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Kein Durchgang für Pferde!

English translation: No access for horses!

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German term or phrase:Kein Durchgang für Pferde!
English translation:No access for horses!
Entered by: Robin Ward

12:40 May 27, 2004
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Livestock / Animal Husbandry
German term or phrase: Kein Durchgang für Pferde!
Wir haben einen Reitstall in einem Vierkanthof. Ein Durchgang in den Innenhof ist für Autos, ein anderer für Reiter und Pferd gedacht. Damit die ausländischen Reiter nicht durch den für die Autos gedachten Durchgang reiten, möchten wir folgendes Schild auf Deutsch und Englisch anbringen: Kein Durchgang für Pferde!
alexa
No access for horses!
Explanation:
... and hopefully they'll be able to read it!
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Robin Ward
Germany
Local time: 00:02
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4Horse riders use other entrance
Heidi Stone-Schaller
4 +3Use a pictorial sign?
Armorel Young
5Horses No Through Road / No Entry
jozie
4No access for horses!
Robin Ward
4No entry for horses
El Bell
4Horses prohibited / Riders prohibited
Meadow Media


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
No access for horses!


Explanation:
... and hopefully they'll be able to read it!

Robin Ward
Germany
Local time: 00:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Kein Durchgang für Pferde!
No entry for horses


Explanation:
is what i'd say.

El Bell
Local time: 00:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Kein Durchgang für Pferde!
Horse riders use other entrance


Explanation:
another suggestion

Heidi Stone-Schaller
Local time: 00:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ken Cox: In the context, I like this the best. 'Prohibited' and similar terms could suggest that horses are not permitted in the yard (not the intention). Another possibility is 'no passage for horses', but Heidrun's suggestion will yield the desired result.
11 mins
  -> thanks Kenneth
agree  Klaus Herrmann: Wirkt auch freundlicher...
35 mins
  -> danke Klaus
agree  Steffen Walter: Ein kleines "please" erhöht den Höflichkeitsfaktor: "Horse riders *please* use other entrance". Ergänzen könnte man noch "Thank you for your understanding" (falls das noch auf das Schild passt). // "...for the inconvenience *this may cause*" ;-))
1 hr
  -> Du hast natürlich recht, und man könnte auch noch schreiben "we apologize for the inconvenience" ;-)
neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: Maybe I'm being overly fussy, but would that not make horse riders arriving by car use the horse entrance?
3 hrs
  -> I don't think so--anyways I didn't like using just "horses" because after all they can't read ;-) Besides I think that in terms of traffic you are what you are doing at any given time: one can be a pedestrian one minute and a driver the next, etc
agree  Nancy Arrowsmith: Horses use other entrance
1 day 3 hrs
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Kein Durchgang für Pferde!
Horses prohibited / Riders prohibited


Explanation:
An alternative


    Reference: http://home.att.net/~texhwyman/zeichen2.htm
Meadow Media
Local time: 01:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Use a pictorial sign?


Explanation:
Perhaps you've already considered getting a sign with no words at all - a picture of a rider in a red circle with a red line through it would be understaood in any language.

Armorel Young
Local time: 23:02
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 27

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robin Ward: Yes, not a bad idea.-
45 mins
agree  Nancy Arrowsmith
1 day 3 hrs
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD
2 days 2 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Kein Durchgang für Pferde!
Horses No Through Road / No Entry


Explanation:
Just an alternate: an illustratory sign would do just as good

jozie
Germany
Local time: 00:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GaelicGaelic
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