Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Anschlussgemeinde
English translation:
adjoining communities/villages/parishes
Added to glossary by
Kathryn McFarland
Sep 19, 2006 02:43
17 yrs ago
German term
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, German to English
Anschlussgemeinde
German to English
Social Sciences
Tourism & Travel
Die Stadt Biel mit verschiedenen Anschlussgemeinden liegt nahe der Stadt Bern der Hauptstadt der Schweiz.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | adjoining communities/villages/parishes |
David Moore (X)
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| 3 +1 | affiliated municipality |
kostan
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| 4 | neighboring community |
David Hollywood
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| 4 -1 | incorporated place |
Anglo-German (X)
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Proposed translations
+2
5 hrs
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adjoining communities/villages/parishes
One of these may suit your text, depending on where the readers are to be located; but the adjective "adjoining" is the most important word.
In the USA, for example, your neighbo(u)rs could be 200 kilometres away, and to me, that is not in "Anschluss", not by a long chalk - a 199 km-long chalk....
In the USA, for example, your neighbo(u)rs could be 200 kilometres away, and to me, that is not in "Anschluss", not by a long chalk - a 199 km-long chalk....
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Comment: "Thanks!"
-1
1 hr
incorporated place
Dasselbe wie eingemeindete Orte
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Francis Lee (X)
: Nope, it's not the same. And "incorporated PLACE" is just not something a native would say. CL4???
3 hrs
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+1
2 hrs
affiliated municipality
the best I can come up with
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Steffen Walter
: or "associated"
1 hr
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| neutral |
Francis Lee (X)
: Surely Biel itself is the (main) municipality here, and your suggestion would in any case sound strange to native ears in this specific context.
2 hrs
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3 hrs
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
72
neighboring community
wenn der gewöhnliche Arbeitsort oder Wohnsitz/Sitz der beklagten Partei in der Stadt Bern oder einer Anschlussgemeinde liegt und der Streitwert weniger ...
www.bern.ch/leben_in_bern/arbeit/arbeitsverhaeltnis - 36k - Cached - Similar pages
Schedules and fees for children from the neighboring community. Space permitting, children from the surrounding community may attend the Center five days ...
www.mc3.edu/sa/childctr/childcenter.htm - 26k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-09-19 06:06:03 GMT)
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or in UK
Schmitten is very close to the old main road from Bern to Fribourg. ... Schmitten always belonged to the neighbouring community of Düdingen. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmitten,_Fribourg - 25k - Cached - Similar pages
www.bern.ch/leben_in_bern/arbeit/arbeitsverhaeltnis - 36k - Cached - Similar pages
Schedules and fees for children from the neighboring community. Space permitting, children from the surrounding community may attend the Center five days ...
www.mc3.edu/sa/childctr/childcenter.htm - 26k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-09-19 06:06:03 GMT)
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or in UK
Schmitten is very close to the old main road from Bern to Fribourg. ... Schmitten always belonged to the neighbouring community of Düdingen. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmitten,_Fribourg - 25k - Cached - Similar pages
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