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Versalien

English translation: capital letters/versals

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German term or phrase:Versalien
English translation:capital letters/versals
Entered by: Dierk Seeburg

18:18 Jun 18, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Printing & Publishing
German term or phrase: Versalien
This is font style, like italics or bold. Can anybody tell me what exactly this is?
Many Thanks!
CarDel
Local time: 19:27
capital letter
Explanation:
I am not aware of a direct English equivalent, but this is what it means, found over and over (http://www.premiumoffer.de/glossar.htm).

Cheerio,
Dierk
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Dierk Seeburg
Local time: 18:27
Grading comment
thank you all.
Parrot gives an English equivalent, but I have never heard of it before, so I can assume most of my audience has also never heard of it, so I really couldn't use it, even if it is technically accurate.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
nacapital letter
Kim Metzger
nacapital letter
Dierk Seeburg
naMore on Versalien
Kim Metzger
naWe say "versals" in English
Parrot


  

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15 mins
capital letter


Explanation:
Versalien can mean capital or initial letter. I'm not familiar with a particular font style.


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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 18:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 155
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20 mins
capital letter


Explanation:
I am not aware of a direct English equivalent, but this is what it means, found over and over (http://www.premiumoffer.de/glossar.htm).

Cheerio,
Dierk


    Reference: http://konrad.de/lexikon/seiten/VERSALIE.htm
    www.roke.de/druck_abc.htm#U, V
Dierk Seeburg
Local time: 18:27
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thank you all.
Parrot gives an English equivalent, but I have never heard of it before, so I can assume most of my audience has also never heard of it, so I really couldn't use it, even if it is technically accurate.
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27 mins
More on Versalien


Explanation:
In a Google search for Versalien, I came up with this statement: "Waehrend in der Umgangsprache die Begriffe Groß- und Kleinbuchstaben benutzt werden, lauten die Fachbegriffe Versalien und Gemeine." So the technical term for lower case letters is "Gemeine."


    Reference: http://www.google.com
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 18:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 155
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52 mins
We say "versals" in English


Explanation:
to mean capitals. (Specific to printing).

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 02:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
Goetz Sachse (X): fully agreed: a German typographer
7 hrs
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