“Is this the best you got?” in German

Question

How would you say:

Is this the best you got?

in German? It’s supposed to have a condescending tone.

Welcome to German Language SE. As such phrases tend to have no perfect equivalent, can you tell us, which aspects you want to convey and which situation you have in mind? — Wrzlprmft, Nov 26 '14 at 11:28
Anybody who is around my age will probably immediately recognize "Ist das alles?" http://youtu.be/fmmoeCbOzdQ — Jörg W Mittag, Nov 26 '14 at 17:00
Ist das wirklich alles? Damn, I saw Troja in German a while ago. — Pierre Arlaud, Nov 27 '14 at 08:44

score 20 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 26 '14 at 16:29

As always it depends on the context :)

If this relates to a thing (like a set of cards during a poker game)

Ist das alles, was du hast? / Mehr hast du nicht?

If this relates to a skill (like fighting) you would add drauf or können

Ist das alles, was du drauf hast? / Mehr kannst du nicht?

If this relates to a quantity (like the force of a punch)

War das schon alles?

Of course the categories overlap in some cases, the parts can be mixed, and neither is totally wrong in most circumstances.

score 5 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 26 '14 at 15:48

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If related to a skill, an alternative (and a combination of options given by Harald) would be:

Mehr hast du nicht drauf?

edited Nov 26 '14 at 15:48

Wrzlprmft

answered Nov 26 '14 at 15:42

tumbleweeed

score 4 · Answer 3 · edited Nov 26 '14 at 15:51

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You could translate it literally saying:

Ist das alles was du hast?

I definitely heard that before.

I suggest saying:

Ist das alles was du kannst?

edited Nov 26 '14 at 15:51

Wrzlprmft

answered Nov 26 '14 at 10:38

vkvau

score 1 · Answer 4 · edited Nov 26 '14 at 19:05

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If it concerns buying something and you are not content with the things the potential seller has shown you till now, a phrase could be:

Haben Sie (wirklich) nichts Besseres?

Don't you have (really) something better?

edited Nov 26 '14 at 19:05

answered Nov 26 '14 at 18:53

Karl

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