tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67957088524933410442024-03-16T11:51:47.063-07:00My German-English Travel and Tourism BlogKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00799178841031916397noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795708852493341044.post-40934411159481109482019-03-21T03:08:00.000-07:002019-03-21T03:09:25.472-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I was inspired to write
this short piece after grappling last week with finding a sensible-sounding rendering
of ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Münchener Lebensart pur’ </i>(of
which more later) which cropped up in a translation for a Munich bus company.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Directly cognate with
English, the primary meaning of the adjective ‘<i>pur</i>’ is, of course, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">‘pure, straight, unadulterated’, as here:</span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">diese Kette ist aus <i>purem</i>
Gold <u>or</u> ich nehme ein Glas <i>puren</i> Wodka</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Used to
upsell all sorts of things, from food and drink to spa treatments and summer holidays,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it is a favourite of marketing copywriters looking
for a neat way to indicate the superlative quality or authenticity of a
particular object or, more frequently, experience. Often the ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pur</i>’ will</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> <span lang="EN-IE">follow a noun for effect. For example, ‘pure luxury’, grammatically
speaking, is ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">purer Luxus’</i> in German,
yet you are more likely to see ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Luxus pur</i>’
– it’s just more effective somehow!</span></span></div>
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recent tourism assignments throws up such perennial favourites as </span></div>
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‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Urlaubsfreude pur’ </i>(or, more likely these
days, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Urlaubsfeeling!).</i> Clearly ‘pure
holiday joy’ doesn’t cut it, so a workaround is necessary.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Other ‘regulars’
I come across are: ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Entspannung pur‘ </i>(no
issues there), ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Stimmung pur</i>’ (slightly
more troublesome as ‘pure atmosphere’ is a bit odd. Prefer great/vibrant…) and
everyone’s favourite: ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Natur pur’ </i>which
was the subject of a lively discussion in a FB group recently. The consensus
seemed to be a translation along the lines of ‘nature at its very best’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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featuring ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pur</i>’, and how I dealt with
them:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">In nur 17 Autominuten sind Sie
in einer der schönsten Thermen Tirols, dem Aqua Dome im Ötztal. </span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Entspannung pur</span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> ist Ihnen im Thermalwasser
garantiert</span></i><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= and
just 17 minutes away by car is the Ötztal Aqua Dome, one of the Tyrol’s most
beautiful spas. Relaxing in warm, soothing thermal waters after a busy day
skiing – <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">what could be better</b>?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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eine Fahrt mit dem Schneescooter oder mit der Schneeraupe.</span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= and there is no shortage of
options for<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> adrenaline junkies</b>,
including snowmobile and snowcat rides.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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drei Kilometer langen Rodelbahn Le Pleney und im Hochseilgarten „Indiana Parc“
bei Morzine geboten<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= Winter holidaymakers in
Morzine will find there’s <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">plenty of fun
to be had</b> at both the 3-kilometre long toboggan run Le Pleney and the
“Indiana Parc” high-ropes course<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Pauschaltourismus. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= Enjoy the combination of
turquoise sea, blue skies and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">non-stop
sunshine </b>away from the hurly-burly of mass tourism<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">In der "Oase der Ruhe" erfahren Sie <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wellness pur</b>, hier schalten Sie auf
beheizten Wasserbetten bei Meditationsmusik ab.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= Enjoy the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">pure indulgence</b> of lying on a heated
waterbed in our Oasis of Peace listening to the gentle sound of meditation
music<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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mit integrierten Bar und einer einzigartigen Wassersportatmosphäre
bietet <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Urlaubsfeeling pur</b> für ein entspanntes
Shoppingvergnügen </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">= Our well-stocked
shops, with bar attached, and the unique watersports atmosphere we’ve created
will make shopping a real pleasure and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">enhance
your holiday experience.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Lebensart pur</i>’? Well, anything involving ‘pure lifestyle’ was always going
to sound weird, so I went for something along the lines of ‘the beating heart
of Munich’. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lots of renderings along the lines of ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(capturing)
the essence of the city</i>’. Now why didn’t I think of that?!<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">How to translate ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Arrangement’</i>
into Englis</span></u><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">h<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The German word ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Arrangement’</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>is used in many of the same ways as it is in English, i.e. in the
context of flowers (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">er hat mir <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">ein wunderschönes Arrangement aus roten und
weiβen Rosen geschenkt) </span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">and
music </span>(<i>ein neues Arrangement für Trompete und Orgel), or </i><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">in</span> the sense of ‘coming to an
agreement’ with someone (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wenn Sie wollen,
können wir ein Arrangement finden</i>.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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some kind, maybe a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wochenend-Arrangement</i></b> or a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vier-Tage Arrangement</i></b>. Sometimes
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by ‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">fertig geschnürt’</i></b> (ready-made/all-inclusive), it is frequently used
in place of the German word <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Angebote</i></b>…<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>or the dreadful <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Packages </i>(</b>see above).<o:p></o:p><br />
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Cambridge Dictionary gives the following
definition of the term: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">eine Gruppen-, Pauschal- als Einheit zu
buchende Zusammenstellung von Fahrt, Unterkunft und Verpflegung.</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In other words, a deal<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>that includes not just the price of accommodation, but also any
meals taken and transport costs to and from the location.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">And there are many variations on this basic idea. I frequently come
across<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Golfarrangements </b></i>which comprise all the elements mentioned
above plus the use of spa facilities and, most important of all for golfing
vacationers, green fees. Another popular one is a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Biker-Arrangement</i></b>,
covering accommodation, food of course (often something suitably hearty like a humongous
steak and all the beer you can drink!) plus practical things such as covered
parking and drying facilities - very important when you’ve been out biking all day
in all weathers!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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as here:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">das <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">All-Inclusive-Arrangement</b>
beinhaltet sämtliche Mahlzeiten, die im Community Dome serviert werden. </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Darüber hinaus sind geführte Trekking-Touren in die
Wildnis Patagoniens im Preis inbegriffen</span></i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> =</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">all-inclusive package deal</b> includes all
meals (served</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">in the Community Dome) plus guided trekking tours
through the Patagonian wilderness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">So, in conclusion, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">package, deal</b>
or <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">package deal</b> generally cover all
bases. And, of course, avoid the English word “arrangement” like the plague… as
the otherwise delightful-sounding Hotel Savoy in Cologne (below) should have
done!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Translating ‘beschaulich’ into English<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">From the verb ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">beschauen</i>’, to
observe or contemplate, comes the adjective ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">beschaulich</i>’. In describing a person, it indicates that he or she
is keen on reflection, pensive, contemplative by nature.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The adjective is also frequently used in tourism texts to describe
locations that are quiet, a bit off the beaten track, tranquil, sedate… sleepy
even (but with a positive rather than negative spin). It often also implies a
certain modesty in size, a place that is undeveloped, and therefore, by
implication, unspoilt. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">And, of course, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">eine beschauliche
Stille</i> (an air of peace and tranquillity) or </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Ruhe und Beschaulichkeit</span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> (quiet contemplation) are just the USPs certain holidaymakers are looking
for. This hotel in Schwerin offers a rather grand-sounding<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Oase der Ruhe und Beschaulichkeit </i>(I’m not sure how oasis-like sitting
on a hard chair at the bottom of a fire escape can be, but hey-ho. The idea is sound!)</span><span lang="DE" style="-ms-layout-grid-mode: line; background: black; border: 1pt black; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: X-NONE; mso-bidi-language: X-NONE; mso-border-alt: none black 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE; mso-font-width: 0%; padding: 0cm;"> </span><span style="-ms-layout-grid-mode: line; background: black; border: 1pt black; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-language: X-NONE; mso-border-alt: none black 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: X-NONE; mso-font-width: 0%; padding: 0cm;">)</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Anyway, here is a selection of recent examples of
how I translated ‘beschaulich‘:</span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Einmal im Jahr ist Kitzbühel Schauplatz eines der
spektakulärsten Ski-Events der Welt. An den drei Tagen des Hahnenkammrennens
blickt die ganze Welt auf <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">das
beschauliche Alpenstädtchen</b> und die Gamsstadt platzt förmlich aus allen Nähten
</span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">= </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once
a year Kitzbühel is the venue for one of the world’s most spectacular ski
events. D</span></span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">uring the three days of the famous Hahnekamm Race the
eyes of the whole world are on this <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">little
town in the Alps</b> as the crowds pour in to witness this amazing spectacle.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Oberlangenbach, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">beschaulich gelegen</b> im Ortsteil
Bergisch Born </span></i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">= </span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Oberlangenbach occupies a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">quiet location</b> in the district of Bergisch Born.<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Radtouren bieten sich im Wethautal besonders auf dem
Mühlenwanderweg an, der Sie von Mühle zu Mühle <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">zu den beschaulichen Dörfern</b> führt </span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">= </span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">among the many idyllic hiking and cycling trails to enjoy
in the Wethautal, the “Mühlenwanderweg”, a delightful route taking in mills and
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">picturesque little villages</b>, must
surely be the prettiest.<span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Trotz des <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">beschaulichen
Charakters</b> hat die kleine Skistation jedoch eine bestens ausgebaute
Infrastruktur und alle Voraussetzungen für einen gelungenen Skiurlaub zu bieten
</span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">= </span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">despite the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">compact size</b> of its ski area, St. Jean
d'Arves has plenty of off-piste action on offer.<span lang="DE" style="color: red; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Auf den Weihnachtsmärkten bemüht man sich um <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Beschaulichkeit </b>und eine stimmungsvolle
Adventszeit </span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">= </span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">the Christmas
markets held here offer a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">tranquil scene</b>
befitting the solemn atmosphere of the advent season.<span lang="DE" style="color: red; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Das Leben auf Formentera ist <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ruhiger und beschaulicher</b> als auf Ibiza - dröhnende Diskotheken und
ausschweifendes Nachtleben finden Sie nur auf der Nachbarinsel</span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> </span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">= </span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">visitors to Formentera will
find it considerably <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">quieter and more
sedate</b> than<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ibiza – no noisy discos
or raucous partygoers here!<span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Im September neigt sich die Hauptsaison ihrem Ende
entgegen und ab Oktober senkt sich <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">eine
beschauliche Stille</b> über die winzigen Fischerdörfer und Städte an der
Atlantikküste </span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">= t</span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">he main
holiday season draws to a close in September and by October <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">an air of peace and tranquillity</b> has
settled once again on the tiny fishing villages and towns along the Atlantic
coast.<span lang="DE" style="color: red; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div>
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Stadtrecht und als „Jene“ war sie lange ein <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">beschauliches</b> Wein- und Ackerbauernstädtchen</span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> =</span><span lang="DE"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">it was granted
municipal rights in 1240 and developed in subsequent years into the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">modest</b> farming and wine-growing town of
“Jene”.<span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">*On occasions, ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">beschaulich</i>‘
is teamed up with another adjective. The combination ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">beschaulich-bescheiden‘ </i>seems to be popular, in which case ‘quiet
and unassuming‘ seems to cover all bases. I have also seen ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">beschaulich-lebendig</i>‘, which I guess incorporates
the idea of a place being quiet/small/unassuming...but still vibrant/with lots
to offer. Sounds like the perfect holiday destination!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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into English<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although miles effectively
became obsolete in Germany in 1872 (see the fascinating discussion at: </span><span lang="EN-IE"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsolete_German_units_of_measurement"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsolete_German_units_of_measurement</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">),
the German suffix ‘-<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">meile</i>’ still has
currency when used to describe any long stretch (or “strip”, if you are
American!)) populated by shops, restaurants, clubs etc.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A number of variants appear in the tourism texts I
translate. They include: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Shoppingmeile </i>(if
the emphasis is mainly on retail), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Genussmeile
</i>or<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Kneipenmeile </i>(lots of
restaurants or bars together) and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Partymeile,
Amüsiermeile </i>and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Vergnügungsmeile<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></i>if the focus is more on entertainment.
The latter will often be accompanied by stock adjectives such as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bunte/szenige/trendige/pulsierende…</i></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When translating these into English, I generally find
it best to avoid using the word ‘mile’ at all (not sure youngsters on holiday
in Ibiza head off to the “party mile” to let their hair down, nor have I ever
heard Oxford Street referred to as a “shopping mile” – both just sound odd). <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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examples from recent jobs:</span></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Das
wohl bekannteste und modernste Shopping Center in Linz</span></i><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">
– direkt auf der <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Einkaufsmeile</b>
"Landstraße" gelegen = probably the best-known and most modern
shopping centre in Linz – located off the main "Landstraße" <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">shopping street</b>.</span></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Zwischen
den Luxusgeschäften der <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Edel-Shoppingmeile</b>
im Innenhof residiert der Brenner Grill, einer der Places to Be der Prominenz</span></i><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">
=</span></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: AR-SA; mso-font-kerning: .5pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Definitely high on the list of Munich’s ‘places
to be</span><span lang="EN-CARRIBEAN" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CARRIBEAN; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">’</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> is the Brenner Grill, situated in a courtyard close to the luxury
boutiques of the city’s <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">elegant shopping
district</b>.</span></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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Appartements befinden sich in den beiden oberen Stockwerken und bieten einen
herrlichen Ausblick auf die <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">belebte
Amüsiermeile</b> </span></i><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= The business apartments, situated
on the top two floors of the hotel, offer superb views of Hamburg’s <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">lively entertainment district.</b></span></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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dann chillen an der Sonnenterrasse oder abfeiern beim Après Ski entlang der <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Partymeile</b> im Ort </span></i><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">=</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">… </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">then chill out on the sun
terrace or join in the après-ski party fun in one of the resort’s <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">many nightspots</b>.</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Zwischen Mauerpark und <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ausgehmeilen</b>
hat die lesbisch-queere Bar poor and literate eröffnet…</span></i><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> = </span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Poor and literate, the new lesbian/queer bar which has
opened up between the Mauerpark and the city’s <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">nightlife district</b>…</span></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> </span><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">In den Abendstunden verwandelt sich Ayia Napa in eine <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">stimmungsvolle Partymeile</b>, die sich
anschickt, Ibiza ernsthaft Konkurrenz zu machen</span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> =</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> And as the day draws to a close,
Ayia Napa’s <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">vibrant party scene</b>
really gets going – its bars and clubs certainly giving Ibiza a run for its
money!</span></span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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Traumstränden, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">stimmungsvollen
Partymeilen</b> und den steinernen Monumenten der uralten Mayakultur</span></i></span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> =</span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">A tour around the </span><span lang="EN-IE"><a href="http://www.cardelmar.de/autovermietung/mexiko/yucatan.php" title="Mietwagen Yucatán"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Yucatán</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> in a hire car takes you to
idyllic, palm-fringed beaches, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">lively
party hotspots</b> and fascinating stone monuments of the ancient Mayan
civilisation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u><span lang="EN-IE">How to translate <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ausklang </i>into English</span></u><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The verb <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ausklingen </i>and its related noun <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ausklang
</i>are primarily musical terms. The dictionary definition of the latter = <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">der letzte Ton eines Musikstücks </i>(the last
note of a piece of music)<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">.</i><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">But <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ausklang
</i>is also frequently used on hotel websites in a figurative sense, i.e. to
describe evening or end-of-holiday activities, a kind of gentle ‘winding-down’
before bedtime or journey home. It might (and often does!) involve a drink or
two, as in this example: <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE">Wer den Tag in einer gemütlichen Atmosphäre <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ausklingen lassen</b> möchte, ist in unserer Bar bei einem
frischgezapftem Bier, verschiedenen Weinen oder Longdrinks bestens aufgehoben</span></i><span lang="EN-IE"> = and there is no better way to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">finish an evening</b> than to relax in the cosy atmosphere of our
“Hopfenklause” bar, where you will find refreshing draught beer and a great
choice of wines and long drinks<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Food is also likely to be involved:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE">Zur Stärkung am Abend erwartet Sie unser rustikaler „Grillabend auf
der Terrasse“ mit Salaten vom Buffet. So lassen wir den letzten Tag <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">gemütlich ausklingen</b></span></i><span lang="EN-IE"> =<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">We then return to the hotel for dinner – a
barbecue on the terrace with salads from the buffet – a great way to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">finish your holiday</b>!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">… or maybe a spa treatment: -<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a bar/restaurant in Vienna named after it. If you are looking for somewhere
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their website: </span><a href="http://www.ausklang.at/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.ausklang.at/</span></a>)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The primary meaning of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Anspruch</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>is a ‘claim’ or ‘demand’. For a translator of tourism material, the
phrase <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">in Anspruch</i></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> nehmen </span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(</span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">i.e. to claim entitlement to, or to consume, take advantage or make use of)
is likely to be encountered in hotel terms and conditions under the section on cancellation
penalties, as in: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">nicht in) Anspruch genommene</b> Leistungen = </i>for <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">unused</b> services.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">But it will also feature regularly elsewhere in
texts of this kind. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Anspruch</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>is much-loved
by tourism copywriters for its ability to convey notions of discernment or </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">‘</span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">good taste‘. A surefire way to butter up potential guests/visitors/diners
is to promise that their experience is going to be altogether more upmarket/classy
than the average. So a good translation of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">den allerhöchsten Ansprϋchen genϋgen</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>might be something like<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> = meets the very highest standards/is perfect
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In fact, I think </span><span lang="EN-ID" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-ID; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">‘d</span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">iscerning‘ does good service most of the time. (I
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between </span><span lang="EN-ID" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-ID; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">‘</span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">discerning‘ and </span><span lang="EN-ID" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-ID; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">‘</span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">demanding‘ customers!) Having
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Zimmer, die auch <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">anspruchsvolle Gäste</b>
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idea - those pesky <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">anspruchslose Gäste </b>(less
demanding) guests. Consider this example, taken from the website of a
delightful-looking guesthouse in the Czech Republic (</span><a href="http://www.waldheim.cz/de/zimmer.php"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://www.waldheim.cz/de/zimmer.php</span></span></a><u><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">)</span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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geeignet <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">für weniger anspruchsvolle</b>
Gäste, für die ein Gemeinschaftsbad und -WC im Erdgeschoss zufriedenstellend
ist = </span></i><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(not my translation) … are
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discerning’ would be much worse!) I’m also not mad about ‘settle for’ (are they
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">... but <em>Anspruchslosigkeit </em>can also be an asset, carrying notions of good, honest unpretentiousness. A translation along the lines of </span><span lang="EN-ID" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN-ID; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">‘(accommodation) </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">for those on a limited budget/looking for simplicity/no-frills
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or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Brettl</i> – rather than a plate), is food
taken between breakfast and lunch, or mid-afternoon. It is not a meal… but is definitely
more than a snack. In this respect it differs from its closest equivalent in
England - the ploughman’s lunch (which is - or should be - a meal!). A <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jause</i> generally takes the form of a cold
platter and is typically a selection of cold meats, cheese, pickles and
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somehow inadequate (conjuring up images of burgers and chips, pizza and toasted
sandwiches); often ‘food’ will suffice, but probably ought to be qualified with
adjectives such as ‘local’, ‘traditional’, typical’ just to make it clear what’s
on offer. For example: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">G<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">erade
zu dieser Jahreszeit locken die Sonnenterrassen der Hütten zu einer <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">zünftigen Jause</b> </i>= this is the
perfect time of year for relaxing out on the terrace with some <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">traditional Tyrolean</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">food </b><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Also commonly found in Austrian/Bavarian
tourism texts is the word <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jausenstation. </i>Again,
‘snack bar’ sounds much too urban. Depending on the size of the establishment
concerned, ‘(mountain) restaurant’ will often work, as in this example: </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE">Viele
traditionell geführte Hütten und <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jausenstationen
</b>laden nicht nur zur Rast und Stärkung, sondern auch mit regionalen und
köstlichen Schmankerln</span></i><span lang="EN-IE"> = and with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">traditional</b> mountain chalets and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">restaurants</b> along the way you will have
plenty of opportunity to recharge your batteries, and maybe try some of the
delicious local specialities on offer. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">In many cases, it is perfectly legitimate
to leave <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jausenstation </i>in German and
simply provide an explanatory gloss, something along the lines of “a rustic Austrian
mountain hut serving simple, local foods and drinks” (example taken from the ProZ
website – see full discussion at: </span><a href="http://www.proz.com/kudoz/german_to_english/tourism_travel/3056669-jausenstation.htmlrom"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: "calibri";">http://www.proz.com/kudoz/german_to_english/tourism_travel/3056669-jausenstation.htmlrom</span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri";">.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">*Other related words I’ve come across
include:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE">Jausensackerl
</span></i><span lang="EN-IE">(hotels sometimes provide these for guests planning
to be out and about all day - what we would call, rather prosaically, a ‘packed
lunch’) <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE">Kuchenjause
</span></i><span lang="EN-IE">(basically a cake-based version of the traditional <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jause, </i>enjoyed in the afternoon)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">… and the delightfully alliterative <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jausenpause</i>, i.e. time set aside to
enjoy your <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jause </i>in peace!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Talking of which, I’m off for mine….. </span></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: "wingdings"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: red; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></span></o:p></span></u></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></span></o:p></span></u></div>
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00799178841031916397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795708852493341044.post-83764306478786074172016-04-03T05:35:00.002-07:002016-04-03T05:35:53.220-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u><span lang="EN-IE">Translating ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prägen’</i> into English…</span></u><span lang="EN-IE">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In addition to its primary meaning of to ‘mint’
coins (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Münzen prägen</i>) or ‘coin’ a phrase
(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">einen Ausdruck prägen), </i>this verb is
also commonly found in tourism texts - particularly guidebooks – when describing
the particular character of a location, its prominent characteristics, distinctive
features etc. By extension, there is also ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">neu
prägen’, </i>meaning to re-shape/change the look or character of a place.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here are some examples of ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">prägen</i>’
in action, together with the translation I chose at the time:</span></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE">die Flüsse Saale und Unstrut <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">prägen</b>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">die Landschaft</b> des nördlichsten
Qualitätsweinanbaugebiets Deutschlands = </span></i><span lang="EN-IE">the most
northerly of Germany’s quality wine-growing areas takes its name from the
rivers Saale and Unstrut which have<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">
shaped</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">this region</b></span></span><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE">Vulkane wie der Areal <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">prägen</b></span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE"> </span></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE">entlang der zentralen
Gebirgskette Costa Ricas <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">das Gesicht der
Landschaft</b> = </span></i><span lang="EN-IE">Volcanoes such as the Areal <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">characterise</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">the landscape</b> of Costa Rica’s central mountain ranges</span></span><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE">viele Bauwerke des “Bergischen Barock” <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">prägen das Bild</b> der Lenneper Altstadt = </span></i><span lang="EN-IE">a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">characteristic feature</b>
of the old town of Lennep are its many “Bergisch baroque-style” buildings</span></span><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE">aus dieser Zeit stammt das<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">
ortsprägende Rathaus</b> aus dem Jahre 1907 = </span></i><span lang="EN-IE">the
town-hall, a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">distinctive local landmark</b>
built in 1907, dates from this period</span></span><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">… und hübsche kleine
Ortschaften wie Witzhelden, wo bergischer Schiefer und bergisches Fachwerk in
schwarz-weiβ-grün das <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ortsbild</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">prägen </b>= pretty little villages like
Witzhelden with the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">characteristic </b>black,
red and green of their traditional half-timbered, slate-roofed buildings</span></span><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE">das alterwürdige Jenaer Rathaus, ein <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">stadtbildprägendes </b>Doppelhaus mit hohen Walmdächern, gehört zu den
ältesten Deutschlands = </span></i><span lang="EN-IE">the ancient city hall of
Jena, a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">distinctive </b>semi-detached
building with a high hipped roof, is one of the oldest buildings of its kind in
Germany</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE">verschiedene Baustile <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">prägen</b>
die gewaltige Anlage = </span></i><span lang="EN-IE">this vast building<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> features </b>a variety of different
architectural styles</span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE">auch erwähnenswert sind die wehrhaften Relikte vergangener Zeiten,
die <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">prägenden Einfluss</b> auf das
Stadtbild von Ratingen oder Monheim nehmen = <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i><span lang="EN-IE">also worth
mentioning are the remains of the defensive fortifications, which are <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">a key feature </b>of the townscapes of
Ratingen and Monheim</span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></i></div>
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Ortsteil West = </span></i><span lang="EN-IE">the area to the west <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">is</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">dominated
by </b>modern high-rise blocks</span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></i></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Monte Cinto, welcher als höchster Berg der Insel <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">den Ruf</b> Korsikas als gebirgigste Insel
im Mittelmeer <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">geprägt </b>hat = Monte
Cinto, which has <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">established </b>Corsica’s
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">reputation</b> as the most mountainous Mediterranean
island<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></i></div>
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00799178841031916397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795708852493341044.post-29904766788037938482016-01-23T09:43:00.003-08:002016-01-23T09:43:40.853-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<u><span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Translating ‘die Seele baumeln lassen’
into English<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today’s short blogpost is about how to deal
with the idiom: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lassen Sie Ihre Seele
baumeln</i>!*<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>- an exhortation used <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">very </i>frequently in
holiday/leisure/wellness texts. For any non-German speakers who happen to be reading
this, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Seele</i> is your soul and the verb<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> baumeln </i>means to dangle<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, </i>so you can see the potential pitfalls!
Clearly “letting your soul dangle” is only ever going to cause hilarity among
an English-speaking readership (though this otherwise perfectly nice hotel in Davos
seem to be blissfully unaware of the fact: </span><a href="http://www.hotelkongress.ch/en/25/default.aspx?idPackage=19"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.hotelkongress.ch/en/25/default.aspx?idPackage=19</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span lang="EN-IE">So, what does it actually mean? Duden gives
the following definition: </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">sich psychisch entspannen; von allem, was
einen psychisch belastet, Abstand gewinnen</span></i><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">: to relax mentally; to avoid mental stress of any
kind. In other words... relax! But then German has other words for </span><span lang="EN-CARRIBEAN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CARRIBEAN;">‘</span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">to relax</span><span lang="EN-CARRIBEAN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CARRIBEAN;">’</span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">, notably<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">entspannen </i>(and, increasingly common these days, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">relaxen</i></span><span lang="EN-CARRIBEAN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CARRIBEAN;">), so what’s the difference?</span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">Well, I guess <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">die Seele baumeln lassen </i>is really just
relaxation... with knobs on! Proper kick-off-your-shoes, turn-down-the-lights, light-a-scented-candle,
do-not-disturb kind of relaxation – the kind we should all get more of! Actually,
for translation purposes, </span><span lang="EN-CARRIBEAN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CARRIBEAN;">‘</span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">relax</span><span lang="EN-CARRIBEAN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CARRIBEAN;">’</span><span lang="EN-CARRIBEAN" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"> </span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">(or for extra effect </span><span lang="EN-CARRIBEAN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CARRIBEAN;">‘</span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">relax and unwind</span><span lang="EN-CARRIBEAN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CARRIBEAN;">’</span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">) will usually do the job nicely. But of course there are other options if
you feel like ringing the changes: </span><span lang="EN-IE">let yourself go, free
your spirit (bit hippie, that one!), leave your cares behind, indulge yourself,
chill out etc. (or if you are American, I guess you are more likely to ‘hang
loose’, ‘kick back’ or something?!). Here are just a few examples from recently-translated
texts: </span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE">suchen Sie eine der Restaurationen auf und beim
Blick aufs Wasser einfach die Seele baumeln lassen</span></i><span lang="EN-IE"> = <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">relax</b> and enjoy a
bite to eat as you sit and take in the stunning view across the water<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE">Ruhe geniessen, die Seele baumeln lassen</span></i><span lang="EN-IE"> = immerse yourself in the wonderful peace and quiet and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">forget your cares</b> <o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE">Wellness – die Seele baumeln lassen</span></i><span lang="EN-IE"> = spa luxury – your chance to really <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">unwind</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
</ul>
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<span lang="EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">To close, here’s a website I just came
across – the rather aptly-named: </span><a href="http://www.seelenbaumeln.ch/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">www.seelenbaumeln.ch</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><u>. It’s</u></span></span> a health clinic offering massage and a
range of soothing therapeutic treatments. Don’t worry if you don’t happen to
live near St Gallen, I’m sure there’s somewhere closer to home where you can
dangle your soul to your heart’s content. Happy relaxing! <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">*For anyone interested in the origin of the
phrase, it is generally acknowledged to come from Kurt Tucholsky’s 1931 novel <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Schloss Gripsholm</i>: “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wir lagen auf der Wiese und baumelten mit der Seele</i>”. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u><span lang="EN-IE">Translating <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">‘Natur-</i></span></u><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">’</span></u></i><u><span lang="EN-IE">
into English<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">With more than a third of the country
covered with forest and no fewer than 16 national parks (</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_Germany"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_Germany</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">),
Germany has plenty to offer nature lovers (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Naturliebhaber</i>)</b>. The more <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">naturbelassen
</i></b>(unspoilt) a place is, the better. In fact, I would say that finding a
location with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">intakte Natur</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>is almost
a holy grail for many holidaymaking Germans! Before we get down to business,
anyone needing a reminder of Germany’s manifold natural wonders can take a look
at this: </span><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/germanys-great-outdoors-the-black-forest-wine-country-and-saxon-switzerland-10138611.html#gallery"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/germanys-great-outdoors-the-black-forest-wine-country-and-saxon-switzerland-10138611.html#gallery</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So, let’s think about <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">die Natur </i>or, as we Brits rather quaintly call it, the Great
Outdoors!<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>A quick look through the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Natur- </i>words in my glossary shows that
more often than not I have translated them (surprise, surprise!) using the
English equivalents: ‘nature’ or ‘natural’:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE">für Kinder gibt es das <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Naturerlebnispfad</b> und <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Naturhochseilgarten</b>
</span></i><span lang="EN-IE">= kids will love the nature discovery trail
and our forest high-ropes course <o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE">XXX steht inmitten eines<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> Natur- und Ferienparadies</b> </span></i><span lang="EN-IE">= is
located in a popular holiday area in a spectacular natural setting<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">nicht zu vergessen ist
das<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> Naturschutzgebiet, </b>das
Große Torfmoor<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span></i><span lang="EN-IE">= a ‘must’ on any itinerary is the nature conservation area known
as…<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE">ist nur eines von vielen unvergesslichen<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> Naturerlebnissen, </b>die den
Besucher<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>erwarten </span></i><span lang="EN-IE">= one of the many unforgettable natural wonders (anything but
‘natural experiences’!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE">ein tolles Sport- und <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Naturerlebnis</b> </span></i><span lang="EN-IE">= the ultimate
sporting experience in a glorious natural setting<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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<span lang="EN-IE"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">… but on just as many occasions, ‘country’
or ‘countryside’ sounded better, as here:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE-AT" style="mso-ansi-language: DE-AT; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Genießen Sie Ihre Ferien inmitten herrlicher <b>Natur </b></span></i><span lang="DE-AT" style="mso-ansi-language: DE-AT; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">=
enjoy a relaxing holiday in picture-book countryside <o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Stille atmen, Weite genießen und <b>Natur erleben</b> - das ist
Urlaub auf unserem Ferienhof! </span></i><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">= fresh air, peace and quiet and miles of
beautiful open countryside – everything you expect from a farmhouse holiday
is right here! <o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Sometimes, the best rendering is simply </span><span lang="EN-CARRIBEAN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CARRIBEAN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">‘</span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">open-air</span><span lang="EN-CARRIBEAN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CARRIBEAN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">’, where the prefix <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Natur- </i></span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">is used to indicate that</span><span lang="EN-IE"> a particular attraction
or facility is out of doors, e.g. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Naturbühne</i> </b>= an open-air stage (as
opposed to an indoor arena), and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Naturerlebnisbad</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>= an <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">outdoor </i>adventure
pool (rather than the covered kind). And when food - or some other item made
from all-natural materials - is being described, ‘organic’ is generally the way
to go. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span lang="EN-IE">To finish, the award for most commonly
recurring use of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Natur- </i>in a
strapline has to go to “</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Natur pur</span></i><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">!</span><span lang="EN-CARRIBEAN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CARRIBEAN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">” (“Nature at its best”, maybe?), a phrase that</span><span lang="EN-CARRIBEAN" style="mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">German writers
of marketing copy have really taken to their hearts. No surprise then that this
neat little rhyming collocation, used day in day out to sell all manner of products
from yogurt and bread to shoes, cosmetics, flooring and activity holidays, gets
a million and a half hits on Google!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Translating ‘Stube’ into English<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">An antiquated word for ‘room’, and apparently still
used to describe the separate accommodation areas within an army barracks, most
dictionaries will offer ‘parlour’ as an English translation of this word. Originally,
a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Stube, gute Stube </i>o<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">r Wohnstube </i>would have been the only
heated room in a German house and therefore the place where family would come
together in the evenings and where any entertaining would go on. Interestingly,
the word derives from the Old High German <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">stuba
</i>(meaning heated room) and is related to our English word ‘stove’. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Perhaps already familiar to tourists from the words <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Imbissstube </i>(snack bar) or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Weinstube </i>(wine bar), these days the
word <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Stube </i>on its own (also encountered
as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gaststube </i>or in dialect varieties
such as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Stubn, Stub’n </i>and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Stübl) </i>usually describes a place where
people can eat in a convivial ambience, often characterised by traditional
décor – think wood panelling and gingham tablecloths!<span style="color: red;"> </span>Certainly
any trip to Bavaria wouldn’t be complete without a visit to the local <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Schmankerl Stube</i> or<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Alpenglow Stube </i>for some traditional (and, inevitably these days) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">not </i>so traditional fare. In fact, nowadays
an ‘authentic’ <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Stübl</i> dining
experience can be had pretty much anywhere – like this one in Zambia:<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></span><span lang="EN-IE"><a href="http://alpineinn.co.za/"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://alpineinn.co.za/</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">!!</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wherever in the world your particular <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Stube </i>happens to be<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, </i>essential ingredients have to be its warm, friendly atmosphere
(what else but <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gemütlichkeit?)</i> and,
for maximum authenticity, a traditional tiled stove in the corner. This eatery
in southern Germany sounds as if it fits the bill perfectly:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Fränkische <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Gaststuben</b> haben
etwas Besonderes. Sie werden es sofort spüren, wenn Sie Platz nehmen -
vielleicht am Kachelofen oder in der gemütlichen <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Englerth-Stube</b>.</i></span></span><span lang="DE" style="color: #342c29; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Die Hektik des Alltags ist hier schnell vergessen. Und während unsere Köche
Ihr Menü zaubern, haben Sie Zeit die Atmosphäre zu genießen.“ <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">> (My translation) </span></i><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">“There
is something very special about the homely, welcoming ambience of a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">traditional Franconian restaurant</b>.
Whether it’s the warmth of the tiled stove or the convivial atmosphere of our
cosy <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Englerth-Stube</b> that attracts
you, we think you will find the Gasthof Bären the perfect place to relax and
forget the cares of the day.” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">W</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">hile ‘restaurant’
(or, for more of a local flavour, "a traditional <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Stube</i> restaurant"!) is often an appropriate translation, sometimes ‘dining-room’
also works. One large establishment in the Allgäu whose website I translated
recently had no fewer than four different <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Stuben
</i>in which to tickle the palates of their high-end guests! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Finally, just to confuse poor benighted tourists (and
translators!) further, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Stube </i>is also commonly
used to describe apartments, particularly those in a rural setting… like this
one, for example: </span><a href="http://www.hirschstube.com/welcome.html"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.hirschstube.com/welcome.html</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">Translating ‘Alm-</span></u><u><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">’ into English<o:p></o:p></span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">The word <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i>Alm</i> </b>(or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Alp</i> in Swiss German) means “seasonal mountain pasture", i.e.
alpine pasture that is only grazed<span style="color: red;"> </span>during the
summer months – a period known as <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Almsommer. </i></b>This lasts around 100
days and the end of this period, falling around mid-September, is traditionally
marked by a colourful</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">celebration called an <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Almabtrieb </i></b>in which local
herdsmen drive their cows back down into the valley<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></b>for the winter. As fine
an example of rural pageantry as you are ever likely to see, this annual
festival provides</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> a wonderful
excuse for the inhabitants of towns and villages throughout the alpine region
to let their collective hair down.</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></i><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Attractions often include</span><span lang="EN-IE"><a href="http://www.wildschoenau.com/en/a-pastoral-valley/almabtrieb-festival"></a></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> a craft fair, farmer's market and, of
course, ample food and drink. And, as you might expect<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">da wird’s </b></i></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE">almerisch g’sungen und g’spielt</span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE"> </span></i><span lang="EN-IE">in a veritable feast of
alpine music and song! F</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">or anyone
who has never experienced an <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Almabtrieb</i>
at first hand, take a look at this one in Pertisau, Tyrol:<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> <a href="http://www.tyrol.com/e-cattle-drive-pertisau"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://www.tyrol.com/e-cattle-drive-pertisau</span></a>.</i></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"> <span lang="EN">(Note: if you are a sucker for all
things alpine, and the sight of cows festooned with garlands and bells makes
you feel all warm inside… well, you’ve got about three weeks to get your trip
organised!)</span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">So, how best to
translate <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">‘Almabtrieb’</i></b>? Though the concept of seasonal grazing does exist
in English (it’s known as ‘transhumance’, apparently!), a gloss will always ensure
clarity. Something along the lines of: “the annual late-summer ‘Almabtrieb’
festival in which cattle are brought back down into the valley from the lush
alpine pastures”, should do the trick! </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">And now to deal
with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Alm</i></b>…
<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the word is used in its primary sense, ‘pastures’ is the best rendering, e.g. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">über Almen
wandern </i></b>= to hike across lush mountain pastures.</span><span lang="EN"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span lang="EN-IE">in phrases where <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Alm-</i></b>
is used as a prefix, ‘alpine’ is generally a safe bet, e.g. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Alm-Kultur’
</b></i>(alpine culture)<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">im alten Tiroler Almstil</i></b> = in
traditional Tyrolean/alpine style. </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">most commonly,
however<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, Alm</i> </b></span><span lang="EN-IE">is used by extension </span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">to mean <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Almhütte. </i></b>Originally a</span><span lang="EN-IE"> simple, rustic herdsman’s hut in the mountains - the dictionary defines
it as a ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wohn- Schlaf- und Arbeitsstätte’
mit offener Feuerstelle, </i>only accessible on foot and with very limited
facilities - these days it is more likely to have a variety of home comforts, including
an <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Alm-Sauna</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, </i>a programme of guided <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Alm-Marschen</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>for all abilities, a traditional </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Almfrühstück</span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></i><span lang="EN-IE">and a
varied dinner menu which is likely to include </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">include a hearty <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Almochsenbraten </i></b>(roast ox)<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. </i>If you can afford it, you could even
go the whole hog and treat yourself to a spot of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Almwellness</i></b></span> <span lang="EN-IE">at this 4-star establishment: </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://www.hotel-pierer.at/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://www.hotel-pierer.at/</span></a>.<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">*Anyway, time to go. Can’t
resist finishing up with a traditional alpine valediction: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“ein kräftiges Alm Heil und
Gottes Segen für die kommenden Almsommer!”</i></b> Any ideas for a neat translation
of that into English?! </span></span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">L</span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Answers on a postcard…<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<u><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">How to translate ‘-möglichkeiten’<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The word ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Möglichkeiten’
</i>translates literally as ‘possibilities’ or ‘opportunities’. Sometimes
‘options’ also works quite well, as here:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Ferienwohnungen,
Ferienhäuser und Gästezimmer - der Ferienhof bietet mit seinen vielseitigen<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> Möglichkeiten</b> attraktive, individuelle
Angebote für jedes Budget </span></i><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= the Ferienhof’s diverse range of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">accommodation options</b> means that there
is a unique and attractive package to suit every budget<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Möglichkeiten</span></i><span lang="EN-IE" style="color: red; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">is also commonly used to form compound nouns and
tourism texts are awash with the many possible permutations: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bademöglichkeiten</i>,<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red;"> </span>Parkmöglichkeiten,
Einkaufsmöglichkeiten (or, more likely these days, Shoppingmöglichkeiten)… to
name just a few.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So, how best to translate these into natural-sounding
English? Sometimes the most succinct rendering is the best – in the following
examples, one word is all that is needed:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">wir bieten überdachte und geschützte <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Parkmöglichkeiten</b>
direkt vor dem Haus </span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">= we have
secure covered <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">parking </b>right outside
the hotel<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Bademöglichkeiten</span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> in den nahe
gelegenen Freibädern und im Ritzensee </span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">= <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">swimming </b>in local open-air
pools and in Lake Ritzensee<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">in unmittelbarer Nähe finden Sie <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Einkaufsmöglichkeiten</b>,
Cafés und Gastronomie für jeden Anspruch<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">= just a stone’s throw away you
will find <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">shops,</b> cafés and
restaurants to suit all tastes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">für Adrenalinfreaks gibt es unzählige <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sportmöglichkeiten</b>
wie Quad-Fahren, Canyoning, Rafting, Klettern und Mountainbiking </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">= adrenalin junkies will find plenty to satisfy their cravings, with a
whole range of exciting <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">sports</b> to
enjoy, including quad-biking, canyoning, rafting etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">in einer ruhigen Seitenstraße und doch<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>nur Schritte von vielen Geschäften, Restaurants und <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ausgehmöglichkeiten</b> entfernt</span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> = in a quiet side street and yet within easy reach of shops, restaurants
and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">nightlife</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Much of the time, however, a phrase (rather than
just a single word) is required:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">bietet unzählige <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Freizeitmöglichkeiten</b>
in der Umgebung = </span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">a wide <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">range of leisure activities</b> in the local area<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">in und um Kempten gibt es eine Vielzahl von <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Radfahrmöglichkeiten</b> </span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">= the area in
and around Kempten has <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">much to offer
keen cyclists<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">das Allgäu bietet eine endlose
Anzahl von erlebnisreichen <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wandermöglichkeiten</b>
</span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">= the Allgäu region offers an almost endless <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">choice of exciting hiking trails<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">das herrliche
Salzburger Land begeistert auch im Winter Groß und Klein mit seiner
faszinierenden Natur und den tollen <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Möglichkeiten
einer Stadt</b></span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;"> = Young and old will love both
the region’s stunning countryside and the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">amazing
variety</b> that the<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> city</b> of
Salzburg has to offer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Schwimmen, Angeln, Surfen – am Wilderness Beach haben Sie viele
Outdoor-Möglichkeiten! </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">= </span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DE;">Swimming, fishing, surfing – on Wilderness Beach
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">opportunities to enjoy the Great
Outdoors</b> are endless!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Translating ‘klein aber fein’ into English<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
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<span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Like Tom Cruise, my post today is what you might call small
but perfectly formed! I often come across the phrase ‘klein aber fein’ as a
description for hotels who, conscious of having only a small number of rooms or
a limited range of facilities, nevertheless want to emphasise the quality of
their offering. Though nicely alliterative in German (hence its popularity), it
needs a bit of thought in English. There have been occasions when “small is
beautiful” has been usable, but it’s not appropriate for all contexts. Below are
some other ‘solutions’ from recent tourism translations…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">kleines, feines
Skigebiet = </span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">modest in size but still
elegant</span></b><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Morzine stands at the gateway to one of the world’s
largest inter-connected skiing areas</span><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">kleines aber feines Familiengebiet lädt ein zum Wandern, Mountainbiken usw.
</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= </span></i><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">small but delightful </b>area for families
– perfect for hikes, mountainbiking or just a gentle stroll!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">klein aber fein - <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>auch für anspruchsvolle
Skifahrer, Gruppen oder Vereine =</span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">small but charming</b> – an ideal area for experienced skiers, groups
or clubs<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">und genau das ist bei den kleinen, feinen Hotels der
Vereinigung [...] der Fall =</span></span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">and sums up the philosophy behind every <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">small but select</b> hotel which bears the […] logo.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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ein =<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">our <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">small but well-equipped<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sauna
facility offers the perfect opportunity to relax and unwind.</i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">kleinen aber feinen Wellnessbereich = </span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">small but
luxurious</span></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> spa suite<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">unter dem Motto “klein, fein, individuell” führen wir unser Haus mit 28
Betten =</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> in line with our motto <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“small, comfortable, individual” </b>our hotel
has just 28 beds but prides itself on a long tradition of hospitality<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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aber feines Mittagessen’ - a humble cheese sandwich... maybe with a fancy
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<u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Translating ‘Schmankerl’ into English<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Of all the ‘culinary’ words I come across when translating
hotel and restaurant websites, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Schmankerl
</i>is definitely one of the most common. Though it is known to be Bavarian in origin,
the exact derivation of the word is unclear. For more information word nerds
may like to take a look at <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Schmankerl’</i>s
very own Wikipedia page: </span><a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmankerl"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmankerl</span></a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Unlike its close friends <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Leckerbissen
</i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Gaumenkitzel,</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Schmankerl</i> is also used in non-food related
contexts to mean ‘something special’, ‘a bonus’ <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or ‘freebie’, a ‘treat’, ‘the icing on the cake’.
An example of this usage is this from Linguee: “als besonderes Schmankerl gibt
es gratis dazu einen Gutschein”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In texts about food (most commonly in Bavaria and Austria,
but also spotted on the website of a Vietnamese restaurant!), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Schmankerl</i> can usually be translated
with something like ‘tasty delicacies’, ‘culinary treats’ or (especially if
preceded by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">heimisch </i>or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">einheimisch) </i>’local specialities’. Weirdly,
‘titbits’ (or in American English, apparently, ‘tidbits’) always pops up as the
first suggestion in online dictionaries – not sure where that would ever sound
right!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It also appears as part of compound words such as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Schmankerldorf, </i>which came under
discussion on ProZ a few years back. Suggested translations then included ‘refreshment
area’ and (my preferred option) ‘food court’, a term now familiar to those of
us who frequent the large out-of-town shopping centres that have sprung up
everywhere in recent years. For the full discussion, go to: </span><a href="http://www.proz.com/kudoz/german_to_english/marketing_market_research/3252614-schmankerldorf.html"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.proz.com/kudoz/german_to_english/marketing_market_research/3252614-schmankerldorf.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And for fans of Bavarian food, what better than a convivial <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Schmankerltour </i>around Munich? Check out
the website: </span><a href="http://www.getyourguide.ch/muenchen-l26/schmankerltour-durch-muenchen-mit-bierprobe-und-verkoestigung-t24873/"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.getyourguide.ch/muenchen-l26/schmankerltour-durch-muenchen-mit-bierprobe-und-verkoestigung-t24873/</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00799178841031916397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795708852493341044.post-80813483704510820082015-01-21T05:00:00.003-08:002015-01-21T05:00:56.062-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<u><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">My ‘feel-good’
guide to translating <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wohlfühl-</i></span></u><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The prefix <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wohlfühl-</i> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is, not surprisingly, much used in marketing
texts to convey an object or an experience which will somehow enhance our
existence, warm our cockles, make us feel good, happy, generally well. Occasionally
‘feel-good<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">’ </i>works as a translation,
as with (of course) <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wohlfühl-Faktor, Wohlfühl-Botenstoffe
(those ‘happy-making’ neurotransmitter thingies activated by sniffing lavender,
scoffing chocolate etc.) </i>and, if you like that sort of thing, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wohlfühl-Songs - </i>presumably anything by Chris
de Burgh! Actually, these days you are just as likely to come across the
English version in a German sentence as its native counterpart. For countless
examples of ‘Feelgood’ products - everything from surfboards, and hair mousse to
(weirdly) drinks beakers - take a look at this site: <a href="http://www.shopwahl.de/a/produktliste/idx/0/mot/Feelgood/produktliste.htm"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.shopwahl.de/a/produktliste/idx/0/mot/Feelgood/produktliste.htm</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">So it seems that
adding<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Wohlfühl- </i>to any random product
will convince us that we are investing in something out of the ordinary, something
bound to get those serotonin levels climbing. I spent a fun ten minutes surfing
the web for items promising to bring me a level of comfort and
joy I’d hitherto not experienced! The first page revealed a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wohlfühl-Decke </i>for the bed (presumably not
prison-grade wool but something altogether more soft and snuggly!), and any
number of now heavily discounted <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wohlfühl-Sets
</i>(yes, we know it’s just bath crème, and body lotion done up in a fancy box…
but it’s the pamper factor we’re being sold, right?). I even came across the
delightful<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Wohlfühl-Schwitzen </i>in a
sauna advert. Presumably a translator faced with this would have to ditch any
reference to sweat in favour of something rather more understated (something with
‘gently cleansing effect…’ maybe?)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to translate the ubiquitous <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wohlfühl- </i>when
we come across it in tourism texts? And it is everywhere, featuring in pretty
much every hotel website I’ve ever translated, with a particularly lavish
peppering on the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wellness </i>page!! The
answer of course is to have a healthy stash of ‘feel-good’ words up your
sleeve: comfort, home from home, ambience, relaxation, happiness, well-being,
pleasure, treat, pampering... the list goes on! Here are some examples taken from
recent translations and how I dealt with them:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">in unserem Hotelbereich legen wir größten Wert
darauf, dass Sie sich wohlfühlen = </span></i><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">We at the**** Hotel attach great importance to your <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">comfort</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">well-being<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>Or
maybe: We want our guests to really <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">enjoy</b>
their stay here at the *** Hotel….<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">wir sorgen für einen schönen "Wohlfühl"-
Aufenthalt in Bad **** = </span></i><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">We
work hard to make your "<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">wellness</b>"
break in Bad Salzuflen a pleasant and memorable experience.<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">dass sich unsere Gäste wohlfühlen, liegt uns am
Herzen = </span></i><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">We aim/work hard
to provide <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">everything </b>our guests <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">could need</b> during their stay<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">eine angenehme
Atmosphäre zum Wohlfühlen </span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">= a pleasant, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">relaxing</b>
ambience<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Wohlfühl-Ambiente </span></i><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">= a comfortable <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">home from home<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Wohlfühl-Komfort </span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">= superior comfort<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">eine komfortable
2-Zimmer Wohlfühl-Ferienwohnung = </span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">a pleasant 2-room apartment with all <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">home comforts<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Wohlfühl-Lounge </span></i><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">= <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">attractive, comfortable</b>
lounge (where presumably you can sit sipping your<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Wohlfühl-Drinks (</i>yes, they exist! See: </span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><a href="http://www.harrys.co.at/artikel_detail.php?artid=18"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.harrys.co.at/artikel_detail.php?artid=18</span></span></i></a></span><u><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">)<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></u></div>
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</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Wohlfühl-Wochenenden
</span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">= relaxing/<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">indulgent</b> weekend
breaks<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Wohlfühl-Paket </span></i><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">= <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">pamper</b> package <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Wohlfühl-und Quellnessleistungen </span></i><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">= (full range of) beauty, health and spa treatments
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Wohlfühl-Oase = </span></i><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">oasis of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">well-being</b> (I know,
it’s awful, but it’s what they wanted!!)<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Anyway that’s
enough for today. I’m off back to my <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wohlfühlarbeitsplatz
– </i>you know the kind of thing… scatter cushions, low lighting. I jest, of
course. I’d never get anything done that way! If you want to create one for
yourself however, there’s help out there:</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><a href="http://www.srf.ch/sendungen/ratgeber/so-gestalten-sie-den-wohlfuehl-arbeitsplatz"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.srf.ch/sendungen/ratgeber/so-gestalten-sie-den-wohlfuehl-arbeitsplatz</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00799178841031916397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795708852493341044.post-53472076526071517992014-12-19T00:36:00.001-08:002014-12-19T00:36:33.572-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Translating
‘vor Ort’<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Literally
meaning “in front of/outside the place”, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vor
Ort </i>is used to convey the idea of something happening or being available locally
(often preceded by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">direkt)</i>, or a
person being on the spot, e.g. at an event. Hence it is frequently heard in
news bulletins when handing over to someone ‘at the scene’: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Unser Reporter Matthias Braun ist vor Ort…<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Examples
from recent non-tourism contexts I’ve translated include:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">vor-Ort-Service = </span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">on-site</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> service, e.g. tyre-fitting (where they
come to your premises to do the work)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">n<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">eben unserem Online-Angebot wird es auch
Präsenzseminare vor Ort geben </i>= ... there will also be <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">face-to-face</b> seminars (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vor Ort
</i>added almost for reinforcement<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">)</i> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(another
example where <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vor Ort </i>is almost
redundant)<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> 20% Rabatt auf vor Ort im
Hotel gebuchte Leistungen = 20 % discount on all services used <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">during your stay at the hotel</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">die Messezeitung ist ein beliebtes
Hilfsmittel, um sich im Vorfeld und direkt vor Ort für den Messebesuch fit zu
machen </span></i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">=
the bulletin is a useful aid for visitors who want to get up to speed both
before and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">during the fair</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">das gro</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">β</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">e Vorteil der Online-Registrierung:
Nutzung des Quick-Check-In vor Ort </span></i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">= the big advantage of online registration: fast
check-in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">on arrival</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Als Laudator ist der Träger des “Brain
of the Year Award“ Prof. [..] von der Universität [...} vor Ort =</span></span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">here </span></i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">to
present the award will be the holder of the “Brain of the Year Award”,
Professor[…] of Lund University <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I
have also often come across the use of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vor
Ort in slogans: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wir sind vor Ort
/immer stark vor Ort = we’re <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">right where
you need us</b>/always <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">there when you
need us<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The
following examples are taken from travel and tourism texts:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Kultur vor Ort (as a heading)</span></i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> = cultural attractions/things to do <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">in and around</b> Kempten<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Wintersportschulen vor Ort bieten
Ski-, Snowboard-, und Langlaufkurse </span></i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">= <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">local</b>
winter sports schools offer tuition in downhill and cross-country skiing and
snowboarding<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Gerne geben wir Ihnen vor Ort die von
uns überprüften Vorschläge für Restaurants, Ausflüge und Aktivitäten </span></i><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">= <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">on
your arrival</b> we will be happy to recommend tried and trusted restaurants
and provide information on excursions and activities to enjoy during your stay.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sometimes,
in the interests of clarity, it is necessary to specify the particular<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Ort </i>in question in the English
translation!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Skipässe sind vor Ort zu kaufen = ski passes can be bought <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">in-resort</b></span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">vor Ort eine Zusatzversicherung abschlie</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">β</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">en </span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">= take out additional insurance <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">at
the car rental station</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Sonnenschirme und Strandliegen werden direkt vor Ort vermietet </span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">= umbrellas etc. can be hired <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">on the
beach</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Theaterkarten sind vor Ort bestellbar = </span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">direct from the box-office</span></b><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Unser Haus und seine Lage haben für jeden etwas im Angebot: unzählige
Freizeitmöglichkeiten in der Umgebung und vielfältige Abendunterhaltung direkt
vor Ort = ... lots to see and do in the local area and a varied programme of
evening entertainment right here (i.e. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">in
the hotel)<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></i></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Translating <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">‘Wanderung’</i>
into English</span></span></u></div>
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German-speaking world, walking/hiking/rambling – call it what you will – is taken
extremely seriously, so much so that there is a designated organisation (the Deutsches
Wanderinstitut) which works to promote hiking as a leisure activity, both for
the Germans themselves and for visiting <em>Wandertouristen, </em>awarding </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">much-coveted
quality seals for what they describe as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Premiumwanderwege.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So, today’s focus is on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">wandern
</i>and the best way to translate it. Though cognate with the English word ‘wander’,
the German <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">wandern </i>describes an
altogether different kind of walking, not a leisurely stroll/walk/ramble (for
which <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">spazierengehen </i>is more
appropriate), but something much more purposeful and (probably) longer. For a
brief discussion on what constitutes a ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wanderung’,
</i>see: </span></span><a href="http://www.platinnetz.de/frage/wandern-vs-spazierengehen-4763343"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;"></span></span></i></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.platinnetz.de/frage/wandern-vs-spazierengehen-4763343 ">http://www.platinnetz.de/frage/wandern-vs-spazierengehen-4763343</a></span><a href="http://www.platinnetz.de/frage/wandern-vs-spazierengehen-4763343 "></a></i><a href="http://www.platinnetz.de/frage/wandern-vs-spazierengehen-4763343 "></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">...or for a lengthier definition take a look at: </span></span><a href="http://www.top-trails-of-germany.de/de/wanderlexikon/wandern.html"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.top-trails-of-germany.de/de/wanderlexikon/wandern.html</span></span></a><u><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-themecolor: hyperlink;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Generally, in English ‘hiking’ will fit the bill most of the
time… or possibly ‘rambling’, though I would need an expert in the field to
explain further! (Is it hiking if hills are involved and rambling if done on
the flat?!) Anyway, where things get a bit trickier is when <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wander-/Wanderung </i>forms part of a
compound word, sometimes (as you will see from some of the examples below) to describe an activity where no actual walking is involved at all! Here is a random selection of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">wander- </i>words from my glossary:<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Weinwanderung/Weinwanderweg
</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= vineyard/wine-tasting tour (I note that Linguee offers the rather odd
‘wine ramble’, (which, in my view, has rather unfortunate connotations!) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= well,… a boat trip really!<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> <o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Schneeschuhwanderung </span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= snowshoe hike<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Erlebniswanderung
</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= adventure hike/trail (though always best to check out exactly what the
promised <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Erlebnis </i>is before attempting
to translate!)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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(</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">e.g. the apparently very scenic “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saale”
and “Thüringer Städtekette”,</i> two popular ‘long-distance cycle paths’ which featured
in a Jena guidebook I translated recently). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Wanderbus </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= hiking bus
(i.e. special bus laid on to transport hikers to the start of their chosen
trail)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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= pony trekking (as opposed to serious horse-riding)<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Wandergolf </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= scenic
crazy golf. It took me a while to come up with an adequate translation for this
as I have never come across the concept in this country. This is crazy golf
that goes on for miles, meaning you can enjoy all the benefits of a proper
yomp… and pot a few holes along the way! Looks like fun: https://www.lofer.com/de/aktiv-im-sommer/familie/wandergolf#filter=r-fullyTranslatedLangus-&zc=11,12.72423,47.58533</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><br /></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">klimatherapeutische
Wanderung/Heilklimawanderung </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= climate hike/hike led by a
climate therapist (i.e. a brisk, usually extended walk, with the focus on
achieving optimum health benefits by finding the perfect step rhythm,
doing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>breathing exercises along the way,
measuring your pulse and blood pressure as you go etc. etc...<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Phew, sounds a bit strenuous! On that note, dear <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wanderfreunde</i>, I’m off for lunch… and
then maybe a walk (definitely neither time nor energy for a hike - climatic or
otherwise!)<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></i></span></span></div>
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00799178841031916397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795708852493341044.post-44035770940909081742014-10-21T03:56:00.000-07:002014-10-21T04:11:17.537-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<u>How to translate Edel-</u><br />
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Originating from the Middle High German <em>edele</em>, meaning noble, kingly, gallant, <em>Edel-/edle</em> is these days used less to describe people and much more to describe products or services that are top-of-the-range, the best of their kind. Unsurprisingly, it is much favoured in marketing material for the travel and tourism industry in which potential consumers are to be convinced that the holiday experience they are about to enjoy will be of the highest quality in every respect!<br />
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A trawl through recent translations I have done reveals a variety of possible English renderings. These include: fine/sophisticated/high-end/luxury/exquisite/elegant/chic/top-of-the-range. Which of these you go for will depend, as always, on the product being described… and what just sounds best!<br />
In my experience <em>Edel-</em> is most likely to pop up in one of the following contexts:<br />
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<u>Shopping:</u> When translating a ‘historic Hamburg’ calendar last year, I came across the fascinating Alsterhaus (located on the city’s Jungfernstieg), an <em>Edelkaufhaus</em> (luxury department store) if ever there was one! It first opened its doors in 1902 and is still a big draw for visitors to the city. <a href="http://www.alsterhaus.de/en/nc/the_alsterhaus/history/">http://www.alsterhaus.de/en/nc/the_alsterhaus/history/</a>. Websites about Munich are also guaranteed to be chock-full of references to the city’s plethora of <em>edle Boutiquen</em> (exclusive shops), and not for nothing is the elegant shopping district along Maximilianstrasse known in all guidebooks as the <em>edle Shoppingmeile.</em><br />
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<u>Food & drink:</u> Texts about food & drink also offer fertile ground for liberal use of <em>edel</em>-, my most recent encounter being with an <em>Edel-Italiener</em> (referring not - alas! - to a handsome, high-born Latin type – but to a high-end Italian eatery!) Here’s the sentence: “<em>Ob traditionelle Weinstube oder Edelitaliener, Sterneküche oder Deluxe-Burger, hier gibt es...”).</em> Obviously not the sort of place where you might expect a bog standard spag bol and a glass of rough red, i.e. not einen <em>edlen Tropfen</em> (a fine or top-drawer wine/an outstanding vintage) or an <em>Edel-Hell</em> or <em>Edel-Weisse</em> (brewed with extra-fine hops, I guess?). Last week I came across <em>Edel-Hirschgulasch</em> on a menu I was translating. I am assuming that the <em>Edel-</em> there referred not to the venison’s aristocratic credentials (I guess that would have been an <em>Edelhirsch-Gulasch</em>?!) but to the high-quality ingredients in which it was cooked! <br />
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Anyway, blogging time is up, so I’m off for a cup of <em>Edeltee</em> (yes, it does exist! See this wonderful website for tea-lovers: <a href="http://www.edeltee.de/">www.edeltee.de</a>) and… well, maybe just a few squares of finest <em>Edelschokolade</em>. <br />
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00799178841031916397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6795708852493341044.post-55011972182785123132014-09-27T01:56:00.003-07:002014-09-27T02:00:01.241-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today’s insider tip: Geheimtipp!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Geheimtipp </i>is much
used in tourism texts to indicate a thing, place (or even a person*… see examples
below!) which is in some way special, highly recommended, a real ‘must-see’. Of
course, the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Geheim- </i>prefix carries
the notion of secrecy, so translations along the lines of ‘little-known gem’, ‘best-kept/well-guarded
secret’ will often fit the bill nicely. A typical example might be: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sri Lanka gilt bis heute als Geheimtipp
unter den asiatischen Reisezielen</i> = Until now, Sri Lanka has been a
well-kept secret among Asian destinations.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">But here are some alternative offerings taken from recent
projects, none of which feature the words ‘secret’ or ‘tip’!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">*<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Er ist der Geheimtipp dieses Abends</i> =
he’s one to watch this evening<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><o:p> </o:p></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">Kannst du mir einige Geheimtipps geben?</span></i><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"> </span>= can you give me the low-down
on...?<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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Geheimtipp im Winter</i> = the place to be in Carinthia this winter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Estland
ist ein Geheimtipp für alle, die gern pittoreske Städte besuchen</i> = Estonia
is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the </i>destination for anyone who
loves picturesque towns<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hameln
ist unbedingt ein Geheimtipp</i> = Hamelin is a must on any visitor’s itinerary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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besonderer Geheimtipp</span></i><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"> = ....
definitely worth a visit<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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für Anhänger des nordischen Wintersports</span></i><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"> = Sölden is also a great place for/is much
sought-after by fans of...<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Today, some thoughts on how to translate ‘besticht’!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Although the primary meaning of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bestechen </i>is to bribe or corrupt, the verb is often used - like its
counterpart <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">überzeugt</i> - to describe how
appealing, captivating or just generally impressive a place or thing is. A
direct translation (something along the lines of ‘impresses through’) is
clearly no good, so a workaround is generally necessary. The following is a
brief selection of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">besticht</i> phrases which
have come up in my work recently… and the translation I went for at the time.
Feel free to add your own examples!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">a)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">… besticht der Landhaushof durch seinen Arkadengang<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">a
particularly attractive feature of the Landhaushof is its galleried courtyard <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">b)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">das Hotel
besticht durch die optimale Lage für Ausflüge</span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">the hotel
provides an ideal base for excursions<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">... besticht durch seine Lage im mittleren Saaletal</span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">occupies an
attractive location in the middle reaches of the Saale valley.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">d)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">der Saal im Volkshaus besticht durch eine ausgezeichnete
Akustik</span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">the elegant
Great Hall of the </span><span lang="EN-ZA" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">‘</span><span lang="EN-JM" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-JM; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">V</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">olkshaus</span><span lang="EN-TT" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-TT; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">’ is </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">known for
its excellent acoustics</span><span lang="EN-TT" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-TT; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">e)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span lang="EN-TT" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">die Nibelungenstadt Worms besticht mit ihrem reichen
Kulturerbe aus über 2000 Jahren Geschichte.</span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">famed as
the “City of the Nibelungs”, Worms boasts a rich cultural heritage stretching
back over 2,000 years.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">die Planzenwelt im Norden der Insel besticht durch üppige
Fülle.</span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">the north
of the island boasts an abundance of lush vegetation<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">… and three more (from non-tourism texts!)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">g)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">der neue Toyota TF107 besticht hauptsächlich durch ein
neues Aufhängungskonzept<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">a
particular impressive feature of the new Toyota TF107 is its new suspension
system<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">... besticht hauptsächlich durch den Preis<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">= </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">above all
else, the…<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>offers fantastic value for
money<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">i)</span><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">das Modell besticht durch ein gradlinig und elegantes Design</span></i><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">= its elegant, streamlined design makes this an
extremely attractive model.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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next month: what to do with that perennial favourite – ‘<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">der</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Geheimtipp’!!!<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></b></div>
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German indicates a (short-lived?) experience of some kind, often an adventure
or discovery, something exciting and different. In translation texts, it can
sometimes be translated with ‘adventure’<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">
(as in Erlebnis-Spielplatz</i>), but this only really works when there are
activities involved, such as mountainbiking or hiking. Otherwise, there will
usually be some ‘working around’ needed, depending on the specific context. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sometimes the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Erlebnis-
</i>prefix is used in compounds such as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Freizeit-
und Erlebnishotel </i>(‘leisure and activity hotel’ being one possible offering
in English) or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Spiele- und Erlebniswelt. </i>I
translated the latter as ‘fun play and discovery area’. I couldn’t use my
trusty friend ‘adventure playground’ here because there was also an <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Abenteuerspielplatz </i>outside the hotel
and this was clearly an indoor facility. As always, the pictures on the hotel’s
website gave me all the info I needed!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">is very popular. I often go for ‘fun pool’ (i.e. as opposed to a ‘proper’
pool where we serious swimmers go to do a few laps!), though ‘water park’ can
also work if the facility is fairly large, with lots of slides, massage jets (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Erlebnisduschen!) </i>etc.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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is another fa</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">vourite. The key, as ever with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Erlebnis-,</i> is to convey the idea that (to mis-quote M&S) this
is no ordinary walk, this is a…. Anyway, you get the picture. If what you are
describing is more than just a path - for example there are parcours activities
to do along the way, or the trail takes walkers through spectacular natural
features - then this is clearly an <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Erlebnispfad,
</i>in which case ‘discovery/adventure trail’ will often get you out of trouble.
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quite well (though sounds a bit lower-tech maybe?). <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Erlebnismuseum </i>I would
translate with ‘interactive/themed museum’. For a glimpse of what must be the ultimate
multi-sensory museum experience, take a look at this video of the “Lavadome” in
Mendig (Eifel). If you haven’t got kids to take there, go find some!! </span></span><a href="http://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/video/sendungen/lokalzeit/lokalzeit-aus-bonn/videodaslavamuseuminmendig100.html"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/video/sendungen/lokalzeit/lokalzeit-aus-bonn/videodaslavamuseuminmendig100.html</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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mountain’ that Google and Linguee threw up. It just didn’t compute… sounded
like something you would find at Alton Towers! I guess what users of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Erlebnisberg </i>are trying to convey is the
idea that the mountain in question is not just grand/majestic/eminently
skiable-down… it also offers myriad other attractions: a children’s
playground/fancy bistro/floodlit toboggan run, etc. etc. So maybe ‘The … (insert
name of peak)… Mountain Experience’ is the way to go! Always sounds a bit
overblown to me, but if it brings in the tourists… If having fun on mountains
is your thing, take a look at this, as fine an example of an <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Erlebnisberg </i>as you will ever see: </span></span><a href="http://www.piesendorf.at/en/erlebnisberg/funsport.html"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.piesendorf.at/en/erlebnisberg/funsport.html</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Erlebniswelt. </i>Generally speaking,
something like ‘a world of discovery’ (which I used in this recent translation
for Stuttgart’s Tramworld visitor attraction </span></span><a href="http://www.stuttgart-tourist.de/en/a-stuttgart-tram-world-strassenbahnwelt-stuttgart"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.stuttgart-tourist.de/en/a-stuttgart-tram-world-strassenbahnwelt-stuttgart</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">) or just
‘exciting world of’ (coins/maps, whatever it happens to be!) can often work. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In fact, ‘exciting’ and ‘vibrant’ do good service in many
contexts. Faced with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Erlebnismetropole</i>
when translating a book about Graz recently, I plumped for ‘vibrant city’. An
under-translation, maybe?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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time. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Erlebnis-Lunch </i>was one which gave
many of us food for thought on ProZ the other day. An ‘adventure lunch’ was
felt to be wide of the mark (if not downright scary!); other suggestions
offered were mostly along the lines of ‘local/speciality lunch’ (i.e. not bog
standard fare but local/speciality dishes). See the full discussion here:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><a href="http://www.proz.com/kudoz/german_to_english/marketing_market_research/959452-erlebnis_lunch.html"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.proz.com/kudoz/german_to_english/marketing_market_research/959452-erlebnis_lunch.html</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Genuss</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> is a
favourite of tourism copy-writers and those of us called upon to translate this
material are used to texts littered with phrases like <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">in den Genuss kommen </i>(to enjoy)<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">,
Genuss versprechen </i>(to be a treat)<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, laden
Sie zum Genuss ein </i>(will tempt you ….)<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">
</i>In fact, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Genuss </i>seems to have
myriad uses and can be combined in all sorts of ways. In terms of meaning, a
fellow translator’s description does well here: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Genuss </i>is used to describe things that “either taste good or make
you feel good”! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">So, some ideas on translating it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">In cases where the context clearly relates to food (often signalled by
the addition of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">kulinarisch </i>or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">lecker!)</i>, finding a suitable translation
is usually straightforward: ‘fine cuisine/delicious food/pure dining pleasure’
all work well. I usually translate <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Genuss-Menü
</i>with ‘gourmet menu’, while something like ‘for smaller appetites’ is a good
stand-by for the menu heading <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">für den
kleinen Genuss. Genuss-Hauptstadt</i> is another formulation I come across
frequently – there seem to rather a lot of towns and cities claiming to be the
‘culinary capital’ of Germany/Austria! Another (new) concept I came across
recently is the delightfully-named <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Genuss-Bus.
</i>I felt that ‘gourmet bus’ was probably insufficient as a translation (has
the idea even hit these shores yet, I wonder?), so ended up with quite a
lengthy gloss - something along the lines of: “a unique culinary experience is now
available - a </span><span lang="EN-CARRIBEAN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CARRIBEAN; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">vintage
bus</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> tour with a difference! Fans of gourmet cuisine can hop on board and be
wined and dined….”. By the way, if you are ever in Remscheid, it looks fun! </span></span><a href="http://hotel-kromberg.de/cms/upload/pdfs/Genussrunde_Flyer_2013.pdf"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">http://hotel-kromberg.de/cms/upload/pdfs/Genussrunde_Flyer_2013.pdf</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">There are also many <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Genuss
</i>phrases where the consumption of food is combined with some other activity.
Words like <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Genusswanderung </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Genussradler </i>are favourites of mine. But
beware! It’s maybe not always safe to translate these as ‘hiking/cycling with
stops along the way for food’. There is always the chance that the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Genuss </i>prefix is just there to indicate
that your hiking/cycling experience is to be a ‘leisurely’ one (i.e. not tough
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Away from its main ‘foodie’ meaning, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Genuss</i> can also, of course, relate to other spheres of human experience!
Last week, translating content for a ski brochure I met <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Genuss-Carver (</i>the best translation I could offer on the day being
the rather limp ‘fans of carving’), while <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Flug-Genuss</i>
later in the same text allowed for something slightly more imaginative (‘the
thrill of flying’)<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. </i>In my
translations for a regular car hire company travel blog, I frequently meet <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Naturgenuss</i>. I normally translate it
with a phrase like ‘stunning countryside/nature at its best’ etc…), depending
on the exact context. Hotels often boast that they can offer their guests <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Schlafgenuss – </i>can anybody think of
anything better than just the ‘good night’s sleep’ I usually plump for?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</i>yet? If not, here’s your challenge of the week! How would you translate <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Genusshotel </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Genusskultur, </i>both of which appear in this hotel description I came
across this morning? </span></span><a href="http://www.hotel-riegersburg.at/1+M52087573ab0.html"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">http://www.hotel-riegersburg.at/1+M52087573ab0.html</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well, it was bound to rear its ugly head at some point, so I
thought I’d start with the dreaded<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">
Wellness </i>just so we can get it out the way and move on next week to more
interesting discussions!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wellness</i> is a word
much used in German tourism texts. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
fact, I have to deal with it most days. A quick scout through last month’s jobs
revealed all manner of permutations: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wellness-Bereich,
Wellness-Anlage, Wellness-Einrichtungen, Wellness –Behandlungen, Wellness-Tempel
(!), Wellness-Oase </i>and, of course<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, </i>the
ubiquitous<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Wellness-Angebot</i>. Now,
whether we like it or not, the word is also gaining currency in English. Though
there does seem to be some confusion about its usage – it is now quite common
to see the words spa and wellness combined, to make a (surely tautological?)
‘wellness spa’! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">But what exactly is ‘wellness’ anyway? Is it not what we
used to call a spa? Are the two words not in fact interchangeable? Some argue
that wellness is a broader concept, incorporating any experience which helps you achieve a “healthy balance of mind, body and
spirit”. But isn’t that exactly what a spa is – not just a source of
mineral-rich spring water (imbibed originally, of course, as a cure for iron-deficiency),
but these days a luxury, feel-good experience, involving (if you are a proper
pamper-puss!) exotic wraps, massages, healthy food and exercise etc? <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Maybe the trouble with the word ‘spa’ (some might say) is that
it feels old-fashioned, more in keeping with images of the grand spas of 19<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup>
century Europe than trendy 21st<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></sup>century boutique establishments.
To me, however, spa<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>will always be
preferable in a translation to wellness<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. </i>It
just sounds better. I can’t explain why a ‘spa day’ sounds infinitely more
inviting than a ‘wellness day’. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wellness
is just so, well… clunky and un-English-sounding! But maybe we just have to
move with the times and embrace this new coinage. Or maybe we should refuse to
throw in the towel (no pun intended!) and stick to what some of think is a more
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">What to do? To be perfectly honest, a lot of the time I just
look at pictures of the hotel in question, get a feel for what sort of
clientele would stay there and what kind of image they seem to want to convey
and (client willing) just go with what I think sounds best! In fact, late at
night, I’m just as likely to go for “spa offering a range of wellness
treatments” as “wellness suite offering a range of spa treatments” and no-one’s
ever complained that I went for the ‘wrong’ option!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now of course, as if life wasn’t complicated enough, we have
a (relatively) new kid on the block – the just plain daft <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Quellness*. </i>Is it just me or does this word make anyone else feel seasick?
If you can stomach it, check out the excruciatingly named ‘World of Quellness’ (<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><a href="http://parkhotel-badgriesbach.com/world-of-quellness-2">http://parkhotel-badgriesbach.com/world-of-quellness-2</a></span><a href="http://parkhotel-badgriesbach.com/world-of-quellness-2"></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">)
– call me old-fashioned, but it looks like a spa to me!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Coming 1st AUGUST 2014 .... a regular blog on the joys and perils of translating travel and tourism material from German to English. My aim: to provide a useful, practical resource for other busy translators who work in this field and also perhaps share a few laughs along the way about those niggling little words and phrases that we encounter on a daily basis. So, if you never tire of discussing how (or whether?) to translate <em>Wellness</em> (or even <em>Quellness</em>!!), have to stop and think what you are going to do with the dreaded <em>Erlebnis</em>- prefix or just need some inspiration on how to explain what a <em>Genusswanderung</em> is for an English readership, you may find my blog of interest. Feel free to comment/add your pearls of wisdom - it'll be fun!</div>
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