Feb 25, 2004 18:07
20 yrs ago
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German term
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Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
im Westerwald
German to English
Social Sciences
Geography
I know that "der Westerwald" is a region. So it wouldn't make sense to translate "im Westerwald" as in Westerwald because that makes it sound like a town. In the Westerwald region?
Mit der Erweiterung seiner Produktion auf den neuen Standort im Westerwald schafft XX GmbH 15 neue Arbeitsplätze. Der Kauf wurde am Mittwoch mit der Unterzeichnung des Kaufvertrags im Werk offiziell besiegelt.
Mit der Erweiterung seiner Produktion auf den neuen Standort im Westerwald schafft XX GmbH 15 neue Arbeitsplätze. Der Kauf wurde am Mittwoch mit der Unterzeichnung des Kaufvertrags im Werk offiziell besiegelt.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +12 | in the Westerwald |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 4 +5 | Westerwald region or area |
Gareth McMillan
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| 3 | district |
writeaway
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Cilian O'Tuama
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in the Westerwald
With the definite article, it doesn't sound like a town to my ear. Or as you suggest yourself, 'in the Westerwald region'
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everyone. I needed to be reassured that "in the Westerwald" was acceptable."
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district
maybe-depends on your context
Koblenz
... Hunsrück, District, Birkenfeld, District, Rhein-Lahn, District, Cochem-Zell, District, Westerwald, District, Koblenz, City, Alternative Maps.
www.vdiest.nl/koblenz.htm - 7k - Cached - Similar pages
Economic Development in the District of Westerwald Economic Development in the District of Westerwald ... .. is our
central task. To ensure that "made in Westerwald" ideas can be ...
www.wfg-ww.de/neu_en/Seiten/aboutus.htm - 6k
Ashmolean Museum: PotWeb: Modern Pottery 9
... Height 285mm; Identifier PW157; Production centre in the Westerwald
district, north Rhineland, Germany; Distribution throughout Europe ...
potweb.ashmol.ox.ac.uk/PotChron7-09.html - 7k
Koblenz
... Hunsrück, District, Birkenfeld, District, Rhein-Lahn, District, Cochem-Zell, District, Westerwald, District, Koblenz, City, Alternative Maps.
www.vdiest.nl/koblenz.htm - 7k - Cached - Similar pages
Economic Development in the District of Westerwald Economic Development in the District of Westerwald ... .. is our
central task. To ensure that "made in Westerwald" ideas can be ...
www.wfg-ww.de/neu_en/Seiten/aboutus.htm - 6k
Ashmolean Museum: PotWeb: Modern Pottery 9
... Height 285mm; Identifier PW157; Production centre in the Westerwald
district, north Rhineland, Germany; Distribution throughout Europe ...
potweb.ashmol.ox.ac.uk/PotChron7-09.html - 7k
Peer comment(s):
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Lars Helbig
: There is a "Kreis-Westerwald" but that is not what I would normally think of when hearing the name.
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Gareth McMillan
Native in English
Least is most, so keep it simple!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
Westerwald region or area
It's not a specific town or even a county- it's a generally hilly, wooded area in central Germany. Although for car registration purposes is is demarked "WW".
Many tourist broschures quite legitimately translate it as the "Western Forest" area of Germany.
Frederick Forsyth calls it that in one of his novels, too. And he is famous for his thorough research.
My research?
I live there. And it's cold and snowing, right now (as always, when the wind's not blowing).
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Note added at 22 mins (2004-02-25 18:30:23 GMT)
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Same sense as the \"Black Forest\" in your context- I think they\'re just pinpointing it geographically.
Many tourist broschures quite legitimately translate it as the "Western Forest" area of Germany.
Frederick Forsyth calls it that in one of his novels, too. And he is famous for his thorough research.
My research?
I live there. And it's cold and snowing, right now (as always, when the wind's not blowing).
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Note added at 22 mins (2004-02-25 18:30:23 GMT)
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Same sense as the \"Black Forest\" in your context- I think they\'re just pinpointing it geographically.
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Cilian O'Tuama
: horizontal snow here earlier today
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Yes? Thought it was always 10° warmer where you are. But if you lived here you wouldn't need to repair your bicycle tyres.
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writeaway
: :-)
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Thank you.
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Hilary Davies Shelby
: the Black Forest analogy makes sense...
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Thank you, but it's not even black!?!
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jerrie
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Thanks, jerrie.
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Mario Marcolin
: :)
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Thanks Mario.
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Textklick
: Black Forest would be acceptable as such, as that is a well-known area.'Westerwald region' is safer and a usual convention for generally lesser-known places IMHO. And from what I have just learned above, it sounds as dodgy as the Tennessee mountains ;-)
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Yeah! And the people that live here are even dodgier! (I'd better double bolt all doors and windows tonight after saying that- probably half the Westerwald are logged on to KrudoZ tonight- (no footie on the box).
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