11 hrs
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Danke Anja!
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Germany
Former auditor with a passion for travel
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English
stampf, stampf, stampf
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Sabine Lenz
: Das in Zusammenhang mit der Wiese (s.o.) finde ich am besten
28 mins
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Danke
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Barbara Wiebking
: Das gefällt mir. Zum Stampfen hier ein Kinderlied: http://www.spiellieder.de/Spiellieder/Elefanten.htm
1 hr
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Danke
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Christin Kleinhenz
3 hrs
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Danke
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Camilla Seifert
: Das gefällt mir auch am besten.
6 hrs
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Danke
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Anja C.
: stampfen passt zwar auf den Elefanten, es fehlt aber das Lautmalerische
11 hrs
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Rolf Keiser
: gefällt mir am besten
11 hrs
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United States
Top Quality: Fast, reliable & certified
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, Latin to German, and 1 more.
stampf, stampf, stampf / ich trampel herum auf großem Fuß
United States
Award winning Advertising/Marketing
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English
Ich bin ein Riese, wumm, wumm, wumm, ich stampf herum ...
Ist doch für Kinder, nicht? Und reimen soll es sich auch.
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Melanie Nassar
4 hrs
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Danke, Melanie!
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Anja C.
: :-)
7 hrs
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Danke, Anja!
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mara1982
: dem kann ich nur zustimmen
7 hrs
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Danke, mara1982!
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Barbara Wiebking
: Finde ich auch gut.
12 hrs
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Danke, kriddl!
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Gunilla Zedigh
12 hrs
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Danke, Gunilla!
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Austria
creative writing and translation
Native in: German (Variants: Austrian, Germany)
Works in: English to German, Spanish to German
rumm, widibumm
Mit viel Gestampfe geh ich um
Das wäre meine Idee
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Anja C.
: "widibumm" eher weniger für einen Elefanten (stattdessen vielleicht wumm rumm bumm), aber die zweite Zeile ist klasse
50 mins
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Canada
Friendly, fast & certified!
Native in: German (Variants: Austrian, Germany, Swiss, Platt / Nieder (Low German))
Works in: English to German, German to English, German
fant fant fant
und stampf herum im Land Land Land
...kann man doch ganz gut stampfen hören!
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Note added at 20 hrs (2009-01-05 18:15:13 GMT)
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...mein riesenlanger Rüssel reicht in jede Schüssel...!
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Steffen Walter
: Ja!
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danke Steffen! Hier wurden gleich Erinnerungen an meine Tage als Kindergärtnerin wach...:-)
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Discussion
Stampf, stampf, stampf ich bin ein Riese,
stampf ganz laut auch auf der Wiese.
with a great big thump mit grossem Stampfen
übersetzen kann?