English translation: more geared to (aimed at) tourists
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English term or phrase:touristy
Hello hello,
I am translating an article from a travel magazine about a city. It's very superficial, it doesn't go into much detail. And I am not sure how to understand this sentence:
The old port is a great place to visit, although on the touristy side.
(Then it suggests some restaurants in the area.)
Does it mean that only the touristy side of the port should be visited (maybe because elsewhere it's dangerous), or that it is a purely touristic attraction (as opposed to more authentic places)?
Explanation: touristy in general means geared to tourists. This can mean either full of shops selling items to tourists or as you said less authentic.
side in this context, touristy side, does mean geared to, aimed at, or dominated by such an intent (reaching tourists)
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HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES that should help give you a sense of how the term is used in the sense of things/attractions for tourists:
President Obama Gives In to the Touristy Side of Dublin, Ireland
What's the single most stereotypical thing you can think of doing as a tourist in Dublin, Ireland? The odds are pretty great that your answers has something to do with either drinking or tracing your Irish roots. The good news is, President Barack Obama thinks the same way and spent his official visit to Ireland over the weekend throwing back Guinness and visiting distant relatives http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/5/24/3746/23181/travel/Pre...
So I wanna see the more touristy side of Nashville...
Before Murfreesboro, I lived in Antioch for 5 years. And I missed out on a lot of the touristy fun stuff in Nashville. So I wanna go and spend a Saturday in Nashville in 2 weeks (the 9th and the 10th). I'll be taking a lady friend along too...
What are your recommendations for a fun Saturday in Nashville? I was thinking walking around downtown, walking around, having lunch downtown, going to Centennial Park, then Vanderbilt (well, there'll be a home game going on, maybe Belmont instead), then dinner in West End, then...no clue for night time. But something relaxed, not too crazy. I don't wanna spend too much money either...
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/forum/nashville/1092909-so-i-wanna-...
Explanation: They are saying that it is a nice place to visit, but to be aware that it's got a lot of shops trying to sell things to tourists, which is annoying to some people.
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It's saying that it's not purely touristic, but more touristic than not :)
Chiara di Benedetto Brown United States Local time: 18:04 Works in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 4
Explanation: touristy in general means geared to tourists. This can mean either full of shops selling items to tourists or as you said less authentic.
side in this context, touristy side, does mean geared to, aimed at, or dominated by such an intent (reaching tourists)
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 mins (2011-11-06 16:57:26 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES that should help give you a sense of how the term is used in the sense of things/attractions for tourists:
President Obama Gives In to the Touristy Side of Dublin, Ireland
What's the single most stereotypical thing you can think of doing as a tourist in Dublin, Ireland? The odds are pretty great that your answers has something to do with either drinking or tracing your Irish roots. The good news is, President Barack Obama thinks the same way and spent his official visit to Ireland over the weekend throwing back Guinness and visiting distant relatives http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/5/24/3746/23181/travel/Pre...
So I wanna see the more touristy side of Nashville...
Before Murfreesboro, I lived in Antioch for 5 years. And I missed out on a lot of the touristy fun stuff in Nashville. So I wanna go and spend a Saturday in Nashville in 2 weeks (the 9th and the 10th). I'll be taking a lady friend along too...
What are your recommendations for a fun Saturday in Nashville? I was thinking walking around downtown, walking around, having lunch downtown, going to Centennial Park, then Vanderbilt (well, there'll be a home game going on, maybe Belmont instead), then dinner in West End, then...no clue for night time. But something relaxed, not too crazy. I don't wanna spend too much money either...
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/forum/nashville/1092909-so-i-wanna-...
Stephanie Ezrol United States Local time: 21:04 Works in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 74
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