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World walk

English translation: I don't think it's clear enough

19:12 Mar 9, 2011
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
English term or phrase: World walk
Can I say "World walk" in the meaning of "walking around the world"? Does it sound English?
This is a short title for a website about sights of the world. I need to use these two words "walk" and "world".
It will look like: World walk. Information for tourists. ... some other key words.

Please help.

Thank you.
Anastasia Nuskhaeva
Russian Federation
Local time: 16:54
Selected answer:I don't think it's clear enough
Explanation:
I would take a website entitled World Walk to be about walks in various places round the world, not necessarily about walking round the world. I think "Round-world walk" would be about the shortest you could get to convey the meaning you want.

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Note added at 13 mins (2011-03-09 19:26:19 GMT)
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Or if my first impression is actually right, I think I would call it "World Walks".
Selected response from:

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:54
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +2I don't think it's clear enough
Jack Doughty
4 +1walks around the world
Sheila Wilson
3 +2Journey around the World
Arabic & More
4The world at your feet
B D Finch
3Global Trek
Arabic & More
3walks of the world
Martin Riordan


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
world walk
I don't think it's clear enough


Explanation:
I would take a website entitled World Walk to be about walks in various places round the world, not necessarily about walking round the world. I think "Round-world walk" would be about the shortest you could get to convey the meaning you want.

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Note added at 13 mins (2011-03-09 19:26:19 GMT)
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Or if my first impression is actually right, I think I would call it "World Walks".

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:54
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 72
Grading comment
Thank you!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Jack. Can I entitle a website as World Walk if it is about various places of interest, places to visit around the world?

Asker: In Russian it sounds as "Прогулки по миру" or "Гуляя по миру"

Asker: Thank you very much. My customer prefers this one. But I wasn't sure if it sounds ok in English.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Komeil Zamani Babgohari
51 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  MedTrans&More
2 days 7 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
world walk
walks around the world


Explanation:
I agree with others that the original term is not really very clear.

Hopefully you can have the plural "walks" because it sounds as though the site is about multiple walks in various places around the world.

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Note added at 23 mins (2011-03-09 19:36:23 GMT)
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The plural form is essential here, IMO, as "walking/walk around the world" sounds like circumnavigating the globe on foot - not most tourists' cup of tea!

Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 12:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Sheila!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrew Mason: This looks pretty good to me, given the constraints.
1 hr
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
world walk
Global Trek


Explanation:
Here is one suggestion. I am not really clear from your description of the site whether walking is an essential part of what you are trying to convey. Are the people actually walking to the different sites - or just traveling to see them?

Here is a site that uses Global Trek:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/globaltrek/

Arabic & More
Jordan
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
world walk
Journey around the World


Explanation:
Again, I am not sure how important the word "walk" is, but here is another suggestion that came to mind.

Arabic & More
Jordan
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you. I like this. But the customer wants to use the word "walk" because he has it in his domain name.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters: I like this. I don't really think walk(s) works very well in English.
27 mins
  -> Yes, I have the same concern about walk(s). I keep saying it to myself and feel it does not flow well at all and (now that we know no walking is involved) might also convey the wrong impression.
agree  cmwilliams (X): I don't think 'walk' is appropriate in this context - I'm not sure why the asker feels it should be used.
3 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
world walk
walks of the world


Explanation:
This is a very subjective question. I think that this suggestion captures the required elements.

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 08:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
world walk
The world at your feet


Explanation:
As you have now said that the context is not serious walking at all, but visiting tourist sites, using the word "walk" would definitely give the wrong impression. In the UK, we tend to use "walk" when Americans would use "hike".

B D Finch
France
Local time: 13:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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