[Lexicog] nose, flair, instinct

[Chaz Mortensen - work]

Fritz,

I do not know what British English speakers would say for this. Maybe  
someone will weigh in...

-Chaz

On Feb 24, 2009, at 11:07 AM, Fritz Goerling wrote:

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> Chaz,
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> I like “olfato de gol.” The German equivalent is “Torriecher” (=  
> nose for the ball). For French I found “nez pour le goal” (= nose  
> for the ball) and “flair pour le ballon”.
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> So the idom is the same in all these Western languages.
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> Fritz
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> One expression that is used in Spanish is that a prolific goal- 
> scorer has "olfato de gol", that is a sense of smell for goals. In  
> English we would probably say "he has a nose for goals."
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> -Chaz
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> On Feb 24, 2009, at 6:48 AM, Fritz Goerling wrote:
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> Scott,
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> Thanks for your great list on expressions from sports.
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> The ones with “instinct” catch what is expressed by “Ballgefühl”.  
> You have it or you don’t.
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> As you mentioned “killer instinct” and “quick on the draw”, here is  
> a funny story from the Wild West:
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