Bundestrasse

English translation: federal highway (AE)

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German term or phrase:	Bundesstraße
English translation:	federal highway (AE)
Entered by:	Kim Metzger

03:22 Mar 5, 2003

German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping

German term or phrase: Bundestrasse

Autobahn und Bundestrasse

Jaroslaw KudoZ activity Questions: 49 (none open) (4 without valid answers) Answers: 10 United States
Local time: 00:57

federal highway

Explanation:
The US equivalent.

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Note added at 2003-03-05 03:52:32 (GMT)
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The US equivalent of Autobahn is freeway or turnpike.

Selected response from:

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 23:57

Grading comment

Thank you for the explanation. Of course "Bundesstrasse" should be with double "s".
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +4

federal highway

Kim Metzger

3 +3

motorway / highway and A-road / federal road

Klaus Dorn (X)

"A" road or trunk road (UK)

David Hannigan

4 +1

main road

Armorel Young

interstate road; main road

Yuri Grachev

Answers

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

motorway / highway and A-road / federal road

Explanation:
British English and American English equivalents, not 100% sure about the federal road, but certainly about the rest...

Klaus Dorn (X)
Local time: 08:57
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 33

24 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

federal highway

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 23:57
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 558

Grading comment

Thank you for the explanation. Of course "Bundesstrasse" should be with double "s".

3 hrs confidence:

"A" road or trunk road (UK)

Explanation:
The first would the most used but you still hear trunk road occasionally!

David Hannigan
Local time: 06:57
Native speaker of:

English

3 hrs confidence:

interstate road; main road

Explanation:
and also federal highway (Amer.)

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Note added at 2003-03-05 07:25:17 (GMT)
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..., through road; parkway (amer.); A-road

Yuri Grachev
Russian Federation
Local time: 08:57

12 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

main road

Explanation:
It's clearly very important to decide whether you are translating for UK or US readers. For the UK, my choice would be motorway and main road.

And I'm sure you know it's really Bundesstrasse, with a double s.

Armorel Young
Local time: 06:57
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 69

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