Jul 8, 2003 15:12
20 yrs ago
German term
Breslau
Non-PRO
German to English
Other
Geography
geography
what is the name of the city in English
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | Breslau |
Armorel Young
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| 5 +13 | Wroclaw |
Anna Bittner
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| 5 +6 | Not for quoting !!! |
Gabi François
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Proposed translations
+4
43 mins
Selected
Breslau
The German name is Breslau, the Polish one is Wroclaw. English speakers are more familiar with the name Breslau. If Breslau is in your source text, then I would leave it at that. The arguments for changing it are more to do with politics and history than with translating.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you"
+13
0 min
Wroclaw
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Peer comment(s):
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IanW (X)
: Ja - viele Grüße aus Breslauer Platz, Köln
1 min
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Cécile Kellermayr
1 min
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Andrzej Lejman
3 mins
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Simona de Logu
3 mins
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Edith Kelly
5 mins
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Lucyna Długołęcka
10 mins
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
17 mins
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Elvira Stoianov
: ja, leider hat mein Computer den Dienst aufgegeben, als ich die Antwort abgeben wollte :-(
28 mins
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TonyTK
: but see Nicole's comment below
1 hr
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Nicole Tata
: yes, if this is contemporary Poland we're talking about
2 hrs
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Сергей Лузан
: Genau.
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Dylan Edwards
: "Microcosm" by Norman Davies and Roger Moorhouse (a history of the city as a microcosm of Eastern Europe, published 2002) may throw further light on this question. It gives quite a few other versions of the name, too.
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thank you all!
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Jonathan MacKerron
: unless it refers to pre-1945 Poland
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+6
3 hrs
Gabi François
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Works in field
Germany
Fachübersetzungen Recht + Technik
Native in: German
Works in: French to German, German to French, English to German, and 2 more.
Not for quoting !!!
Im Zweifelsfalle, um es allen recht zu machen:
Wroclaw (formerly Breslau)
Wroclaw (formerly Breslau)
Peer comment(s):
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Norbert Hermann
28 mins
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Life can be so easy....
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verbis
3 hrs
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Mille grazie!
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Jonathan MacKerron
: yo!
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yep!
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Mirelluk
: Excellent solution!
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thank you
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Teresa Reinhardt
2 days 6 hrs
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Danke schön
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Katy62
4 days
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Vielen Dank.
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