PaRARGdox 106

by xmung on March 12, 2021 at 1:02 pm

Chapter: PaRARGdox

Action stations: Well, everything seems to be going according to plan… that’s good, right?

Patrons: Over on Patreon page 107 is now up…

Next update: Monday March 15: Try harder!

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CLE3

March 12, 2021, 2:33 pm | # | Reply

Lets try to think positive, maybe Han’s is just really bad a pilot and that’s why their jet crashes.
- O8h7w
  
  March 14, 2021, 9:27 am | # | Reply
  
  If he was that bad of a pilot, they would’ve asked Kaycee to do that part.
Deanatay

March 12, 2021, 7:23 pm | # | Reply

“gesamtaufwand”, for anyone who’s wondering, means “maximum effort”, or in this case, I expect, “FULL POWER!”
- Ave Messer
  
  March 12, 2021, 10:04 pm | # | Reply
  
  Or it really is “Maximum effort” and is a Deadpool reference.
  - Dean
    
    March 13, 2021, 7:40 am | # | Reply
    
    Why do you think he chose a red costume? 😊
- Wolfeye
  
  March 13, 2021, 9:01 am | # | Reply
  
  More like “total expense”. Sounds like an accountant to german ears.
  - NoGravy
    
    March 13, 2021, 2:31 pm | # | Reply
    
    He intends to have the Rarg foot the entire bill for this invasion.
  - Onyavar
    
    March 14, 2021, 1:36 pm | # | Reply
    
    “total expenses” or “overall costs” is a fitting translation, yes. Fully agreed with Wolfeye.
    Maybe, instead of “aufwand” (a financial term), he could use “anstrengung” which refers to physical exertion. “Gesamtanstrengung” still sounds awkward, but a power word shouldn’t be something that comes up in small talk, I guess. Hm… “Kraftmobilisierung” could symbolize that he mobilizes all his power.
    
    Now, Hans is saying “sehr leicht” in the final panel, which German for “very easy”. Although it is more idiomatic to say “Ganz leicht”, in my opionion. “sehr” tends to appear in full sentences, less in short interjections, except possibly for the A-grade “sehr gut”, which is a standing expression.
    - Dwwolf
      
      March 14, 2021, 5:49 pm | # | Reply
      
      Sehr einfach perhaps.
Ave Messer

March 14, 2021, 11:01 am | # | Reply

I did notice a typo just now: “Are you alright,” instead of “Are you alright?”
ancire

March 17, 2021, 9:25 am | # | Reply

Sorry, but “Gesamtaufwand” is a word nobody ever uses in Germany in such a moment and context.
“Volle Kraft!” (=Full power”) would be something you could understand far better.

By my point of view for Hans it would be more fitting to say “Ganz einfach.” instead of “Sehr leicht.”
- xmung
  
  March 18, 2021, 5:27 am | # | Reply
  
  Many thanks! 🙂 I’ll add that to my future re-edits.