Luftfahrer

English translation: Flying personnel, aircrew

10:40 Jul 4, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space
German term or phrase: Luftfahrer
zutreffende Nachrichten für Luftfahrer (Bekanntmachungen, die das Flugfahrtgerät und das Luftfahrtpersonal betreffen)
Malgorzata Marciniak
Local time: 00:10
English translation:Flying personnel, aircrew
Explanation:
As distinct from ground crew. I take it this is civilian flying you are writing about?

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Note added at 47 mins (2006-07-04 11:27:42 GMT)
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Cabin and flight(-deck) crew would also cover the German expression quite nicely, thank you - although it does take up more space...
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David Moore (X)
Local time: 00:10
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Thank you!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1airmen/women, flyers
Jack Doughty
4aeronaut
Martin Wenzel
4Flying personnel, aircrew
David Moore (X)
3 +1aviator(s)
HarryHedgehog


Discussion entries: 2





  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
airmen/women, flyers


Explanation:
I also found "aeronauts" at http://odge.info/german-english/Luftfahrer {pl}.html
but I don't like this myself. This is a misleading term, as the obvious English would appear to be "air traveller (traveler)" but this would be taken to mean airline passengers, and the German apparently does not mean this.


Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  David Moore (X): Do you not feel that "airmen (etc.)" fly Phantoms, Hercules etc.? And "flyers" Chipmunks, Cessnas and so on?
26 mins
  -> No. "Airmen" seems a good general purpose word, "flyer" too but perhaps more likely to be flying Spitfires, Sopwith Camels, Lindbergh's monoplane, the airship Hindenburg...

agree  Jonathan MacKerron: flyers sounds like a safe bet without further context
53 mins
  -> Thank you.
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
aeronaut


Explanation:
Google confirms it

Martin Wenzel
Germany
Local time: 00:10
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  David Moore (X): I hope you had your tongue firmly in your cheek when quoting google here....
26 mins
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Flying personnel, aircrew


Explanation:
As distinct from ground crew. I take it this is civilian flying you are writing about?

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Note added at 47 mins (2006-07-04 11:27:42 GMT)
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Cabin and flight(-deck) crew would also cover the German expression quite nicely, thank you - although it does take up more space...

David Moore (X)
Local time: 00:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 34
Grading comment
Thank you!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes, this is civil aviation/air traffic

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
aviator(s)


Explanation:
Another possibility - limited to those who fly aircraft, of course. Impossible to be more specific without more context...

HarryHedgehog
Germany
Local time: 00:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty: I like this, I was about to add it to my own answer, but you were ahead of me.
12 hrs
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