Feb 17, 2015 16:12
9 yrs ago
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English term
Long hundred
English to German
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Dear colleagues,
I am currently translating a novel set in the 9th century, and one of the characters uses the term "long hundred" ( of warriors, in this case).
Now, I know that a long hundred means ten dozen, 120. In order to avoid repetition, I was looking for a term that German might have had for the same concept. I have never heard of a "lange(s) Hundert", but maybe you have a smashing idea or some morsel of regional/folklore-flavored vocabulary that could help me avoid a dozen "dozens" per paragraph. Thank you very much in advance.
David
I am currently translating a novel set in the 9th century, and one of the characters uses the term "long hundred" ( of warriors, in this case).
Now, I know that a long hundred means ten dozen, 120. In order to avoid repetition, I was looking for a term that German might have had for the same concept. I have never heard of a "lange(s) Hundert", but maybe you have a smashing idea or some morsel of regional/folklore-flavored vocabulary that could help me avoid a dozen "dozens" per paragraph. Thank you very much in advance.
David
Proposed translations
(German)
4 +2 | Großhundert | Cilian O'Tuama |
4 | Gros | Silke Walter |
4 | Zehn Dutzend | lrubenbauer |
References
Weitere Anregungen | Susanne Schiewe |
Proposed translations
+2
12 mins
Selected
Großhundert
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
3 mins
Gros
12x12=
- Gros oder
- großes Dutzend oder
- kleines Gros
- Gros oder
- großes Dutzend oder
- kleines Gros
Note from asker:
12 x 12 sind leider keine zehn Dutzend (120), sondern 144. Trotzdem vielen Dank für die Mithilfe. |
21 hrs
Zehn Dutzend
"Zehn Dutzend" trifft den Begriff genau, daher würde ich ihn vorschlagen, klingt außerdem ganz gut
Reference comments
13 mins
Reference:
Weitere Anregungen
Note from asker:
Vielen Dank, Susanne! |
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