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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Voralpenland

English translation:

foothills of the Alps

Added to glossary by optovision
Sep 30, 2006 23:11
17 yrs ago
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German term

Voralpenland

Non-PRO German to English Marketing Tourism & Travel
Ein Super-Bayern füllt das Voralpenland, benötigt keine Touristenstraße, ist das Highlight am Platze.

Unfortunately, I have never lived in the mountains, although I like them. Should one say:

Pre-Alpine...
Foothills of the Alps
???

Not quite for sure...

Thanks.
Proposed translations (English)
5 +9 foothills of the Alps
4 +2 the Prealps / the prealpine region
3 +2 alpine foothills

Discussion

Sophia Hundt (X) Oct 1, 2006:
given that this tourist-oriented text, you may wanna go with the somewhat poetic version :).
Sophia Hundt (X) Sep 30, 2006:
The foothills of the Alps, just as you put it, sounds very nice and even somewhat poetic. I'm not sure if you need anything better than that.

Proposed translations

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foothills of the Alps

Langenscheidt dictionary mentions Alpenvorland which indeed is the terrain in front of the Alps. The Duden (most recent edition of the German spelling bible) only mentions Voralpen (but not Voralpenland) and Alpenvorland.
Peer comment(s):
agree Ingeborg Gowans (X)
1 hr
agree Astrid Elke Witte : This is by far the best version.
8 hrs
agree Jonathan MacKerron : most easily understood
8 hrs
agree Norbert Hermann
8 hrs
agree Textklick : Paints the picture
11 hrs
agree Alison Jenner
11 hrs
agree David Moore (X) : On balance, I JUST prefer this to "Alpine foothills" - but really, only just...
12 hrs
agree Rebecca Garber
18 hrs
agree Rachel Ward
1 day 8 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks. I guess my first hunch was correct."
+2
7 mins

the Prealps / the prealpine region

simply so. But you can also make it "more explicit" with
"the prealpine region".


Hi and good luck.
Peer comment(s):
agree Sophia Hundt (X) : your second version sounds fine, too. It may be more geographically accurate as well.
3 mins
agree BrigitteHilgner : As far as I know, "prealpine region" is a very common expression.
7 hrs
agree Tanja K
7 hrs
disagree David Moore (X) : Oh, NO: this is a translation....but it's not real English
13 hrs
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+2
54 mins

alpine foothills

Peer comment(s):
agree David Moore (X) : Yes, this is indeed another option, but with "A"
12 hrs
agree Rapidrain (X)
12 hrs
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