stimmungsvoll

English translation: attractive

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German term or phrase:	stimmungsvoll
English translation:	attractive
Entered by:	Courtney Sliwinski

12:12 Mar 31, 2008

German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Tourism & Travel / Hotel Description

German term or phrase: stimmungsvoll

Der Gast hat die Wahl zwischen fünf stimmungs-vollen Massage- und zwei Beautykabinen, zwischen den hocheffektiven Treatments mit exklusiven XXX. Produkten oder authentisch balinesischer Massage-kunst.

Okay, I know, this seems like a no brainer, but I really am having a tough time finding a good English equivalent that would fit into this sentence. I also have a word cap, so it has to be as short as possible. Atmospheric obviously doesn't work, and full of atmosphere sounds completely wrong. Are there any good suggestions out there that would fit in this sentence?

Courtney Sliwinski KudoZ activity Questions: 181 (none open) (15 closed without grading) Answers: 155
Local time: 18:12

attractive

Explanation:
One no-brain suggestion to set the ball rolling...

Selected response from:

David Moore (X)
Local time: 18:12

Grading comment

Thanks David!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +2

atmospheric

Nicole Schnell

high spirited

CHRISTA MAYER-LOOS

impressive or atmospheric

babli

uplifting

Beth Jones

attractive

David Moore (X)

4 -1

ambient

Marius Feilberg Jacobsen

inspiring

Paul Skidmore

"in an atmosphere that stimulates your senses"

Eva Finkemeier

sublime, exquisite, sumptuous, stimulating, sensuous

Paul Cohen

Discussion entries: 9

Courtney Sliwinski

ASKER

11:30 Apr 2, 2008

I believe David makes a good point. That is one of the reasons I decided to go with David M.'s answer. The German wording is strange, which makes the translation that much more difficult. Thanks for all the help!

David Seycek

Austria

00:44 Apr 1, 2008

Wanted to let you know that IMHO „stimmungsvolle Massagekabinen“ is a perfect example of a home-grown & failed authoring effort. Try to substitute „stimmungsvolle“ with any positive attribute that actually collocates with a room (attraktiv gestaltet, zum Wohlfühlen, angenehm, bezaubernd, ...) and then come up with a translation which, in any case, will serve its purpose better than the German.

Courtney Sliwinski

ASKER

18:29 Mar 31, 2008

I think Beth hit the nail on the head. my native speaking ear just won't allow me to use atmospheric. I just keep think of weather conditions. I must say though, all the responses are great!

Sabine Winter

United States

17:56 Mar 31, 2008

Just a note as I'm not overly familiar with the particular field. But from a possible target audience point of view, either "atmospheric" or something like "... rooms with mood stimulating settings" would work for me.

Beth Jones

Austria

16:54 Mar 31, 2008

(cont'd) it's encountered less often in its other sense: 2) creating a distinctive mood, typically of romance, mystery, or nostalgia : atmospheric lighting.
So the 1st thing one thinks of is the #1 usage...? But yes, otherwise, technically, it's OK

Beth Jones

Austria

16:51 Mar 31, 2008

I think the dilemma is that the most common usage of this word is in the meteorological sense, e.g. "atmospheric pressure": adj. 1) of or relating to the atmosphere of the earth or (occasionally) another planet: atmospheric conditions such as fog...

Colin Rowe

Germany

16:21 Mar 31, 2008

Your very description (mood, candles, music, etc.), points to what is surely understood by "atmospheric"...

David Moore (X)

13:48 Mar 31, 2008

I'd like to know exactly WHY "atmospheric" doesn't work here - it certainly does for three of your co-native speakers...

Courtney Sliwinski

ASKER

13:37 Mar 31, 2008

Wonderful suggestions everyone! I guess my greatest problem is that these rooms are probably designed to create a "mood" (i.e. candles, soft music, dim lighting, incense...) is there no good word for this in English? Mood creating room? Mood setting room?!!!!!

Answers

5 mins confidence:

Stimmungsvoll

attractive

Explanation:
One no-brain suggestion to set the ball rolling...

David Moore (X)
Local time: 18:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 81

Grading comment

Thanks David!

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

Stimmungsvoll ambient

Explanation:
You could use this or atmospheric. However, I personally feel that the word atmospheric sounds a bit too scientific to use in this context. I would go with ambient, as it is often used to describe a positive ambience.

Marius Feilberg Jacobsen
Norway
Local time: 18:12
Native speaker of:

Norwegian

16 mins confidence:

Stimmungsvoll high spirited

Explanation:
Let's try this one?

CHRISTA MAYER-LOOS
Local time: 12:12
Native speaker of:

German

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Stimmungsvoll atmospheric

Explanation:
I assume that there are candles, music and beautiful fragrances.

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Note added at 58 mins (2008-03-31 13:10:52 GMT)
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"Mammoth also offers several atmospheric mountain resorts where you can relax and enjoy shiatsu, deep tissue, hot stone, couples massage, vichy showers, facials, hand and foot treatments"
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:g0qnF15fbNcJ:www.mountai...

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"Swedish Massage: An atmospheric backdrop of peaceful music sets the tone for this full-body therapy to soothe muscle tension, relax the body and encourage circulation. One-hour."
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:EGAzyvCgorQJ:www.spainde...

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"The spa is decorated with rich, dark zebrawood, atmospheric lighting and expressive, modern fixtures,"
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:l0bJpv2zlyYJ:www.toronto...

Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 09:12
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 58

Notes to answerer

Asker: Sorry Nicole, but I don't feel that this works here. It sounds too scientific, as Marius said. I stated that I didn't want to use this in my question

1 hr confidence:

inspiring

Explanation:
just another possibility ... not necessarily better than atmospheric, uplifting etc

Paul Skidmore
Germany
Local time: 18:12
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

2 hrs confidence:

impressive or atmospheric

Explanation:

both meanings sound appropriate.

Reference: http://leo.dict

babli
Local time: 21:42
Native speaker of:

Hindi

3 hrs confidence:

"in an atmosphere that stimulates your senses"

Explanation:
Vielleicht exegetischer? "Stimmungs-voll" (ist doch hier wirklich mit Bindestrich betont, oder?) wird doch bedeuten, dass die Sinne /der Geist angesprochen werden.

Eva Finkemeier
United States
Local time: 11:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 3

1 hr confidence:

uplifting

Explanation:
Hi Courtney -- Believe me, I feel your pain. Anybody working on tourism translations comes across these impossible "no-brainers" all the time.
My suggestion: another word for stimmungsvoll is impressive = erhebend = uplifting

Would that work for you?
HTH,
Beth in Salzburg

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ON THE OTHER HAND!
lol
Just to liven up the proceedings even further, this comes to mind too (because -- to comment on my own answer -- "uplifting" has certain "spiritual/religious" connotations as well)
There's ALSO:
***invigorating***
Parsing the English language is always a never-ending story, huh?

Anyway -- Your client will of course know best what they offer & how. You might consult with 'em about it...?
Good luck
BJ

Reference: http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&p=eL4jU.&search=impressive

Beth Jones
Austria
Local time: 18:12
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

12 hrs confidence:

sublime, exquisite, sumptuous, stimulating, sensuous

Explanation:
A few more possibilities (just to make the choice agonizing for you, Courtney)

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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2008-04-01 13:49:31 GMT)
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Another approach:
soothing and rejuvenating

Paul Cohen
Greenland
Local time: 15:12
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 36

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