Cheryl K wrote:
I'm writing an article in English that will be translated into German and distributed in Germany.
Do Germans use the phrase "X is king"?
Such as "cash is king" "content is king"
I don't want to make the translators job harder by using phrases that don't translate well.
Only "Customer is king" - "Der Kunde ist König"
Don't worry too much about making the translators job more fifficult, a good translator will find an equivalent phrase that says the same thing. It's half the fun of translating 🙂
Many phrases / idioms translate very badly and have to be swapped rather than translated. That is what "separates the men from the boys" (another phrase you would never translate.)
As long as your client picks a good translator, don't worry about it. Use the most fitting phrase and the translator will use the best way to handle it.
