Infobod

English translation: Infopoint

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Slovak term or phrase:	Infobod
English translation:	Infopoint
Entered by:	Andrea Demovič

12:40 May 28, 2006

Slovak to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Media / Multimedia

Slovak term or phrase: Infobod

Infobod s kniznicou. I assume this is some sort of information kiosk, but have never heard this term before. Would something like "Info Point" make sense? Sorry, I have no further related text

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Local time: 00:58

Infopoint

Explanation:
Infopoint(InfoPoint) - Information Point - or Information centre - first point of contact for people, visitors...

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Note added at 56 mins (2006-05-28 13:37:41 GMT)
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InfoPoint is perfect. The English like new trendy terms that are effective and can attract more people.

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Andrea Demovič
Local time: 00:58

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Thanks to all for helpful suggestions. I am inclined to use Infopoint. While it may not be frequently used in English, as a native speaker of (US) English I think the meaning is perfectly clear. I assume that in the US it would be information booth, but Infopoint is catchier.
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Information Point

Jan Szelepcsenyi, PhD

4 +1

Infopoint

Andrea Demovič

Discussion entries: 5

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27 mins confidence:

Information Point

Explanation:
Your assumption is right, however "infopoint" is mostly used in German, Italian and another European languages and less in English. It is the first point of contact of visitors or caller with an institution.

Reference: http://www.mc.man.ac.uk/campus/helpdesk/infopoint
Reference: http://fp6uk.ost.gov.uk/

Jan Szelepcsenyi, PhD
Slovakia
Local time: 00:58
Native speaker of: Slovak

42 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Infopoint

Andrea Demovič
Local time: 00:58
Native speaker of:

Slovak
PRO pts in category: 4

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