English Regency, the ton

German translation: Regency, "Ton" (Oberschicht)

15:03 Jun 24, 2008

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Art/Literary - History / historical novels

English term or phrase: English Regency, the ton

I have good vocabulary in this area, since I read historical novels that concern the ton/gentry in England around the 19th C.
Englische Regentschaft?

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German translation:Regency, "Ton" (Oberschicht)

Explanation:
Die Epoche im frühen 19. Jahrhundert (Regentschaft Georges IV.)heisst auch auf Deutsch "die Regency" (siehe z.B. Fremdwörter-Duden).

"The ton" war zu dieser Zeit die Bezeichnung für die Oberschicht, d.h. für den Adel. Ich würde den engl. Begriff in Anführungszeichen setzen und in Klammern einen erklärenden Begriff einfügen. Aber das kommt ganz auf den Kontext und aufs Zielpublikum an.

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Rahel H.
Switzerland
Local time: 16:33

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I think I'll use 'die englische Regentschaft'
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die feinste Gesellschaft

PeggyStrachan

herrschende Mode während der englischen Regentschaft

ukaiser (X)

Regency, "Ton" (Oberschicht)

Rahel H.

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12 mins confidence:

english regency, the ton herrschende Mode während der englischen Regentschaft

Explanation:
wäre ohne weiteren Kontext mein Vorschlag

ukaiser (X)
Local time: 16:33
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 12

56 mins confidence:

english regency, the ton

Regency, "Ton" (Oberschicht)

Rahel H.
Switzerland
Local time: 16:33
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Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 3

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I think I'll use 'die englische Regentschaft'

57 mins confidence:

english regency, the ton die feinste Gesellschaft

Explanation:
I don't think fashion itself is meant, but rather the people setting the fashion.

Example sentence(s):

Almacks (engl., spr. Oamäcks), 1) in London während der Wintersaison (Season) jeden Mittwoch in einem prächtigen Gesellschaftslocale in der Kingsstreet gehaltene, nur von der feinsten Gesellschaft besuchte Modebälle.
»Mein Lieber, die feinste Gesellschaft langweilt mich überall. Und verkehrst du denn in diesem Hause?«

Reference: http://www.zeno.org/Pierer-1857/A/Almacks
Reference: http://www.zeno.org/Literatur/M/Lermontov,+Michail+Jur'...

PeggyStrachan
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German,

English

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