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S+B-Markt

English translation: Selbstbedienungsmarkt, supermarket

08:43 May 4, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Business/Commerce (general) / Berlin
German term or phrase: S+B-Markt
Description of an outdoor advertising site in Berlin. This bit is in the section on "Öffentliche Gebäude / Einrichtungen", but I'm stumped by this, even though it might be obvious. Please help! Is it a physical market or is it actually something that takes place at the ICC?

Congresscentrum (ICC)
Parkplatz / Parkhaus
Elektronik- / S+B- / Baumärkte
Fußgängerzone
Innenstadt / Altstadt
Autobahnnähe
Messenähe
U-Bahn / S-Bahn
Busbahnhof / ZOB
Ein- / Ausfallstraße
Gastronomie
Dr Andrew Read
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:03
English translation:Selbstbedienungsmarkt, supermarket
Explanation:
Was it S+B or just SB? SB stands for 'Selbstbedienung' - i.e. a supermarket.

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Note added at 14 mins (2005-05-04 08:57:38 GMT)
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thinking about it, \'cash and carry\' describes \'SB Markt\' even more accurately than \'supermarket\', but maybe it is too colloquial?
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Eva Middleton
Local time: 07:03
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4Selbstbedienungsmarkt, supermarket
Eva Middleton
1Schuhe und Bekleidung [=Modehaus]
tectranslate ITS GmbH


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Selbstbedienungsmarkt, supermarket


Explanation:
Was it S+B or just SB? SB stands for 'Selbstbedienung' - i.e. a supermarket.

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Note added at 14 mins (2005-05-04 08:57:38 GMT)
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thinking about it, \'cash and carry\' describes \'SB Markt\' even more accurately than \'supermarket\', but maybe it is too colloquial?

Eva Middleton
Local time: 07:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oliver Giesser
5 mins
agree  Ulrike Kraemer
26 mins
neutral  BrigitteHilgner: careful: "cash & carry" does not have the same meaning as supermarket! Given the context, I would go for supermarket.
39 mins
agree  silfilla: supermarket (in the US)
2 hrs
agree  Sonia Soros
11 hrs
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6 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
Schuhe und Bekleidung [=Modehaus]


Explanation:
Very low confidence, but if the "+" is really there and the original author has at least half a brain, it just can't be Selbstbedienung. Better ask your client, though.

tectranslate ITS GmbH
Local time: 08:03
PRO pts in category: 4
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