Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
μητροπολιτικού χαρακτήρα
English translation:
metropolitan/of a metropolitan character
Added to glossary by
Ivi Rocou
Apr 20, 2010 10:09
14 yrs ago
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Greek term
United Kingdom
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
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μητροπολιτικού χαρακτήρα
Greek to English
Social Sciences
Tourism & Travel
Πολιτισμός - Τουρισμός
Προβλέπονται οι ακόλουθες ενδεικτικές παρεμβάσεις :
- Προστασία και διατήρηση της πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς
- Υποδομές πολιτισμού **μητροπολιτικού χαρακτήρα**
- Ανάπτυξη συνεκτικών πολιτιστικών υποδομών
The phrase "of a metropolitan character" is not unknown in English, but sounds rather strange here.
Does "μητροπολιτικού χαρακτήρα" mean something like "on a city-wide scale"/ "of city-wide importance"?
Προβλέπονται οι ακόλουθες ενδεικτικές παρεμβάσεις :
- Προστασία και διατήρηση της πολιτιστικής κληρονομιάς
- Υποδομές πολιτισμού **μητροπολιτικού χαρακτήρα**
- Ανάπτυξη συνεκτικών πολιτιστικών υποδομών
The phrase "of a metropolitan character" is not unknown in English, but sounds rather strange here.
Does "μητροπολιτικού χαρακτήρα" mean something like "on a city-wide scale"/ "of city-wide importance"?
Change log
May 2, 2010 10:35: Ivi Rocou Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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metropolitan/of a metropolitan character
metropolitan infrastructures for culture
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-04-20 11:18:35 GMT)
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"Metropolitan" means covering the broadest possible area e.g. in the Athens conurbation.
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-04-20 11:18:35 GMT)
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"Metropolitan" means covering the broadest possible area e.g. in the Athens conurbation.
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Comment: "Thank you.
So it's Athens plus the wider area - thanks for clarifying that."
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Metropolis status
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urban cultural infrastructure
Unless it's clear that one city is being referred to, in which case "the city's cultural infrastructure".
Note from asker:
| This document is about Attica, so I assume that it's mainly Athens they have in mind here. |
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Ellen Kraus
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cultural infrastructure with metropolitan features (or character)
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Discussion
Μητροπολιτικού, Διαδημοτικού και Τοπικού χαρακτήρα
- This is just an example of how μητροπολιτικού is sometimes contrasted with other adjectives.