Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
in unseren Breiten
English translation:
where we come from/in our part of the world/in our latitudes
Added to glossary by
David Hollywood
Apr 6, 2004 17:21
20 yrs ago
German term
in unseren Breiten
German to English
Marketing
Geography
Hairstyling
"Lange Haare bei Frauen sind Schmuck, Zeichen von Schoenheit und in unseren Breiten moeglicherweise ein Hinweis auf Verfuegbarkeit", entgegnet der Mann.
My dictionary says "Breite" is "area." Which I would understand as "geographic region." But I was wondering if this was meant more like "circles" as in "social class" or just the friends/acquaintances this person socializes with.
Any enlightenment appreciated.
Thanks.
My dictionary says "Breite" is "area." Which I would understand as "geographic region." But I was wondering if this was meant more like "circles" as in "social class" or just the friends/acquaintances this person socializes with.
Any enlightenment appreciated.
Thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +8 | where we come from/in our part of the world |
David Hollywood
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| 4 | in our countries, in the way we are socialized |
Stefanie Sendelbach
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Change log
Mar 7, 2008 11:27: Steffen Walter changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Mar 7, 2008 11:28: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing" , "Field (specific)" from "Cosmetics, Beauty" to "Geography"
Proposed translations
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3 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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where we come from/in our part of the world
depends a lot on the conext and register but this might work
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, David. As I said, I had been somewhat unsure whether this was supposed to be interpreted as a social class reference.
Ron"
2 mins
Stefanie Sendelbach
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
IT and marketing translations
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German, Portuguese to German
in our countries, in the way we are socialized
I see both of the above meanings in this sentence. Though I would decide for the first one. To me it refers to a geographical area in the first place.
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