English translation of "Gaan met die banaan!" - "lets get going"

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247 months ago

Wendy (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	Dutch > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	Gaan met die banaan!
Context:	The closing line on an advert
Keywords:	-

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247 months ago

wrote:

lets get going

My comment:

the litteral translation yes means lets go with the banana but dutch people use it to say lets get going.

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247 months ago

wrote:

Get going with the banana

My comment:

If 'banaan' refers to the brand of campervan, I think this translation is best. But if 'banaan' refers to the fruit itself, I would translate: "Get going with bananas". It all depends on the context.

My references:

The reference given to the site on how to catch a monkey with a banana is interesting, but not really relevant here, I feel.

247 months ago

Prabir Mudaliar wrote:

Go with the banana

My comment:

A possible explanation can be found here:
http://www.aleroy.com/Banana.htm

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